Chicago-Kent Magazine

Chicago-Kent Magazine is the law school's premier alumni news source, sent to the roughly 13,000 alumni on its email list. Each issue has a theme or legal focus pertaining to current trends. Below are links to our most recent issues. Please note, in recent years, due to inflated paper costs, the magazine has been distributed digitally.

You can read all of these issues online.

Chicago-Kent Magazine Spring 2025

Spring 2025: Criminal Law

Chicago-Kent College of Law alumni are prominent in every corner of Illinois’s criminal courts. With a J.D. Certificate in Criminal Litigation, a criminal defense litigation clinic, and a nationally ranked trial advocacy program, Chicago-Kent offers students ample opportunities to immerse themselves in the world of criminal law.

Cover of Chicago-Kent Magazine's Fall 2024 issue, "Protecting Innovation," featuring Patrick Burns on Cover

Fall 2024: Intellectual Property law

This edition is dedicated to alumni practicing in the field of intellectual property law. Founded more than 25 years ago, Chicago-Kent’s IP law program is ranked #18 in the country according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 rankings .

Chicago-Kent Magazine Spring 2024 Full Cover

Spring 2024: Clinical education

Many law schools have clinics. Chicago-Kent College of Law’s clinics are unique, in a practical sense: Most of them are housed within an actual in-house law firm that is staffed by practicing attorneys. Chicago-Kent’s fee-generating model replicates the experience of a private law firm, allowing students to work on sophisticated litigation and transactional matters within numerous fields while under the supervision of experienced and ethical practitioners.

Chicago-Kent Magazine Fall 2023 Cover

Fall 2023: Forty Years of Trial Advocacy

Founded forty years ago, the Trial Advocacy Program at Chicago-Kent College of Law teaches students how to be the best possible advocates for their future clients. The program’s alumni don’t just know how to argue a case from beginning to end, but they know how to win. They are victorious in firms big and small, public and private, across the country. But no matter how far they go, they’re always a part of Chicago-Kent’s trial advocacy family.

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