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welcome to Indiana University Maurer School of Law
The Law School has a tremendous history. Founded in
Our legacy lies not just with our alumni. Since our
1842, we are the ninth-oldest law school in the nation.
founding, many of the nation’s most prominent
Our graduates have taken on leadership roles in the
scholars have called Bloomington home. We became
country’s most respected law firms, from Wall Street to
one of the leading institutions committed to the law
Main Street. They have built and nurtured successful
and society movement in legal scholarship, which
businesses that drive today’s global economy. And
during the 1950s and 1960s involved a concerted
they have chosen careers in public service, on Capitol
effort to replace the “law on the books” approach with
Hill, and on the front lines of advocacy for people who
a “law in action” approach.
need it most. That tradition of excellence continues today. We No matter what career they’ve chosen, our alumni
are proud to have pathbreaking scholars in a wide
make a difference in their community — wherever that
range of fields. Our expertise is strongest in research
may be. Every year, nearly 60 percent of our entering
focused on intellectual property, international and
JD class comes from outside Indiana, representing
comparative law, environmental law, and criminal
nearly 100 undergraduate institutions in 25 to 30
law, as well as tax, business law, and cybersecurity.
states. When they graduate, nearly 60 percent choose With each new class, we build on these traditions. We
jobs outside Indiana.
look for remarkable individuals: students who want Part of our proud legacy is how our graduates have left
to be part of a lively community of smart, motivated,
their mark. They include the first Japanese-American
supportive classmates who are ready to learn and
admitted to the bar in the US, the first African
eager to make a difference outside the classroom.
American to serve on any state supreme court, the
For us, we are building not just a class, but protecting
first woman chief justice of Wisconsin, and the first
a legacy.
woman chief justice of Indiana. Our alumni include In these pages, you will learn a little more about this
giants like US Supreme Court Justice Sherman
great institution. I look forward to meeting you and
Minton, US Representative Lee Hamilton, and US
seeing you in Bloomington.
Senator Birch Bayh. The Law School’s global influence has at times been even greater. Each year, nearly two dozen students participate in our unique Stewart Fellows program,
Austen Parrish
serving as interns in law firms, nongovernmental
Dean and James H. Rudy Professor of Law
organizations, and businesses in ten countries around the world. We have one of the oldest LLM and SJD programs for international lawyers and collaborations with universities around the globe.
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BAIER HALL IS THE LAW SCHOOL’S MAIN BUILDING. IT IS LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY’S FLAGSHIP BLOOMINGTON CAMPUS ADJACENT TO DUNN’S WOODS, BUT ONLY STEPS AWAY FROM SHOPPING, RESTAURANTS, AND FREE BUS SERVICE.
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Third-most beautiful college campus (Condé Nast Traveler)
Ninth-oldest law school in US
Ranked 32nd in the nation by U.S. News
Among top 15 public law schools
Tax program ranked 17th
Intellectual property program ranked 21st
International program ranked 23rd
UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, RANKINGS ARE FROM U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT BEST GRADUATE SCHOOLS, 2019 EDITION
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the 2018-19 1L class:
176 162/3.73 51% 28% 28 66% 111 20-39
Enrolled
Median LSAT / GPA
Women
Minority
States represented
Non-resident
Undergraduate institutions
Age range
AS OF AUGUST 24, 2018
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Indiana Law faculty are renowned for their passion for teaching and for being caring role models and supportive mentors. In fact, many of them have received Indiana University’s highest teaching honors. Their classroom discussions are rigorous and thorough, and they have a gift for challenging your old ways of thinking as never before. As part of our community, you will be invited — and expected — to join our esteemed professors in fostering the Law School’s vibrant intellectual life. Our teachers are scholars, too. They are graduates of the nation’s finest law schools — including this one — and their research informs and shapes contemporary legal discourse, from cybersecurity and constitutional reform to patent law and conservation. They include an award-winning documentary filmmaker, acclaimed authors, Fulbright Scholars, a Carnegie Fellow, two US Supreme Court clerks, Wall Street lawyers, accomplished litigators, and members of the Council on Foreign Relations, the American Law Institute, and the American Society of International Law. Our faculty’s research makes them some of the most sought-after experts and influential legal thinkers in the world, which is why we ranked ninth among all US law schools for downloads of faculty research on the Social Science Research Network website in 2017-18.
passionate teachers, influential scholars
In addition, the Law School attracts impressive adjunct faculty and leading scholars to serve as guest lecturers. Every year we host numerous scholarly conferences that enrich the intellectual life of the Law School. As an upper-division student, you will be able to work alongside our faculty as an assistant, whether in one of the research centers they direct, or aiding them with their independent scholarship. Either way, you will gain additional skills and knowledge from our talented community of teacher-scholars.
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(PhD, LLM, or SJD)
research from Social Science
% of faculty with advanced degrees
Rank of downloads of faculty Research Network
6.6
/1
Student/faculty ratio
Number of faculty diversity hires in past eight years
PROF. H. TIMOTHY LOVELACE TEACHES ADVANCED CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, AMERICAN LEGAL HISTORY, AND A COURSE IN RACE, AMERICAN SOCIETY, AND THE LAW.
