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Notre Dame Law School 
Established 1869 Type Private Dean Nell J. Newton Students 525 Location Notre Dame, IN, US Website law.nd.edu The Notre Dame Law School, or NDLS, is the professional graduate law program of its parent institution, the University of Notre Dame. Established in 1869, NDLS is the oldest Roman Catholic law school in the United States. NDLS is ranked 22nd among the nation's "Top 100 Law Schools" by U.S. News & World Report. Notre Dame Law ranks 13th in graduates attaining Supreme Court clerkships in recent years.[1] NDLS is also ranked tenth for career preparation in the Princeton Review's 2007 evaluation of 170 law schools. Notre Dame Law School is distinguished as having the nation's only year-long study-abroad program approved by the American Bar Association. The program, which takes place in London, also offers a summer session open to all law schools.
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A Different Kind of Lawyer
The Law School's national program is designed to equip students to practice law in any U.S. jurisdiction. NDLS is unique among American law schools; in addition to its rigorous academic curriculum and small class size, its program encourages religious, moral, and ethical discussion and development among its students. This mission is reflected in the NDLS motto - "Educating a Different Kind of Lawyer” – lawyers who are dedicated to attaining the highest levels of professional competence while also examining their practice of law within the context of their responsibilities as members of the bar, as participants in an active faith community, and as citizens of the world community. Beyond the mere fundamentals of legal practice, the Notre Dame Law School works to sensitize students to the need to focus on justice and values. Unlike most law schools, NDLS requires all students to take a course in jurisprudence.
Exterior of Notre Dame Law School
Admissions and job placement
Admission to NDLS is highly selective, with only 18.6% of applicants earning acceptance. In 2008, NDLS received 3,319 applications for 179 seats. The class of 2011 at Notre Dame possesses a median LSAT of 166, and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.62. 99.4% of the graduating class of 2009 were employed 6 months after graduation, earning a median starting salary of $135,000 (including private practice, government, and public interest employment). Graduates obtained employment across 30 different states, with the highest placements in California, Illinois, Indiana, New York, and Washington D.C.
The Law School also offers a trial advocacy program that is regarded as being among the top 10 such programs in the nation. The Law School grants the professional Juris Doctor degree as well as the graduate Master of Laws and Doctor of Juridical Science degrees.
The Law School has a thriving Student Bar Association that coordinates relations between the student body and administration. The SBA also handles most social, extracurricular, and athletic functions for the students.
Expansion
A significant expansion of the Law School building began in Fall 2007. Construction on the new Eck Hall of Law has been completed. The Kresge Law Library, which is in the center of the current building, will be expanded to take up the building in its entirety, with classes held in the new section which will be constructed on the site of the old post office. The two buildings will effectively double the size of the current law school (without any corresponding increase in class size), and will be connected by a suspended walkway.
Former Main entrance to Notre Dame Law School; the new Eck Hall of Law opened in 2009Notable alumni
- William Beauchamp - President of the University of Portland
- G. Robert Blakey - Author of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)
- Joseph Cari, Jr.-Private equity investor, policy analyst and philanthropist
- John Cencich - Former senior international war crimes investigator with the United Nations at The Hague
- Tom Clements - Quarterback coach for the Green Bay Packers
- N. Patrick Crooks - Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
- John Crowley- Biotechnology executive
- Lucille Davy, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education.[1]
- Andy Dillon - Former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives and current Treasurer
- Larry Dolan - Owner and President of the Cleveland Indians
- Joe Donnelly - United States Congressman (D-IN)
- Clark Durant - CEO and founder of Cornerstone Schools (Michigan), political activist
- David Campos Guaderrama- Nominated by Barack Obama to be Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Patricia Anne Gaughan- District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
- Mark Gimenez - author of legal thrillers (his book The Color of the Law was a New York Times bestseller)
- William J. Granfield - former United States Congressman (D-MA)
- José Reyes Ferriz - a Mexican politician, affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), former Municipal President(mayor) of Ciudad Juárez
- Nora Barry Fischer - District Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Peter F. Flaherty - Former Mayor of Pittsburgh and Deputy Attorney General in the Carter Administration
- Donna Jean Hrinak - American diplomat, former U.S. Ambassador to Brazil (2002–2004), Venezuela (2000–2002), Bolivia (1997–2000), and the Dominican Republic (1994–1997).
- John Kilkenny - Former judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Peter King - United States Congressman (R-NY)
- David G. Larimer - was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
- Edward Leavy - Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
- Brendan Loy - American blogger who gained fame for his coverage of Hurricane Katrina
- Maureen Mahoney - a former Deputy Solicitor General and well-known appellate lawyer, reported to have been among George W. Bush's Supreme Court candidates
- Eduardo Malapit - Hawaiian politician and first first Filipino American mayor of any United States municipality.
- John E. Martin - Former Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
- Romano L. Mazzoli - Former United States Congressman (D-KY)
- Patrick F. McCartan - Chairman of the University of Notre Dame Board of Trustees, former managing partner at Jones Day
- John Henry Merryman - Comparative law scholar at Stanford Law School and professor of art (emeritus) at Stanford University
- Carol Ann Mooney - President of Saint Mary's College
- Brian Moynihan - President & CEO, Bank of America Corporation
- Graciela Olivarez - First female and Latina graduate; Director of the Community Services Administration under Jimmy Carter
- Andrew Napolitano, Fox News senior judicial analyst and former judge
- Paul V. Niemeyer - Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Margaret A. Ryan - Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- John F. Sandner - Former Chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
- Sean Seymour - Intellectual property scholar at Vanderbilt Law School
- William K. Sjostrom - Securities regulation scholar at University of Arizona Law
- Michael A. Stepovich - Former Governor of Alaska
- Janis Lynn Sammartino - District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
- Martha Vázquez - Chief Judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
- Pete Visclosky - United States Congressman (D-IN)
- Ann Claire Williams - Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Frank Comerford Walker - former United States Postmaster General and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
- Charles R. Wilson - Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Mary Wittenberg is the President and Chief Executive Officer of New York Road Runners (NYRR)
- Chris Zorich - Former Notre Dame and Chicago Bears star Defensive lineman
- William J. Zloch- Judge for United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Notable Current Faculty
- G. Robert Blakey - Author of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) (also an alumnus)
- Margaret Brinig - law and economics scholar focusing on family law
- John J. Coughlin - Catholic priest and authority on law and religion
- John Finnis - is an Australian philosopher, specializing in the philosophy of law (also Professor of Law at University College, Oxford
- Nicole Stelle Garnett - expert in the areas of property, land use, urban development, local government law, and education
- Richard W. Garnett - First Amendment and criminal law scholar
- Jimmy Gurulé - Former Under Secretary for Enforcement, United States Department of the Treasury and former Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice
- William K. Kelley - served as White House Deputy Counsel
- Kenneth Francis Ripple - a Senior Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
- Jay Tidmarsh - authority on complex litigation and civil procedure
Law Journals
Notre Dame Law School publishes four student-run journals:
- Notre Dame Law Review
- Journal of College and University Law
- Journal of Legislation
- Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy
- Notre Dame Journal of International, Comparative, and Human Rights Law
References
- ^ Lucille Davy, Office of the Governor of New Jersey. Accessed December 6, 2007.
External links
- Notre Dame Law School
- The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
- "Law School Receives $21 million," The Observer Online, 8/26/05
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