| Loyola University College of Law | |
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| Established | 1914 |
| Type | Private |
| Dean | Kathryn Venturatos Lorio (Acting) |
| Students | 850 |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.law.loyno.edu |
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law is a private law school in New Orleans, Louisiana affiliated with Loyola University New Orleans. Loyola's law school opened in 1914 and is now located on the Broadway Campus of the University in the historic Audubon Park District of the city. The College of Law is one of only fourteen Jesuit law schools in the United States. It is also one of only a few law schools in the nation to offer curricula in both Civil Law and Common Law. The school releases several academic journals, most notable of which is the Loyola Law Review.
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The College of Law was founded as the School of Law as one of the earliest academic departments of Loyola University New Orleans, chartered in 1912. The first session of the School of Law occurred on October 5, 1914; it originally held classes only in the evening and was located downtown at the College of the Immaculate Conception, now known as Jesuit High School. The School of Law was then moved uptown to the St. Charles Avenue campus of Loyola in 1915. In 1925, the law school opened a day division to better serve the needs of its students, as the coursework was expanded to a four year program.[1] In 1931, the law school became a member of the American Bar Association and became a member of the Association of American Law Schools in 1934. In 1986, the law school moved from the main campus to its current location on the Broadway Campus, only a few blocks away (located on the west side of the Audubon Park).
The School of Law was renamed the College of Law with the passage of the PATHWAYS Plan on May 19, 2006. In 2007, the law school completed a new four-story 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m2) addition to its current building, which increased the number of classrooms, office space and library space.
The school is famous for its success in national and international moot court competitions. The College houses the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center, a legal research and education center; William P. Quigley is the current Director.[2]
In addition, the school has one of the most extensive overseas study programs in the United States which provides students with the opportunity to broaden their education into all areas of international law.[3] The school's Sports and Entertainment Law Society provides students interested in legal careers in music, film, and sports with unique opportunities to meet and learn from experts in these respective areas; Gavin Rush is the current President and can be contacted regarding any interest in the society.[4] The school also runs the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center For Social Justice, where students are admitted to the limited practice of law under a supervising attorney's license for their 3L year. Through the Clinic, students are able to work in a variety of practice areas, including criminal defense, prosecution, family law, immigration, and mediation and arbitration. [5]
On December 16, 2009, Dean Brian Bromberger announced his retirement effective August, 2010.[6]
Loyola Law has had a long history of contacts with civil law schools in other parts of the world. As a result, Loyola has one of most extensive catalog of study abroad programs in the country.[7] These programs draw students from many other law schools in the country. With the school's special focus on the study of international law, over the course of the years, programs have established in the following countries:
According to "Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools", 95.3% of Loyola students were employed 9 months after graduation. The 2009 U.S. News & World Report survey "America's Best Graduate Schools" states that 63.4% of Loyola students were employed at graduation.[8] According to ILRG, the median private starting salary for the year 2004 was $74,000.[9]
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