DePaul University Law School
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| Established | 1912, formed by merger with the Illinois College of Law, 1897 |
| School type | Private Roman Catholic |
| Dean | Jennifer Rosato Perea |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Enrollment | 720 Full-time; 130 Part-time (2013) |
| USNWR ranking | 111 |
| Bar pass rate | 72% (July 2016) |
| Website | www.law.depaul.edu |
DePaul University College of Law is a law school located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1897 as the Illinois College of Law, the school became part of DePaul University in 1912 and is one of the academic colleges of DePaul, a Big East Conference university. The College is known for its Intellectual Property Law program, headed by Professor Barbara B. Bressler, and its Health Law program, formerly headed by Professor Nanette Elster. Both programs have garnered top 20 placements in the U.S. News & World Report rankings in recent years.
In 2004, the school established the International Aviation Law Institute, the first of its kind in the United States. In recent years, DePaul University College of Law has ranked amongst the "Top 100 Law Schools" in the United States by the U.S. News & World Report Graduate School Ranking.
According to DePaul's 2014 ABA-required disclosures, 58% of the Class of 2014 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.
DePaul University College of Law was formed in 1912 when the Illinois College of Law (founded in 1897) affiliated with DePaul University. In 1912, DePaul awarded an LL.D., its first honorary degree, to the founder and then president of the Illinois College of Law, Howard N. Ogden. In 1915, after the death of Ogden, complete ownership of the college transferred to DePaul.
In 1958, the College of Law moved from 64 East Lake Street to its new and current home in the Lewis Center at 25 East Jackson Boulevard. The 18-story Lewis Center, formerly known as the Kimball Building, was given to DePaul in 1955 by the Frank J. Lewis Foundation and was at that time the largest gift to the university.
In 1972, DePaul purchased the Finchley Building, which was renamed the Comeford J. O'Malley Place in 1980, in honor of Comeford O'Malley who served as president and chancellor of DePaul for many years. "O'Malley," as it is known by students, is located at 25 East Jackson Street, adjacent to the Lewis Center, and served to increase downtown campus space by 20 percent. That same year (1972), the College of Law opened its Legal Clinic. A year later, in 1973, the school undertook a $2 million renovation in order to increase space by 50 percent, remodel both its buildings, and double the size of its law library collection.
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