Indiana University – Maurer School of Law (Bloomington)
Insider Reviews
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It’s great if you plan to stay in Indiana, or in the states and cities around it, including top-end firms located in those cities. However, if you plan to leave the area, you need to consider your options carefully before considering IU B-ton. it can be done, and done well, but you need to have a plan.
Alumni
IUB is a great law school. Great education, great teachers, medium career services group. It’s a top 25 law school that advertises as a “national law school” but it’s really a midwest filler. If you want to work in Louisville, Chicago, Indy, etc, it’s pretty good. We end up with about 5 federal clerkships per class, per year, so it isn’t super strong in that regard. It is a fun, relaxed law school, where you will get a great education without dealing with too many gunner/tools. If you’re that person, go to IU-Indy, you’ll fit right in.
Alumni
Don’t go to law school for any other reason than to become a lawyer. IUB has a pro-active and helpful career services department, but as a general rule law school is nothing more than a waste of three years.
Alumni
Very comfortable, very friendly. Yes, we competed with each other, but we always helped each other out. It was stressful like any law school is, but also fun and relaxed. it’s a great place to learn.
Alumni
Bloomington is an awesome place to spend 3 years, but unless you’re a top student with OCI prospects (top 10%), you will be lucky to find a legal job. If you want to practice in the State of Indiana, you would be better off going to IU’s Indianapolis campus where you can connect with law firms, government, business, judges, etc.
Alumni
People are very friendly at IU, and there is a real sense of community. Coming from outside the region, however, means that most employers both here and back on the West Coast believe I want to stay put, and that has made finding work difficult.
2L
The school should release complete and accurate employment data for recent classes. Until then, applicants should be cautious of their opportunities.
2L
I have really enjoyed my experience at Indiana. My only complaint is that because I do not plan to work in the Midwest I had to do a good deal of job searching outside of OCI. However, I was moderately successful in obtaining interviews with firms on both coasts and in Texas.
2L
How wonderful the professors and career counselors are but oci and the assistant dean of students are not as wonderful. I got a biglaw job for the summer outside of the oci process but the career counselors were incredibly helpful and prepped me very well for the many biglaw interviews I did. I would say career prospects are good for the top half of the class, but be prepared to do a lot of legwork on your own. That being said, the career counselors are fantastic and will help you through the process.
2L
<10% Biglaw placement. USNWR Rank does not necessarily correlate with biglaw placement; at many schools there is a correlation, but there are significant exceptions. And IU is one of them.
1L
