Chicago-Kent College of Law

Chicago-Kent Leading Legal Innovation

Chicago-Kent College of Law is uniquely positioned at the cutting edge of a rapidly changing legal industry in the heart of the nation’s third-largest legal market. We are the only law school in the country associated with a technology-focused university.

Our faculty of expert practitioners, legal professionals, and experienced academics are ranked 40th in the nation for scholarly impact—and we are one of only three law schools in Chicago to be recognized on the scholarly impact ranking. 

Our innovative clinical model, which is centered on practical experience, is at the forefront of a Chicago-Kent education, offering students the opportunity to work in our very own in-house law firm (the C-K Law Group) as they train for the legal industry. Chicago-Kent also has an extensive externship program; trial advocacy program, which is consistently ranked among the best in the nation; and award-winning moot court teams that emphasize practical training and the rhetorical skills necessary for students to conquer any case, practice, or courtroom. In 2024, Chicago-Kent was ranked #12 in nation for trial advocacy, #18 for intellectual property law, and #108 in the nation overall by U.S. News & World Report.

To continue the legacy of experiential learning and developing real-world skills, we also offer our pioneering legal research and writing program—the first three-year program in legal research, writing, and analysis to be developed at a law school in the nation.

And with more than 10 centers and institutes housed within Chicago-Kent—such as our Law Lab, Public Interest Center, or Martin H. Malin Institute for Law and the Workplace—students can engage in any social or legal issue they are passionate about, conduct cutting-edge research, or accumulate practical experience to understand the legal profession on an intimate level.