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HIGHLY CREDENTIALED FACULTY FROM AROUND THE WORLD Ashley Ahlbrand, JD, William & Mary
Joseph L. Hoffmann, JD, U. of Washington
Alfred C. Aman, Jr., JD, Chicago
Sarah Jane Hughes, JD, U. of Washington
Amy G. Applegate, JD, Harvard
Feisal A. al-Istrabadi, JD, Indiana (Maurer) /
John S. Applegate, JD, Harvard
A. James Barnes, JD, Harvard
Mark D. Janis, JD, Indiana (Maurer)
Jeannine Bell, JD, PhD, Michigan
Dawn E. Johnsen, JD, Yale
Terry A. Bethel, JD, Ohio State
Jayanth K. Krishnan, JD, Ohio State / PhD, Wisconsin
Brian J. Broughman, JD, Michigan / PhD, Berkeley
Seth M. Lahn, JD, Yale
Kevin D. Brown, JD, Yale
Julia C. Lamber, JD, Indiana (Maurer)
Keith A. Buckley, JD, Indiana (Maurer)
Marshall A. Leaffer, JD, Texas / LLM, NYU
Hannah L. Buxbaum, JD, Cornell / LLM, University
Leandra Lederman, JD, LLM, NYU
H. Timothy Lovelace, JD, PhD, Virginia
of Heidelberg
LLM, SJD, Northwestern
Fred H. Cate, JD, Stanford
Jody L. Madeira, JD, PhD, Penn
Daniel Cole, JD, Lewis & Clark / JSD, Stanford
Kimberly Mattioli, JD, Michigan
Daniel O. Conkle, JD, Ohio State
Ethan Michelson, PhD, Chicago
Stephen A. Conrad, JD, Yale / PhD, Harvard
Michael Mattioli, JD, Penn
Paul P. Craig, BCL, Oxford
Timothy Morrison, JD, Indiana (Maurer)
Yvonne M. Cripps, LLB, LLM, Victoria U. of Wellington,
Donna M. Nagy, JD, NYU
Mark E. Need, JD, MBA, Indiana (Maurer)
New Zealand / PhD, Cambridge
Laura B. Daghe, JD, Illinois
Christiana Ochoa, JD, Harvard
Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt, JD, PhD, Michigan
Aviva A. Orenstein, JD, Cornell
Jost Delbrück, LLM, Indiana (Maurer)
Austen L. Parrish, JD, Columbia
Robert Downey, JD, Indiana (Maurer)
William D. Popkin, LLB, Harvard
Roger B. Dworkin, JD, Stanford
Jennifer S. Prusak, JD, Michigan
Jessica M. Eaglin, JD, Duke
Victor D. Quintanilla, JD, Georgetown
Lisa A. Farnsworth, JD, Indiana (Maurer)
Cynthia Reichard, JD, Indiana (Maurer)
David P. Fidler, JD, Harvard
Lauren K. Robel, JD, Indiana (Maurer)
Robert L. Fischman, JD, Michigan
Ian Samuel, JD, NYU
Gina-Gail S. Fletcher, JD, Cornell
Steve Sanders, JD, Michigan
Pamela Foohey, JD, Harvard
John A. Scanlan, JD, Notre Dame / PhD, Iowa
Luis Fuentes-Rohwer, JD, PhD, Michigan /
Ryan W. Scott, JD, Minnesota
Gene E. Shreve, LLB, LLM, Harvard
LLM, Georgetown
Ralph F. Gaebler, JD, Indiana (Maurer)
Earl R.C. Singleton, JD, Indiana (Maurer)
David Gamage, JD, Yale
Jeffrey E. Stake, JD, Georgetown
Ann J. Gellis, JD, NYU
J. Alexander Tanford, JD, LLM, Duke
Charles G. Geyh, JD, Wisconsin
Inge Van der Cruysse, JD, Indiana (Maurer)
Donald H. Gjerdingen, JD, William Mitchell / LLM, Yale
Shana Wallace, JD, Chicago
Sophia C. Goodman, JD, Case Western
Timothy William Waters, JD, Harvard
Gabrielle L. Goodwin, JD, Chicago Kent
W. William Weeks III, JD, Indiana (Maurer)
Edwin H. Greenebaum, LLB, Harvard / LLM, Michigan
Carwina Weng, JD, NYU
Norman J. Hedges, JD, Indiana (Maurer)
Deborah Widiss, JD, Yale
Robert H. Heidt, JD, Wisconsin
Susan H. Williams, JD, Harvard
William D. Henderson, JD, Chicago
David C. Williams, JD, Harvard
J. William Hicks, JD, Michigan
Elisabeth Zoller, LLD, Université Paris II
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THE JEROME HALL LAW LIBRARY IS THE ACADEMIC HUB OF THE LAW SCHOOL. SURROUNDED BY THE BEAUTIFUL ACREAGE OF DUNN’S WOODS, IT IS ONE OF THE NATION’S TOP-RANKED LAW LIBRARIES, WITH AN EXTENSIVE DIGITAL REPOSITORY AND LIBRARIANS WITH LAW DEGREES.
