Admissions - University of Chicago Law School
The joint degree program combines the interdisciplinary strengths and distinct flexibility of two world-leading institutions to prepare students for careers at the intersection of business and law.
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Several years after graduating from the Law School, after stints as a federal judicial clerk, an associate at a major law firm, and a clinical fellow at the Law School’s Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, Jonathan Baum, ’82, contacted about twenty Chicago law firms with an offer: he would do billable work two-thirds of the time, for two-thirds of what would have been his pay, and he …
Application Requirements - University of Chicago Law School
Thank you for your interest in the University of Chicago Law School. Each year, we receive roughly 5,000 applications for our entering class of approximately 195 students. The Admissions Committee reviews every completed application we receive. Paperless Admissions Process The Law School utilizes a paperless admissions process, which means we receive, process, and evaluate all applications ...
The Living Constitution | University of Chicago Law School
Sep 27, 2010 · Do we have a living Constitution? Do we want to have a living Constitution? A living Constitution is one that evolves, changes over time, and adapts to new circumstances, without being formally amended. On the one hand, the answer has to be yes: there's no realistic alternative to a living Constitution. Our written Constitution, the document under glass in the National Archives, was adopted ...
Clinics - University of Chicago Law School
The clinical programs operate through six distinct, autonomous units that function as separate 'law firms' with their own faculty and support staff: Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, which includes: Abrams Environmental Law Clinic Civil Rights and Police Accountability Clinic Criminal and Juvenile Justice Clinic Employment Law Clinic Federal Criminal Justice Clinic Housing Initiative ...
Master of Laws (LLM) | University of Chicago Law School
On behalf of our Graduate Studies Committee, welcome to the University of Chicago Law School! The University of Chicago Law School uniquely offers the combination of a small (70–80 students) and diverse (more than 25 nationalities) LLM program with a real sense of community among our students. The rigorous and elite academic atmosphere at the Law School is part of …
JD Program - University of Chicago Law School
We encourage you to explore our campus through our virtual tours so you can get a greater sense of life here at the Law School, at the University of Chicago, and in the City of Chicago. The Law School will be open to visitors this fall on select days. Please check our UChicago Law Welcome Center for information on upcoming in-person campus visits …
FAQs: Personal Statement and Addendums - University of Chicago …
What is the Admissions Committee looking for in the personal statement? The Admissions Committee is primarily looking for two things in the personal statement: Who are you: Will this applicant be a likeable and interesting addition to our community? Are you thoughtful and reflective? Will our professors and your classmates enjoy working with you and learning from your perspective? Writing and ...
Curriculum | University of Chicago Law School
JD Students First-year law students take a required set of courses listed below, as well as a 1L elective in the spring. The list of electives available changes each year. Additional degree requirements include the successful completion of a class designated as meeting the professional responsibility requirement, 40 core credit hours in the second and third years, two courses with a ...
Brian Leiter - University of Chicago Law School
Brian Leiter came to the Law School in 2008, after thirteen years at the University of Texas at Austin. He has also been a Visiting Professor of Law at Yale University, the School of Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris, the University of Rome III, and the University of Paris X-Nanterre, and a Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Oxford …