Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

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name = Loyola University College of Law
established = 1914
type = Private
dean= [http://law.loyno.edu/faculty/bio/bbromber Brian Bromberger]
city = New Orleans
state = Louisiana
country = USA
students = 850
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 three 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".

History

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. [cite journal
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date = 1946-11
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month = November
title = Loyola University, New Orleans
journal = The Southern Association Quarterly
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issue = 4
pages = 540
publisher = Duke University Press
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quote = ] In 1931, the law school became a member of the American Bar Association and became a member of the 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 addition to its current building, which increased the number of classrooms, office space and library space.

Academics

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. [ [http://law.loyno.edu/faculty/bio/quigley Quigley] ]

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.Fact|date=March 2008 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.

Brian Bromberger is the current Dean of Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. [ [http://law.loyno.edu/faculty/bio/bbromber Bromberger] ]

ummer study abroad

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 lists of study abroad programs in the country. 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 esablished in the following countries:
*Budapest, Hungary
*Cuernavaca, Mexico
*Moscow, Russia
*Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*San Jose, Costa Rica
*Vienna, Austria

Career prospects

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. [ [http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad/law/items/03066 Loyola University New Orleans - Law - Best Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report ] ] According to ILRG, the median private starting salary for the year 2004 was $74,000. [ [http://www.ilrg.com/rankings/law/view.php/53] ; Citation
title=Internet Legal Research Group, Survey
newspaper= ILRG.com]

Notable Alumni

* Norman Francis (L 1955), recipient, Current President of Xavier University and Presidential Medal of Freedom; first African American to enroll at Loyola Law

* J. Skelly Wright (L 1934), former U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Judge, who is famous for ordering the desegregation of Louisiana schools and college during the Civil Rights Movement.

*Robert Wilkie (L 1988), current United States Assistant Secretary of Defense

* Cassandra Chandler (L 1984), Senior FBI Special Agent and Special Agent in Charge of the Norfolk, Virginia Field Office

* Charles Foti (L ), former Attorney General of Louisiana.

* Suzanne Haik Terrell(L), former Louisiana Commissioner of Elections, candidate for U.S. Senate and Attorney General of Louisiana.

* Harry Lee (L 1967), former Sheriff of Jefferson Parish.
* Marion Edwards (L), brother and longtime political advisor to former Governor of Louisiana Edwin Edwards.

* Moon Landrieu (L 1954), former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

* Mitch Landrieu (L), Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana; Candidate for the 2006 New Orleans Mayoral Election.

* Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. (L 1954), Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.

* Jeannette Theriot Knoll (L), Louisiana Supreme Court Associate Justice

* Chet D. Traylor (L), Louisiana Supreme Court Associate Justice

* Thomas L. Tyler, Sr (L), Deputy Chief of Staff, Louisiana State Senate

* Mark A. Pizzo (L), United States Magistrate Judge, United States District Court Middle District of Florida

* Kim Gandy (L 1978), current President of the National Organization for Women (NOW)

* Adrian G. Duplantier (L 1949), former State Senator and Federal Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

References

External links

* [http://www.law.loyno.edu/ Official site]