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a different approach to your first year
Career Choices and The Legal Profession
Practice Group Advisors
In addition to the usual 1L courses — Civil Procedure,
As a 1L, you will be paired with a practice group advisor,
Contracts, Torts, Property, Criminal Law, and Constitu-
an upper-division student who will work closely with you
tional Law — you will enroll in two innovative, profes-
and a small group of your classmates as you navigate the
sional development courses: Career Choices and The
first year of law school. PGAs will help you assess your
Legal Profession. In Career Choices, you will hear from
interests and abilities as you define your professional
experienced professionals from a variety of practice set-
goals and aspirations.
tings while you perfect your résumé and determine your career path. In The Legal Profession, you will wrestle with realistic problems that ask you to apply the rules of professional responsibility and to comprehend how economics, workplace pressures, and organizational incentives affect lawyers. Working in teams, you will present or enact solutions to those problems and hear critiques from your fellow students.
THE IU SAMPLE GATES
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AS AN INDIANA LAW STUDENT, YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF COURSES IN ALL THE AREAS YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM A TOP-TIER LAW SCHOOL. THE UPPERDIVISION COURSES BELOW ARE GROUPED BY OUR 17 AREAS OF FOCUS, BUT YOU CAN SELECT THE COMBINATION BEST SUITED TO YOUR INTERESTS AND CAREER GOALS AFTER YOU COMPLETE THE REQUIRED FIRST-YEAR COURSES.
First-year courses Fall semester: Career Choices Civil Procedure Contracts Legal Research and Writing
Representing the State
Principles of Law and Economics
Securities Regulation
Sales
Seminar in Administrative Law:
Secured Transactions
Lawyering in the Modern
Securities Regulation
Administrative State
Seminar in Commercial Law:
Seminar on the Supreme Court
Seminar in Corporate Law:
as an Institution
Torts Spring semester: Constitutional Law Criminal Law The Legal Profession
CURRICULUM
1L STUDENTS TAKE AN OATH OF
Legal Research and Writing Property
Upper-division areas of focus
Business and commercial law Accounting for Lawyers Advanced Bankruptcy: Business Reorganization Antitrust Law I
Financial Regulation
Seminar in Law and Development Seminar in Law and Economics Transactional Drafting Transactional Drafting: The Anatomy
of a Deal
Civil rights and equality
Banking Law Bankruptcy Business and Human Rights
American Legal History
Administrative law and government regulation
Business Planning
Children and the Law
Corporate Finance Law
Civil Rights Statutes
Corporations
Constitutional Litigation
Deliberative Leadership
Employment Discrimination
Administrative Law
Entertainment Law
Feminist Jurisprudence
Advanced Environmental Law
Entrepreneurship Law Clinic
Gender and the Law
and Practice
International Business Negotiations
Human Rights
American Legal History
International Business Transactions
Immigration Law
Antitrust Law
International Securities Regulation
Law and Education: Advanced
Banking Law
International Trade
Employment Discrimination
Law and Sports
Law and Education: Higher Education
Employment Law
The Lawyer as a Business Executive
Law and Education: Leadership in
European Union Law
Legal Issues in Mergers and
Immigration Law
Acquisitions
Law and Education: Legal Perspectives
Introduction to Environmental Law
Legal Operations
Land Use Controls
Mergers and Acquisitions**
Law and Education: Workshop on
Lawyering in the Public Interest
Negotiable Instruments
Legislation
Non-Profit Law Clinic
Law and Social Psychology
Public Natural Resources
Non-Profit Organizations
Lawyering in the Public Interest
PROFESSIONALISM DURING ORIENTATION.
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Consumer Credit
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School Law*
Special Education*
on Education*
Problems in Education Leadership*
Advanced courses:
Introduction to Income Tax
Survey of Intellectual Property
Constitutionalism in the Middle East
Seminar in Constitutional Law:
Advanced Environmental Law
Legal Operations
Trademark and Unfair Competition Law
European Union Law
Seminar in Children and the Law
Sexuality, Reproduction, and
Mediation (or Negotiations)
Seminar in Comparative Inequality
the Constitution
Climate Law and Policy
Non-Profit Law Clinic
Seminar in Jurisprudence
Enrichment courses
Project Management
Seminar in the Supreme Court as
Conservation Law Clinic
Project Management II
International Environmental Law
Trial Advocacy
Seminar on Judicial Conduct
Water Law
Wills and Trusts
State Constitutional Law
Wildlife Law
Poverty Law
Race, American Society, and the Law
Constitutional design After Atrocities: Processes of
Post-Conflict Justice
Constitutionalism in the Middle East Constitutional Design in Multiethnic Societies Constitutional Law I
The Second Amendment
an Institution
Criminal law and procedure
Constitutional Law II
Core courses:
Human Rights
Appellate Practice and Procedure:
International Criminal Law
Criminal Appeal from Transcript
Seminar in Constitutional Design: Rights,
to Argument
Criminal Law Externship
Gender, and States of Emergency
Criminal Procedure: Capstone
Constitutional law Administrative Law Advanced Constitutional Law Advanced Constitutional Law:
Issues Related to the Press
American Constitutional Law for
Foreign Lawyers
American Legal History Constitutional History Colloquium Constitutional Law II Criminal Procedure: Trial Criminal Process: Investigation
Criminal Procedure: Investigation Criminal Procedure: Trial Federal Criminal Law and White
Collar Crime
Federal Habeas Litigation International Criminal Law Seminar in Criminal Law:
Federal Sentencing
Seminar in Criminal Law: Punishment
in Theory and Practice
Seminar in Law and Psychology of
Crime, Culpability, and Punishment
Federal Jurisdiction
Other related courses:
Law and Political Theory: Institutional
Advanced Trial Practice
Evidence
Analysis and Development
Constitutional Litigation
Seminar in Constitutional Law
Federal Jurisdiction
Seminar in Constitutional Law:
Trial Advocacy
Congress, Presidency, and the Courts
Seminar in Constitutional Law:
The Courts, the Democratic Process,
and the People
Seminar in Constitutional Law:
The First Amendment
Seminar in Constitutional Law:
Other related courses: Land Use Controls Legislation
Family law Children and the Law Community Legal Clinic Domestic Relations Mediation Estate Planning Family Law Family and Children Mediation Clinic Feminist Jurisprudence Gender and the Law Independent Clinical Project Mediation Negotiations Public Interest Internship Program Strategies in Critical Reading and
Writing: Family Law
Seminar in Children and the Law Seminar in Law and Society: Work,
Family, and the Law
General practice
Law and Religion
and Practice
Environmental law
Independent Clinical Project
Public Natural Resources Law
International Law
International Intellectual Property Internet Law Internet Law: Political and Legal
Entertainment Law
Patent Trial Practice
Health Law
Seminar: Introduction to
Health Privacy Law
Information Privacy and Security
Seminar in Intellectual Property:
Management Practicum
Information Privacy Law I Information Privacy Law II Information Security Law Internet Law Internet Law: Political and Legal Dimensions*** Patent Law Seminar in Information Privacy Seminar in International Law:
Drone Law
Biotechnological Innovation
Data Law and Policy
Entrepreneurship Law Clinic Intellectual Property Externship Intellectual Property Law Clinic Intellectual Property Practicum:
The Legal Aspects of Music
International and comparative law International Law
International Business Transactions
Biotechnological Innovation
Seminar in Intellectual Property:
Data Law and Policy
Intellectual property
Human Rights Immigration Law International Business Negotiations International Criminal Law International Environmental Law International Intellectual Property International Securities Regulation International Trade Seminar in Comparative Inequality Seminar in Comparative Law:
Islamic Law
Seminar in Globalization Seminar in International Law:
Drone Law
Seminar in Law and Development Seminar in Law and Society of China Seminar in Law and Society:
Immigration and Law
Seminar in Transnational Law
Clinics and practicum:
Seminar in Introduction to
Criminal Procedure — Trial (or Criminal
Introduction to Environmental Law
Intellectual Property Transactions
Patent Prosecution
Trademarks and Unfair Competition
Family Law
Intellectual Property Colloquium
Cybersecurity
Corporations
Administrative Law
Intellectual Property Antitrust
Law and Biomedical Advance
Survey of Intellectual Property
Evidence
Federal Circuit Advocacy
Copyright Law
Bankruptcy (or Secured Transactions)
Process — Investigation)
Entertainment Law
Dimensions
Seminar in Law and Medicine
Advanced Patent Law
Constitutional Law II
Administrative Law
Core courses:
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Information, communications, and privacy law
Advanced courses:
Labor and employment law Core courses: Employment Discrimination Employment Law Labor and Employment Arbitration Labor Law Seminar in Law and Society:
International Trade
Work, Family, and the Law
Related courses: Administrative Law
Advanced courses:
Antitrust Law
Business and Human Rights
Contracts
Comparative Law:
Corporations
Immigration Law
Comparative Legal Systems
Comparative Law: Constitutional Design
Judicial Field Placements
Legislation
and the Economy
Core courses:
Comparative Law: Islam and
Mediation
Copyright Law
Negotiations
International Intellectual Property
Constitutional Design in Multiethnic
Patent Law
Societies
Human Rights
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Trial Advocacy
Litigation and alternative dispute resolution
Property
Advanced Appellate Advocacy
Law and Philanthropy
Advanced Civil Procedure
Law and Political Theory: Institutional
Advanced Legal Writing
Advanced Trial Practice
Real Estate Finance
Advocacy — Interscholastic
Wills and Trusts
Project Management II Public Interest Internship
Estate Planning
Public Speaking
Land Use Controls
Student Legal Services Externship
Appellate Practice and Procedure Appellate Practice and Procedure —
Criminal Appeal: From Transcript
to Argument
Civil Procedure II Constitutional Litigation Complex Litigation Conflict of Laws Domestic Relations Mediation Evidence Federal Circuit Advocacy Federal Habeas Litigation Federal Jurisdiction Judicial Field Placements Law and Social Psychology Litigation Drafting Mediation Negotiations Patent Trial Practice Pre-trial Litigation Pre-trial Litigation: Courtroom Procedure Pre-trial Litigation: Criminal Practice Pre-trial Litigation: Depositions Products Liability Protection Order Litigation Remedies and Equity Representing the State Seminar on Judicial Conduct Trial Advocacy Trial Competition
Washington Public Interest Program
Analysis and Development
Tax Core courses:
Moot Courts
Appellate Advocacy
Trial Advocacy
Skill development
Introduction to Income Tax Advanced courses
Advanced Appellate Advocacy Advanced Environmental Law
and Practice
Partnership Tax Seminar in Tax Policy
Advanced Trial Practice Advocacy — Interscholastic
Corporate Tax
Moot Courts
State and Local Tax Strategic Business and Tax Planning** Tax Policy Colloquium
Appellate Advocacy
Transactional Drafting: Tax
Community Legal Clinic Conservation Law Clinic
Allied Law School courses:
Criminal Law Externship
Accounting for Lawyers
Decision-Making for Lawyers
Corporate Finance
Deliberative Leadership
Estate Planning
Domestic Relations Mediation
International Business Transactions
Entrepreneurship Law Clinic
Law and Philanthropy
Estate Planning
Legislation
WITH OUR 6.6/1 STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO
Ethics and Compliance
Mergers and Acquisitions**
AND SMALL CLASS SIZES, YOU WILL HAVE
PERSONAL ATTENTION
UNPARALLELED ACCESS TO FACULTY, BOTH
Federal Circuit Advocacy Family and Children Mediation Clinic
IN AND OUT OF CLASS.
