Future Focused, Practice Ready
Three important qualities combine to make Chicago-Kent a one-of-a-kind law school: our emphasis on foundational skills training, our ability to get students practical hands-on experience before graduation, and our location in one of the most thriving legal markets in the country.
Foundational Skills Practical Experience Life in Chicago
Chicago-Kent College of Law’s many distinguished programs, including top-ranked programs in Intellectual Property Law and Labor and Employment Law, prepare our students not just to succeed, but also to excel in their fields. We offer twelve formalized J.D. certificate programs as well as a number of other focused areas of study.
in the nation for TRIAL ADVOCACY (U.S. News and World Report 2023-2024 rankings)
in the nation for INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW (U.S. News and World Report 2023-2024 rankings)
ULTIMATE BAR PASS RATE based on 2021 law school graduates who passed the bar exam in any jurisdiction within two years of graduation. (Please see our ABA Required Disclosures)
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT RATE 10 months post-graduation for 2022 graduates, which includes graduates working in bar passage required, J.D. advantage or professional positions. (Please see our ABA Required Disclosures)
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“I love teaching,” says Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Cathay Y. N. Smith. “I find that my research speaks to my teaching, and my teaching often speaks to my research.”...
“You need money? Borrow it.” That’s how Jay Esparza Castillo ’24 defines the current financial landscape in the United States in his paper titled “Fair Lending in the Age of...
Chicago-Kent College of Law Associate Clinical Professor Jamie Franklin has been selected as an academic fellow of the National Civil Justice Institute. Franklin joined the Chicago-Kent faculty in August 2020...
Be at the epicenter of a bustling, vibrant city known for its music, food, sports, theater, and world-class museums—and also a city that’s home to one of the top legal markets in the nation, ready to challenge and support you as you start your career.
Monica Whitten ’23 was not the typical Chicago-Kent College of Law student. “I was the oldest person in my graduating class, definitely in my section by a lot of years,”...