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Chicago-Kent
College of Law, Illinois Institute of
Technology
Office of Admissions, 565 West Adams
Street Chicago, IL 60661 Phone:
312.906.5020; Fax: 312.906.5274
E-mail: admit@kentlaw.edu; Website:
www.kentlaw.edu
Applicants (Freshman Class; 2005 - 2006)
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Applied: |
3,926 |
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Accepted: |
1,040 |
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Enrolled: |
335 |
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Average Age: |
25 |
Student Body (2005 - 2006)
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Median LSAT: |
160 |
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Median GPA: |
3.46 |
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Women: |
45% |
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Minority: |
22% |
| Passed
Bar Exam on first try: |
87% |
Tuition (In State)
| Full
Time: |
$29,950 |
| Part
Time: |
$21,976 |
Tuition (Out of State)
| Full
Time: |
$29,950 |
| Part
Time: |
$21,976 |
| Students
receiving financial aid: |
84% |
Placement
| Placed
within 9 months: |
97% |
| Average
starting salary: |
$27,000 - $140,000 |
Areas of placement
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Academic: |
2% |
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Business: |
16% |
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Government: |
14% |
|
Judicial Clerks: |
4% |
| Law
Firm (2 - 10 attorneys): |
21% |
| Law
Firm (11 - 25 attorneys): |
12% |
| Law
Firm (26 - 50 attorneys): |
5% |
| Law
Firm (51 - 100 attorneys): |
5% |
|
Public Interest: |
5% |
Library Resources
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Number of Volumes: |
547,378 |
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Number of Titles: |
176,499 |
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Number of Subscriptions: |
2,313 |
Introduction
Chicago-Kent
College of Law, Illinois Institute of
Technology, is a national leader in legal
education, recognized for the strength of
its faculty and for its innovative
approaches to traditional legal education.
The second oldest law school in Illinois,
Chicago-Kent was founded in 1888 by two
judges who believed that legal education
should be available to working men and
women. In 1895, Chicago-Kent graduated its
first female and minority students. Today,
Chicago-Kent students come from 41 states
and several foreign countries and from more
than 260 colleges and universities.
Drawing on its
distinctive affiliation with Illinois
Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent is at
the vanguard of exploring new frontiers in
the law raised by biotechnology, cyberspace,
environmental regulation, intellectual
property, international criminal law
enforcement, and much more. Chicago-Kent is
located in downtown Chicago, the heart of
the city’s commercial and legal communities.
The law school is fully accredited by the
ABA and the AALS, and is a member of the
Order of the Coif.
Faculty
The foundation
for academic excellence at Chicago-Kent is
derived from its faculty, which engages in
broad-ranging legal scholarship and
research. Chicago-Kent’s faculty is among
the nation’s most productive law faculties
based on the number of scholarly books and
articles that its members have published in
leading academic presses, law reviews, and
journals. As advisors frequently approached
for their expertise, faculty members help
shape policy and thinking on a variety of
issues, and make it a point to involve
students in their particular areas of
influence.
Library and Physical Facilities
Chicago-Kent’s modern, 10-story building
features a 3-story atrium, 5-level library,
technologically advanced courtroom,
auditorium, computer labs, student lounges,
and cafeteria. Chicago-Kent’s library is one
of the largest law school libraries in the
country. The collection includes the Library
of International Relations, one of the most
comprehensive international law collections,
and a wealth of material on environmental
and energy law, intellectual property law,
international trade law, and labor law.
The law school
houses a sophisticated computer network with
more than 1,900 network connections located
throughout the building and library, and at
each seat in the majority of classrooms.
Wireless service is available in the
courtroom, front lobby, cafeteria, student
lounge, and select classrooms.
Affordable
housing is available in nearby urban and
suburban neighborhoods. On-campus housing is
available on the university’s main campus,
approximately five miles south of the law
school. A free shuttle runs between the two
campuses. The law school is close to all
public transportation downtown.
Curriculum
Both
full-time and part-time programs are
available. Full-time students usually
complete the JD degree in three years.
Part-time
students usually finish in four years.
Students may apply to transfer between
divisions after completing the required
courses in the division in which they
originally enrolled. First-year class sizes
range from 30 to 90 students.
