A $30 million gift from DePaul University alumni Robert Clifford (BUS ’73, JD ’76, LLD ’03) and Joan Clifford (COE ’72) will usher in a new era for the College of Law, renaming it the Robert A. Clifford College of Law. The school, established in 1897 and then renamed in 1912, will be expanding opportunities for students and faculty, while elevating its national reputation for excellence in legal education with this gift.

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is accepting applications for an open attorney position.

In his October Illinois Bar Journal article, “A Call for Ingenious Advocacy,” David G. Gobberdiel discusses the watershed 2024 U.S. Supreme Court opinion of Loper Bright, overruling decades of presumption favoring agency interpretation of administrative law. Gobberdiel argues the ruling is a mandate for counsel to evolve the practice and potential of administrative law and proposes a novel framework for parties and counsel in federal court to obtain favorable results for clients. 

Chief Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. and the Illinois Supreme Court announced today the selection of Renita Young as Chief Communications Officer, effective October 26, 2026. In this role she will head the Office of Communications and Public Information and serve as chief spokesperson for the Court and Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC).