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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 …
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.
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 …
2024-2025 Cost of Attendance - University of Chicago Law School
2024-2025 Cost of Attendance. Each year the Law School sets a cost of attendance for our degree programs. The cost of attendance includes direct University expenses such as tuition and fees that are billed on a student's University account, as well as indirect estimated expenses a student may incur for housing and food, books and supplies, transportation, personal/miscellaneous expenses, and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 …
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 ...
SAVE Forbearance FAQ | University of Chicago Law School
Nov 6, 2024 · A federal court issued an injunction preventing the U.S. Department of Education (ED) from implementing parts of the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan and other IDR plans, including—for example—SAVE’s monthly payment formula and loan forgiveness under the SAVE, PAYE, and ICR Plans. Borrowers currently enrolled in the SAVE plan are being placed into a forbearance and IDR ...
Exam Schedules | University of Chicago Law School
Students are expected to take their exams on the dates and at the times they are scheduled. By petition, students may reschedule under the following circumstances: If you have two proctored exams on the same day and/or time If you have proctored exams on four consecutive days You may reschedule one of the proctored exams, upon approved petition, to the following day in which a student does not ...