Above the Law

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School Website
NALP
Region
Midwest
State
Illinois
Dean
David N. Yellen
Enrollment
851
Student/Faculty Ratio
13.9
Talking Points
  • Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition is one of the few to award scholarship money to the winners.
  • Notable Alumni: Joseph Carroll (founding director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations), Howard Thomas Markey (first chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit)

Recent Headlines from Above the Law

 

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

Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 / 5:19 PM

The ABA is slow to act because it’s kind of designed that way.

Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 / 10:11 AM

Which law schools’ alumni have the worst views of their alma maters? Let’s find out!

Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 / 3:40 PM

Dean David Yellen explores some of law schools’ most critical challenges: capacity, cost, and quality.

Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 / 2:13 PM

A law school dean joins the conversation about legal education on ATL.

Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 / 10:16 AM

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

Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 / 1:36 PM

Today, the lawyers leading the law school litigation squad announced that they are planning to target 20 more law schools for class action lawsuits over their allegedly deceptive post-graduation employment statistics. This time around, you may be surprised by some of the law schools that appear on their list….

Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012 / 2:42 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

The lack of effort put in by career services professionals at the nation’s law schools really seems to be out of hand. When you can’t even trust your CSO to effectively cull Symplicity to remove stupid and insulting job prospects like the ones below, it’s time to change the entire approach to law school career services….

Friday, Feb 3, 2012 / 6:01 PM

Every now and then, you’ll come across a colorful farewell message penned by a partner. One such email, sent out last Friday by a longtime partner leaving a major law firm, is now making the rounds. Here’s a teaser: “I have realized that I cannot simultaneously meet the demands of career and family. Without criticizing those who have chosen lucre over progeny, let me just say that I am leaving the practice of law.” Wow. So who’s the partner in question, which firm did he just leave with such flair, and what’s he planning to do next?

Tuesday, Jan 3, 2012 / 10:15 AM

More Loyola University Chicago Law news

  • Ratings*

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

    Total Employed ? 87%
    LST
    Score ? 53%
    School Funded 1.50%
    Large Firm 10.00%
    Federal Clerkships 0.70%
    Government 11.95%
    Public Interest 2.39%
    Top Biglaw Employers ?
    1. Winston & Strawn LLP
    2. Mayer Brown
  • Cost

    Tuition   $39,850
    Total Investment ?   $224,862
  • Admissions

    33.7 / 100
    applicants are accepted.
    1.78 / 10
    admitted students enroll.
     
    LSAT (25/75) 158/163
    GPA (25/75) 3.13/3.59
  • US News Rank

    76