Independent Clinical Project Indiana Legal Services Externship IP Externship IP Practicum Judicial Field Placements
Typical first-year class section size
Lawyering in the Public Interest Legal Operations Mediation Modern Law Practice Average upper-division class size
Modern Small Firm Practice Negotiations Patent Prosecution Patent Trial Practice
% of upper-division classes with 15 or fewer students
Private Practice Externship Project Management
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* OFFERED THROUGH THE IU SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ** OFFERED THROUGH THE IU KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS *** OFFERED THROUGH THE IU SCHOOL OF INFORMATICS, COMPUTING, AND ENGINEERING
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INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Indiana Law offers a unique global fellowship pro-
Dublin, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Leiden, Milan, New Delhi,
gram that gives you the opportunity to work directly
Paris, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Shenzhen, Taipei,
with some of the nation’s leading legal scholars on
and Warsaw. Summer study is available in Hamburg,
issues affecting countries around the globe. Each
London, and Paris, among others.
of these programs features a semester abroad and a Even if you spend all three years in Bloomington, you
Stewart Fellowship: a paid summer externship with a
will have many international opportunities. We have
prestigious law firm, non-governmental organization,
one of the world’s oldest LLM programs, hosting about
or multinational company. When you return to cam-
60 graduate students from 20 countries each year. You
pus, you will serve as a paid research assistant for
will attend classes with LLM students and share global
a faculty member conducting research on timely
perspectives. We also offer a JD/LLM if you choose to
topics relevant to your country of interest. Stewart
Stewart Fellows since 2010
Stewart Fellows global externship countries
Summer and semester exchange programs
Partnerships with international law schools
BEIJING
extend your studies on the international stage.
Fellowships are offered in Argentina, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Thailand, and Vietnam. If a traditional semester or summer abroad better suits your goals, we offer semester exchange programs with partner universities in Auckland, Barcelona, Beijing,
BANGKOK
BUENOS AIRES
SEOUL
NEW DELHI
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AS A LAWYER, YOU WILL SPEND YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE SOLVING COMPLEX PROBLEMS THAT SPAN MANY DISCIPLINES. AS AN INDIANA LAW STUDENT, YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES OF A MAJOR RESEARCH UNIVERSITY THAT WILL PREPARE YOU FOR THE CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS REQUIRED OF TODAY’S LAWYERS.
10+ joint degree programs
Joint degrees with IU’s #21 ranked Kelley School of Business JD/MBA JD/MBAA (Accounting) JD/MSA (Accounting)
Joint degrees with IU’s #1 ranked School of Public and Environmental Affairs
the vibrant life of a major research university
JD/MPA JD/MSES
Other IU joint degrees JD/MA or MS in Telecommunications JD/MLS in Library and Information Science JD/MA in Journalism JD/MPH in Public Health JD/MA in Russian and East European Studies JD/MS in Cybersecurity Risk Management
Joint degrees with international partners JD/MBA with Sungkyunkwan University (Seoul) JD/LLM with Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) JD/LLM with Trinity College Dublin JD/LLM with Peking University (Beijing) / PKU School of Transnational Law (Shenzhen) JD/LLM with Jindal Global Law School (Sonipat, India)
In addition to these joint degrees, the Law School offers several other formal joint degree programs, or you can create an individually designed joint degree with other schools and departments to meet your learning and career goals. The Law School will coordinate with the other school or department to establish the joint or concurrent program. ASSOCIATE DEAN CHRISTIANA OCHOA TEACHES CONTRACTS, A STAPLE OF THE 1L CURRICULUM.
