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  name Northwestern University School of Law
  established 1876 1
  type Private
  dean David E Van Zandt
  city Chicago
  state Illinois
  country USA
  students 780
  staff 155 (Fall)<br>140 (Spring)
  campus Urban
  website http://wwwlawnorthwesternedu/
  endowment $ 151 million


The Northwestern University School of Law is a private American Law School in Chicago, Illinois . The law school was founded in 1876 and is one of eleven academic entities at Northwestern University .

Northwestern enjoys a strong national reputation. The Law School is currently ranked 12th by US News and World Report.

Northwestern law is located on Northwestern University 's downtown campus in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood. The campus is on Lake Shore Drive , just south of the Gold Coast neighborhood, along Lake Michigan , and a few blocks from the John Hancock Center , Magnificent Mile , Water Tower , and Navy Pier .


RANKINGS AND HONORS


The 2008 edition of U.S. News & World Report 's "Best Grad Schools" ranked Northwestern Law:
  • 12th in the country overall

  • 10th in the country in Clinical Training

  • 14th in the country (tie) in Dispute Resolution

  • 12th in the country (tie) in International Law

  • 7th in the country (tie) in Legal Writing

  • 4th in the country in Tax Law

  • 5th in the country (tie) in Trial Advocacy

  • Recent Leiter’s Law School Rankings placed the law school:

  • 9th in the country in Student Quality

  • 14th in the country in Faculty Quality

  • 18th in National Placement

  • The Princeton Review 2007 Rankings name the law school:

  • 1st for "Best Career Prospects"

  • 8th for "Toughest to Get Into"

  • 10th for "Best Quality of Life"

  • 10th for "Best Overall Academic Experience"



ADMISSIONS


Northwestern Law's admissions philosophy places unusual emphasis on matriculating students demonstrating maturity and interpersonal skills, attributes the law school believes are conducive to career success. In this sense it mimics the approach used by many business schools. At present, Northwestern appears to be the only ABA-approved law school in the United States that has explicitly adopted an admissions program where work experience is essentially required.

The school’s practical philosophy is manifested in a strong preference for applicants with at least two years of work experience. Approximately 94% of the school's students enter with at least one year of full-time work experience; 74% possess more than two years of experience.

The law school's admissions also emphasizes social, interpersonal, and professional communication competency. To that end, every applicant is invited to interview, either with a member of the admissions staff or a local alum.

According to the 2008 edition of the ABA-LSAC Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools, Northwestern students had the following credentials.