Degrees
available include JD, JD/MBA, JD/MPA,
JD/MPH, JD/LLM in Taxation, JD/LLM in
Financial Services Law, JD/MS in Financial
Markets and Trading, JD/MS in Environmental
Management, LLM in Taxation, LLM in
Financial Services Law, LLM in Family Law,
LLM in International Intellectual Property
Law, and LLM in International and
Comparative Law.
Special Programs
Legal
Research and Writing—Chicago-Kent’s
acclaimed legal research and writing program
is one of the most comprehensive in the
nation. The three-year, five-course
curriculum teaches students to analyze a
wide range of legal problems and to write
about them persuasively.
Clinical
Education—The Law Offices of
Chicago-Kent, one of the largest in-house
clinical education programs in the country,
offers 10 clinical programs and externships
with government agencies and federal judges.
Trial
Skills/Litigation and Alternative Dispute
Resolution—The law school offers a
two-semester sequence in trial advocacy and
an intensive course taught by veteran judges
and experienced practitioners. Students in
the Litigation and Alternative Dispute
Resolution program receive training in case
analysis as well as exposure to the
theoretical and ethical foundations of the
law to develop their skills in using
litigation and alternative methods to
resolve disputes.
Environmental and Energy Law—The
program’s interdisciplinary approach to the
problems of environmental regulation and
natural resources allocation prepares
students for practice through a series of
courses in law, economic and public policy
analysis, and in the scientific aspects of
environmental problems.
Intellectual
Property Law—The program focuses on
issues relating to patent, trademark,
copyright, trade secrets, and unfair
competition, both in the US and abroad.
International and Comparative Law—The
program encompasses study in international
business and trade, international and
comparative law, and international human
rights. The Library of International
Relations, an official depository for
documents of the United Nations and the
European Union, is one of the largest public
research collections of this material in the
Midwest.
Labor and
Employment Law—The program provides
students with theoretical and practical
training in the law governing the workplace.
Public
Interest Law—The program provides
students with a background in public
interest law and policy, in addition to
individualized curriculum and career
planning. The law school also supports a
number of public interest resources and
activities, including the Center for Access
to Justice and Technology, which aims to
make justice more accessible to the public
through the use of the Internet; and the
Public Interest Resource Center, a
student-run initiative dedicated to finding
internships and volunteer opportunities for
those pursuing the public interest.
Institutes
and Centers
Chicago-Kent is home to six institutes and
centers with missions that range from
conducting scholarly and practical research
on legal and social issues to providing
topical programming to developing public
interest services. These are the Center for
Access to Justice and Technology; the Global
Law and Policy Initiative; the Institute on
Biotechnology and the Human Future; the
Institute for Law and the Humanities; the
Institute for Law and the Workplace; and the
Institute for Science, Law and Technology.
Through these initiatives, many of which
involve cross-disciplinary projects,
students learn to appreciate and adapt to
major social and global influences that can
change the legal profession and its
practice.
Admission
Admission is
highly selective. Each application is
individually reviewed and decisions are
based on a range of factors, including
quantitative and qualitative criteria.
Although the GPA and LSAT are important
criteria, consideration also is given to
nonnumerical factors such as the nature and
rigor of
the undergraduate curriculum, writing
ability, graduate work and professional
experience, extracurricular activities,
diversity, and the personal statement. The
admission requirements for the full- and
part-time divisions are the same. Entering
classes begin only in the fall. The law
school is committed to attracting and
retaining students from a variety of racial,
ethnic, economic, geographic, and
educational backgrounds.
Student
Activities
Student editors
and staff, in association with a faculty
editor, publish the Chicago-Kent Law Review
in symposium format. Moot Court and Trial
Advocacy teams successfully compete in
local, regional, and national competitions
each year providing numerous opportunities
to develop litigation expertise.
Diverse student interests are represented in
a wide variety of social, political, and
professional student groups.
Scholarship
Support
Substantial
scholarship assistance is offered to
entering and continuing students based on
factors that include merit, financial need,
and contribution to the law school
community. The Honors Scholars Program
provides renewable scholarships of
full-tuition and living expenses, research
assistantships, and special seminars to a
select group of students who demonstrate
exceptional academic and leadership ability.
Career
Services
The Office of
Career Services, with six full-time staff,
offers individual counseling on
résumé-writing, interview techniques, and
job-search strategies and sponsors both
onand off-campus interview programs.
Typically, 97 percent of recent graduates
find professional employment within nine
months of graduation. |