Above the Law

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School Website
NALP
Region
Midwest
State
Illinois
Dean
Harold J. Krent
Enrollment
970
Student/Faculty Ratio
11.4
Talking Points
  • Offers extensive skills training programs, including the first three-year legal writing program and the first fee-generating, in-house law firm, covering 11 practice areas.
  • Notable alumni include: IL Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner, U.S. Congressmen Peter Roskam and Randy Hultgren, and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez.

Recent Headlines from Above the Law

 

You’d think that people already assumed the bar exam was going to be “hard.”

Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 / 10:10 AM

According to the ATL Insider Survey, who are the happiest law students in Chicago?

Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 / 5:19 PM

Do you have something to say about your law school’s U.S. News ranking? This is the place to do it!

Monday, Mar 18, 2013 / 12:04 PM

Law school graduates are raving about the legal job market. Wait… what legal job market?

Thursday, Apr 19, 2012 / 5:33 PM

Welcome to the latest installment of Lawyers & Economics, our occasional video series on financial topics by Professor William Birdthistle of Chicago-Kent College of Law. Today’s topic isn’t going away anytime soon. If you have — or are thinking of taking on — student loans, keep reading….

Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012 / 7:20 PM

Back in October, we informed our readers that law school litigators Jesse Strauss and David Anziska intended to file class action lawsuits against 15 additional schools, on top of the two they’d already filed against Cooley Law and New York Law School. In mid-December, we brought you an update on the status of those potential filings after Anziska told us that at least three named plaintiffs had been secured for 11 out of the 15 law schools on October’s target list. And now, about a month and a half later, have we got some news for you….

Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012 / 2:53 PM

Back in October, we brought you the news that Jesse Strauss and David Anziska intended to sue 15 more law schools over their post-graduate employment rates, in addition to their already pending class action suits against Cooley Law and New York Law School. As mentioned during their October 5 media conference, Team Strauss/Anziska will not…

Wednesday, Dec 14, 2011 / 4:02 PM

On Wednesday, we brought you the titillating tale of Tamara Tanzillo. Attorneys with breast implants and alleged exhibitionist tendencies are apparently the key to success in the law blogging world, because the story went viral. Readers have requested more information about our favorite Boss Lady, and we are more than happy to oblige. Read on to get all of the details about this fiery, legal redhead — including her bra size….

Thursday, Dec 8, 2011 / 2:04 PM

Yesterday, we examined the attorney misconduct case of Tamara Tanzillo. Back in 2009, she was fired from her job with the Illinois Department of Health and Family Services for engaging in “arguably decadent personal behavior.” But what does that mean? Let’s find out — and have a look at the rather attractive Tanzillo, too….

Wednesday, Dec 7, 2011 / 1:41 PM

Welcome to Lawyers & Economics, a new video series on financial topics by Professor William Birdthistle of Chicago-Kent College of Law. Professor Birdthistle, who teaches corporate law, has been preparing well-received videos for his students on a variety of subjects related to economics and finance. We’ve previously linked to some of his work, which received…

Tuesday, Dec 6, 2011 / 5:50 PM

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  • Ratings*

    Student Rating ? B+
    Alumni Rating ? B
      Student Alumni
    Academics B- B-
    Practical/Clinical Training A- B
    Career Counseling B+ B
    Financial Aid Advising B+ B+
    Social Life B- B+
  • Employment School Response

    Total Employed ? 83%
    LST
    Score ? 56%
    School Funded 1.40%
    Large Firm 11.30%
    Federal Clerkships 0.40%
    Government 7.53%
    Public Interest 2.41%
    Top Biglaw Employers ?
    1. Seyfarth Shaw
    2. Kirkland & Ellis
    3. DLA Piper
  • Cost

    Tuition   $42,900
    Total Investment ?   $229,245
  • Admissions

    38.7 / 100
    applicants are accepted.
    1.8 / 10
    admitted students enroll.
     
    LSAT (25/75) 156/163
    GPA (25/75) 3.21/3.71
  • US News Rank

    68