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Indiana Law’s research centers The Center for Constitutional Democracy helps people in post-conflict societies build legal institutions that will allow them to live together in peace, justice, and democracy. It is one of the only centers in the world to do active constitutional design consulting. The Milt and Judi Stewart Center on the Global Legal Profession is focused on the unprecedented challenges lawyers are facing around the world and developing research and training materials to assist current and future attorneys in their understanding of international legal systems. The Center for Intellectual Property Research trains students who are passionate about innovation and creativity and who seek an intensive experience in IP law — patent, trademark and unfair competition, copyright, design, and information policy. The Center for Law, Society & Culture promotes and disseminates a multidisciplinary understanding of law through scholarship, teaching, and discussion. The Center produces, presents, and coordinates research conducted by exceptional scholars in schools and departments across Indiana University on law and legal problems. — CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, AND SCHOOL OF GLOBAL AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Clinics
As one of the earliest schools to adopt an aspirational pro bono service goal for its students, Indiana Law’s
Community Legal Clinic: Work with local residents
pro bono and clinical programs combine to provide
whose incomes generally prevent them from hiring
the most extensive network of community legal sup-
lawyers for civil cases, including divorce, guardian-
port in south-central Indiana. In a typical year, our
ships, adoption, and custody. The clinic also assists
roughly 500 students log more than 15,000 hours of
individuals and disability rights groups with disabil-
legal service to local and nearby communities.
ity claims.
Pro bono projects
Conservation Law Clinic: Serve as an intern in the Conservation Law Center, Inc., a public-interest law
The Inmate Legal Assistance Project provides legal
firm, and work on actual matters for clients who need
counsel to inmates at the federal penitentiary in Terre
assistance with natural resource conservation issues.
Haute, Indiana.
Elmore Entrepreneurship Law Clinic: Help high-
The LGBT Project offers legal services on discrimi-
growth ventures become more operational and sus-
nation, legislation, and education matters on behalf
tainable as you earn your JD/MBA.
of LGBT advocacy organizations throughout the state.
Intellectual Property Law Clinic: Help clients pro-
The Pro Bono Immigration Project supports the un-
tect their investment in innovation through this
met legal needs of non-citizens in Bloomington and
hands-on clinic, certified by the US Patent and Trade-
surrounding areas.
mark Office for both patent and trademark law. The Protective Order Project helps victims of domesNon-Profit Law Clinic: Engage in public interest
tic abuse, sexual assault, and stalking obtain civil
lawyering through business and transactional work
protective orders, with the additional goal of prevent-
for non-profit organizations, including entity forma-
ing further abuse.
tion, contract drafting, basic tax advice, governance, The Tenant Assistance Project helps tenants who
and compliance.
face an immediate threat of eviction and educates Viola J. Taliaferro Family and Children
them about their legal rights.
Mediation Clinic: Mediate real-life disputes among The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Project pro-
families with children in family law cases while you
vides free income tax preparation services to qualify-
become a fully trained and registered domestic rela-
ing residents each year.
tions mediator.
The Will Preparation Project pairs law students with IU faculty and employees to offer this service at no charge in conjunction with the University Office of the Vice President and General Counsel.
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Externships
gram for you. You’ll spend half of your 3L year in Washington, DC, working in a federal agency, in Con-
Our externships offer you ways to earn academic
gress, or in a non-profit public advocacy organization,
credit while spending from one day a week to an entire
while you earn eight hours of credit. If you’d like to
semester working under the supervision of a trained
spend the summer in New York, we have a program
legal practitioner. Our externship opportunities can
that introduces you to numerous opportunities in the
be found throughout Indiana, in the nation’s capital,
public and private sectors there.
and many places around the globe. Student Legal Services: Earn credit while you work at Criminal Law: Gain a better understanding of the ma-
Student Legal Services, a nonprofit law office that pro-
jor issues involved with criminal law practice and the
vides legal services to Indiana University students
criminal justice system. In addition to legal research
and student groups.
and writing tasks, you’ll observe and participate in various criminal court proceedings under attorney
If none of these options meets your career objectives,
supervision. You will work in prosecutors’ and public
our faculty and advisers will work with you to develop
defenders’ offices in south central Indiana.
an independent clinical project.
Indiana Legal Services: Help elderly and low-income
Moot court and trial competitions
people in southern Indiana with legal problems affecting their access to basics such as food, shelter, in-
THE WINNERS AND JUDGES OF THE 2017 SHERMAN MINTON MOOT COURT COMPETITION
A lawyer’s role is, above all else, one of client advoca-
come, medical care, and personal safety.
cy. Whether representing clients in a corporate transIntellectual Property: Work with faculty in our
action, in tax planning, or in a courtroom trial, profi-
Center for IP Research to develop an on-site program
ciency as an advocate is essential. Indiana Law offers
tailored to your interests.
several opportunities for you to hone your skills as a litigator. Chief among these is our Sherman Minton
Judicial Field Placements: Spend a day every week
Moot Court Competition, where you can participate
in the chambers of a US District Court judge or mag-
in argument, legal representation, and jurisprudence
istrate judge in Indianapolis, where you’ll gain first-
by researching and writing an appellate brief and en-
hand experience from judges and their staff.
gaging in oral arguments. It is the school’s signature Public Interest: Our public interest externship pro-
student event, with nearly 75 percent participation.
gram gives you the opportunity to explore this popu-
Indiana Law alumni and other legal practitioners and
lar field while earning academic credit. About 30% of
judges from around the country serve as competition
Indiana Law’s students participate each summer.
judges. The competition is named for Hon. Sherman
Semester Public Interest (Washington, DC): If you
Minton, class of 1915, who served on the US Supreme
think you’d like to work on Capitol Hill — or represent
Court from 1949–1956.
people who do — or for the federal government or a public advocacy organization, this is a perfect pro-
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Other competitions include: – Law School Trial Competition
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
– Jessup International Moot Court
The Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies publishes
– National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court
articles by distinguished legal scholars focusing on
– National Environmental Law Moot Court
globalization and international law. Each issue gener-
– Williams Institute Moot Court
ally contains articles by authors from many different
– International Transaction Drafting
countries. Students edit and proofread articles and
– Venture Capital Investment Competition
verify the accuracy and form of cited sources.
