University of Notre Dame Law School
Established:	1869
Type:	Private
Dean:	Patricia A. O'Hara
Students:	525
Location:	Notre Dame, IN, USA
Website:	law.nd.edu

The University of 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 was ranked 22nd among the nation's "Top 100 Law Schools" by U.S. News & World Report in 2009. NDLS also ranked tenth for career preparation in the Princeton Review's 2007 evaluation of 170 law schools, and it is ranked 18th overall in the Gourman Report, a publication of the Princeton Review. 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. Image File history File links Notre_dame_coat_of_arms. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... For the film of this title, see Private School (film). ... In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ... For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). ... Notre Dame, Indiana is a post office serving an unincorporated community in St. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... For other universities and colleges named Notre Dame, see Notre Dame. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... // A law school is an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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.

Exterior of Notre Dame Law School

Admission to NDLS is highly selective, with only about one in twenty applicants earning acceptance. In 2007, NDLS received 3,499 applications for 176 seats. The class of 2010 at Notre Dame possesses a LSAT 25/75 range from 164 to 167, and a 25/75 GPA range from 3.40 to 3.76. 99.4% of the graduating class of 2006 was employed 6 months after graduation, earning a median starting salary of $105,000 (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 Admission Test (LSAT) is an examination administered by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), intended to provide law schools in the United States and Canada with (to quote LSAC) a standard measure of acquired reading and verbal reasoning skills that law schools can use as one of...

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. J.D. redirects here. ... The Master of Laws is an advanced law degree, commonly abbreviated LL.M. (also LLM or LL.M) from its Latin name, Legum Magister. ... Legum Doctor (English: Doctor of Laws; abbreviated to LL.D.) In the UK, Australia and New Zealand, the LL.D. is a higher doctorate usually awarded on the basis of exceptionally insightful and distinctive publications, containing significant and original contributions to the science or study of law. ...

A significant expansion of the Law School building began in Fall 2007. 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.

Notable alumni

Main entrance to Notre Dame Law School

• G. Robert Blakey - Author of the RICO statute
• Tom Clements - Former Notre Dame star quarterback
• N. Patrick Crooks - Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
• Lucille Davy, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education.^[1]
• Joe Donnelly - United States Congressman (D-IN)
• Peter F. Flaherty - Former Mayor of Pittsburgh and Deputy Attorney General in the Carter Administration
• John Kilkenny - Former judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Peter King - United States Congressman (R-NY)
• Edward Leavy - Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
• 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
• Carol Ann Mooney - President of Saint Mary's College
• Bryan Moynihan - President, Global Wealth & Investment Management, 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
• Max Siegel - Attorney and Executive
• Michael A. Stepovich - Former Governor of Alaska
• Pete Visclosky - United States Congressman (D-IN),

Main article: List of University of Notre Dame alumni

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Law journals

Notre Dame Law School publishes four student-run journals:

• Notre Dame Law Review
• The Journal of Legislation
• The Journal of College and University Law
• Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy

References

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External links

• Notre Dame Law School
• The Joan B. Kroc Institute for World Peace
• "Law School Receives $21 million," The Observer Online, 8/26/05
• Profile of the 2006 Entering Class

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