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School Website
NALP
Region
Midwest
State
Indiana
Dean
Hannah L. Buxbaum (Interim)
Enrollment
646
Student/Faculty Ratio
10.3
Talking Points
  • Several professors are leaders in their field including Mark Janis (IP), Fred Cate (Cybersecurity), and William Henderson (study of the legal profession and education, who we cite all the time).
  • Notable alumni include: Wendell Willkie, Birch Bayh, Lee H. Hamilton (current member of the US Homeland Security Advisory Council, former vice chairman of 9/11 Commission)

Recent Headlines from Above the Law

 

How can law firms improve their lateral partner hiring processes?

Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 / 5:49 PM

Joblessness, debt, and bitter rage: just some of the shiny, new things a law degree will get you in 2013.

Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 / 11:19 AM

How do 1Ls and 3Ls view law school? Quite differently, as it turns out.

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 / 3:38 PM

Is the concept of “prestige” ruining the legal profession?

Tuesday, Dec 18, 2012 / 5:38 PM

Are law firms using the wrong criteria when it comes to hiring associates?

Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 / 1:36 PM

How is the entry-level legal job market looking? And what do law firms and law schools think of the current approach to on-campus interviewing?

Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 / 1:32 PM

Think that life for Biglaw partners is a bowl of cherries? Think again.

Friday, Nov 9, 2012 / 4:34 PM

Check out the new ATL Law School Research Directory!

Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 / 3:26 PM

What causes a large, storied law firm to fail? Could part of the problem be too much money, but not enough history or shared values?

Thursday, May 3, 2012 / 4:45 PM

Are graduates of elite law schools “too good” for Biglaw? Interestingly enough, they tend not to stick around large law firms. Grads of many lower-ranked schools make partner at higher rates than grads of certain top law schools.

Monday, Mar 12, 2012 / 11:42 AM

More Indiana University – Maurer School of Law (Bloomington) news

  • ATL Top 50 Rank

    40
  • Ratings*

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

    Total Employed ? 90%
    LST
    Score ? 53%
    School Funded 2.50%
    Large Firm 13.70%
    Federal Clerkships 1.00%
    Government 14.36%
    Public Interest 6.15%
    Top Biglaw Employers ?
    1. Jones Day
    2. Winston & Strawn LLP
    3. DLA Piper
    4. Arnold & Porter
    5. Kirkland & Ellis
    6. K&L Gates
  • Cost

    Tuition   $28,663 / $46,737
    Total Investment ?   $178,188 / $244,632
  • Admissions

    33.6 / 100
    applicants are accepted.
    2.59 / 10
    admitted students enroll.
     
    LSAT (25/75) 158/167
    GPA (25/75) 3.38/3.89
  • US News Rank

    25