– Intellectual Property LawMeet
Law journals
Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality
As an Indiana Law student, you will be eligible to
The purpose of this journal is to serve as an interdis-
apply to one of our highly regarded law journals,
ciplinary academic forum for scholars, practitioners,
which will enable you to conduct and publish origi-
policy-makers, and students to contribute to society’s
nal legal research as well as edit work by prominent
understanding of legal and policy issues concerning
legal scholars.
race, religion, gender, and class.
Indiana Law Journal
IP Theory
The ILJ publishes original articles by a distinguished
IP Theory is a peer-edited, online intellectual proper-
and diverse selection of authors that have included
ty law publication hosted by the Law School’s Center
former United States Chief Justice William Rehnquist
for Intellectual Property Research. It is neither law
and US Solicitor General Seth Waxman. Students se-
journal nor blog; it is a different sort of publication
lect, edit, and verify the accuracy and form of cited
designed to occupy a niche between the two. IP Theo-
from during your law school years:
sources in the articles. The journal also publishes
ry serves as a forum for essays, book reviews, and re-
– How to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement — complete with going on strike
several student-written articles.
views of literature in IP and related fields.
HELPING INDIANA LAW STUDENTS BECOME PRACTICE-READY In addition to traditional doctrinal study, you’ll have the opportunity to learn the law in some unusual ways. Here are some examples of the practical experiences you can choose
and picketing your professor’s office
– How to take a deposition – How to become a certified domestic relations mediator – How to enter an appearance in a criminal law proceeding – How to run the operations of a successful small law firm – How to deliver service learning that will help local community organizations while
you study the fundamentals of civil procedure
Indiana Journal of Constitutional Design The Indiana Journal of Constitutional Design is the first journal devoted specifically to the emerging field of constitutional design. This new field examines the ways in which basic legal ordering
Many of these opportunities are available in our popular Wintersession course, a one-week, pass/fail intensive session for upper-division students offered free of charge just before the spring term begins. These are just a few ways in which Indiana Law integrates hands-on
shapes and is shaped by political, economic, and cultural conditions.
practice tips with rigorous analytical study.
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Every student’s experience at Indiana Law is bound to be dif-
> Jewish Law Students Association
ferent, but there’s one common thread: a supportive, collegial
> Labor and Employment Law Society
environment where students work together toward mutual
> Latin Law Student Association
success. From day one, our students realize that the people
> Law and Drama Society
sitting next to them in class will be their future colleagues
> Older and Wiser Law Students
(or opponents), and that it pays to treat them with dignity and
> OUTlaw
respect, just as any legal professional should.
> Outreach for Legal Literacy > Phi Alpha Delta
Because we are not an urban school with traffic and safety
> Phi Delta Phi
problems, students and faculty like to stay around after class,
> Public Interest Law Foundation
well into the afternoons and evenings. You’ll find them in
> Society for Law and the Arts
the common areas of the library, along with the adjacent first
> Sports and Entertainment Law Society
floor lobby of Baier Hall, which serve as the school’s Student
> Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Union. On Fridays, you will hear students from IU’s acclaimed
> Student Bar Association
Jacobs School of Music perform in the lobby during our lunch-
> Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
time Live from Baier Hall series. The library is also where Dean
> Women’s Law Caucus
Parrish visits informally with students over coffee and cookies Student life extends well beyond the walls of Baier Hall. Our
every month.
student life
signature social event, the Rapheal M. Prevot, Jr. Barrister’s One hallmark of the Indiana Law community is our large num-
Ball, brings the community together for a formal evening out
ber of student organizations. Whether you are looking for net-
every spring. It is sponsored by our Black Law Students’ Associ-
working opportunities, ways to serve the community, or just a
ation, voted best chapter in the Midwest.
little fun and relaxation, you will find something of interest: In addition, the IU Bloomington campus presents a world of > Advocates for Life
cultural and athletic opportunities, from Big Ten sports to
> American Bar Association Law Student Division
opera and musicals. Biking, boating, hiking, and camping are
> American Constitution Society
just minutes away. And Indianapolis, with its trendy down-
> Asian Pacific American Law Student Association
town and #15 restaurant-city ranking, is only an hour north of
> Black Law Student Association
campus. All of this is surprisingly affordable: You can live in
> Business and Law Society
Bloomington for much less than other comparable cities and
> Christian Legal Society
college towns.
> Environmental Law Society > Family Law Society > Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies > Feminist Law Forum > Health Law Society > If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice > Indianapolis Bar Association > Intellectual Property Association > International Law Society > J. Reuben Clark Law Society
OPPOSITE PAGE: STUDENTS AT THE LAW SCHOOL’S ANNUAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION FAIR.
