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As part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), our mission is to make a difference in the lives of our students and connect them with resources and opportunities to impact their community. From our nationally recognized faculty and programs to the impact of our legal clinics, we offer you more than just an education.
The UIC School of Law is the only public law school in Chicago committed to access and opportunity that equips future lawyers with the knowledge and skills to achieve social justice and the values to change lives.
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Top 5 Greatest Resources for Minority Students (2023 Princeton Review)
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50% of full time faculty hold law degrees from top 20 law schools
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Most Diverse Named Most Diverse Law School (2023 preLaw Magazine)
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Academic Achievement
The Office of Academic Achievement helps students prepare for law school classes, exams, plan their course schedules, and prepare for the Bar Exam and the Multi-state Professional Responsibility Exam. -
WRC
The Writing Resource Center (WRC) is dedicated to improving the writing skills of UIC Law students. The team provides one-on-one coaching sessions, group workshops, and useful resources to elevate legal writing. -
L.S. Program
The Lawyering Skills Program teaches students many practical skills, including legal reasoning, legal research, oral advocacy, drafting, and counseling, and is among the leading and most-comprehensive research/writing programs in the nation.
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Top 15 #15 in Legal Writing Programs (2023 U.S. News & World Report)
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Top 25 #21 in Trial Advocacy Programs (2023 U.S. News & World Report)
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2022 Best Law Schools for International Law (preLaw magazine)
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2022 Best Law Schools for Intellectual Property Law (preLaw magazine)
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Go Beyond The Classroom
Explore Experiential Opportunities
Enhance Your Marketability.
Snapshot of Department Programs
Expand Your Impact.
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“At UIC Law, we prepare you with the knowledge, skills, experience, and values to be a true change agent. It is an honor to partner with all UIC’s constituents to highlight and advance the law school’s history of opportunity, inclusion, innovation, and excellence.”
∼ Dean Nicky Boothe