Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law information
Law school in Chicago, Illinois, US
"Union College of Law" redirects here. Not to be confused with Union Law School.
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Motto
Quaecumque sunt vera (Latin)
Ὁ Λόγος πλήρης χάριτος καὶ ἀληθείας - Ho logos pleres charitos kai aletheias (Greek)
Whatsoever things are true (Philippians 4:8 AV)
The word full of grace and truth (Gospel of John 1:14)
Established
1859 (as law department of the Old University of Chicago)
1873 (as Union College of Law)
1891 (as Northwestern University School of Law)
2015 (current name)
School type
Private law school
Parent endowment
US $10.19 billion
Dean
Hari M. Osofsky
Location
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 41°53′47″N87°37′03″W / 41.8963°N 87.6174°W / 41.8963; -87.6174
Enrollment
658[1]
Faculty
190[1]
USNWR ranking
9th (tie) (2024)[1]
Bar pass rate
92% (2017)[1]
Website
law.northwestern.edu
ABA profile
ABA Standard 509
The Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law[2] is the law school of Northwestern University, a private research university. The law school is located on the university's Chicago campus. Northwestern Law is considered part of the T14, an unofficial designation in the legal community as the best 14 law schools in the United States.
Founded in 1859, it was the first law school established in Chicago. Notable alumni include numerous governors of several states; Arthur Goldberg, United States Supreme Court justice; Adlai Stevenson, governor of Illinois, cabinet secretary, and Democratic presidential candidate;[3] John Paul Stevens, United States Supreme Court justice;[4] Newton Minow, former chairman of the FCC;[5] and Harold Washington, the first black Mayor of Chicago (1983–87) and, previously, a member of the United States House of Representatives.[6]
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^"Brand Standards, Standards and Guidelines, About: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law". www.law.northwestern.edu. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
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