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WELCOME TO BLOOMINGTON NESTLED IN THE ROLLING HILLS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA, BLOOMINGTON IS HOME TO 85,000 RESIDENTS AND SERVES AS A HOME AWAY FROM HOME FOR THOUSANDS OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND ALUMNI WHO CHERISH THE DYNAMIC ENERGY, SPECTACULAR SCENERY, WORLD-CLASS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, BIG TEN SPORTING EVENTS, THRIVING LOCAL BUSINESSES, VIBRANT ARTS SCENE AND UNIQUE SHOPPING AND DINING EXPERIENCES OFFERED THERE. BLOOMINGTON’S ADMITTEDLY UNIQUE CHARACTER WELCOMES ALL TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY BUILDING. OUR FRIENDLY, SAFE AND INVITING ENVIRONMENT EMBRACES VISITORS AND IDEAS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE. BLOOMINGTON IS A CITY OF BOTH DREAMERS AND DOERS. COURTESY OF THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, BLOOMINGTON.IN.GOV.
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one degree, a world of connections An Indiana Law degree is your point of entry to a ca-
various career-oriented programs all year long. If
reer with many options. Our alumni — whether five or
you’re leaning toward public service, our innovative
50 years out of school — bring honor and distinction
Washington, DC semester externship program offers
to the profession in many ways: as solo practitioners,
you course credit while you work in public service
corporate counsel, large-firm associates, judges, en-
and make connections for a full-time position after
trepreneurs, and in public service. More than two
earning your degree.
dozen of them serve on our Young Alumni Steering Many students aren’t sure about their career goals
Committee in 25 cities, ready to help you build your
when they start law school, and those goals can change.
network and get settled after you graduate.
For this reason, the Career Services Office offers You will meet many of our alumni while you’re still
unique career exploration trips. Every year, students
in school. More than 1,000 volunteer in other ways
visit law firms and public interest and government
in support of your success — as moot court judges,
organizations in Chicago, Washington, DC, and
adjunct professors, and speakers at various events
Indianapolis, where they engage in tours, network-
throughout the year. They also provide support as
ing, and panel discussions. Visits include elite firms
networking contacts and informal mentors.
in Chicago, every major firm in Indianapolis, and the Department of Justice and other federal agencies in
Our Career Services Office will be at your service
Washington. These exploration trips help students
during your time in Bloomington and beyond. A team
sharpen their career focus while getting acquainted
of professionals will help you analyze your options,
with potential employers.
perfect your résumé, and prepare for interviews. Every year more than 70 firms come to Bloomington
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Law school alumni
Indiana University alumni
Annual volunteers
of class of 2017 employed 10 months after graduation 1
of class of 2017 employed in states outside Indiana
to interview from major cities, including Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and St. Louis. We also conduct on-location recruiting with a dozen large firms in Chicago, and we can connect you with other employers throughout the country, in a variety of settings. You will also benefit from on-campus visits from alumni and other friends of the school through
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EMPLOYED IN LONG-TERM, FULL-TIME JD REQUIRED OR JD ADVANTAGE POSITIONS AS OF MARCH 15, 2018.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE FIRMS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECRUIT OUR STUDENTS IN A TYPICAL YEAR:
Chicago on-location recruiting
Polsinelli (St. Louis)
WHERE IS THE CLASS OF 2017 WORKING?
Procter & Gamble (Cincinnati)
Baker & McKenzie
Reinhart Boerner VanDeuren (Milwaukee)
Chapman & Cutler
Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck (Washington, DC)
Dinsmore & Shohl
Sidley Austin (Chicago)
Greenberg Traurig
Skadden Arps (New York)
Jenner & Block
Stinson Leonard Street (Minneapolis)
Jones Day
Varnum (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Latham & Watkins
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek (Milwaukee)
Locke Lord
19%
Woods Oviatt Gilman (Rochester, N.Y.)
Mayer Brown McDermott Will & Emery
Government and publicinterest organizations that have hired our graduates in recent years include:
Morgan Lewis & Bockius Carson Boxberger (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Densborn Blachly (Indianapolis) Dinsmore & Shohl (Cincinnati)
government
ACLU
Faegre Baker Daniels (Indianapolis)
Animal Legal Defense Fund
Foster Swift Collins & Smith (Lansing, Mich.)
Attorney General of Missouri
Fredrikson & Byron (Minneapolis)
Cook County State’s Attorney
Frost Brown Todd (Cincinnati)
Indiana Attorney General
Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman (Indianapolis)
54%
14%
law firms
business and industry
Indiana Department of Child Services
Honigman Miller (Detroit)
Indiana Legal Services
Ice Miller (Indianapolis)
Lawrence County Prosecutor’s Office
Reed Smith
Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati
On-campus recruiting
Legal Aid Society of Washington, DC Legal Aid Society of Wisconsin
Armstrong Teasdale (St. Louis)
Marion County Prosecutor’s Office
Barnes & Thornburg (Indianapolis)
Marion County Public Defender
Barrett McNagny (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff (Cleveland)
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic
Bingham Greenebaum Doll (Indianapolis)
5%
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
Bryan Cave (Chicago)
clerkships
Philadelphia District Attorney
Burke Costanza & Carberry (Merrillville, Ind.)
Prairie State Legal Services
Burke Warren MacKay & Serritella (Chicago)
Student Legal Services
Covington & Burling (Washington, DC)
Texas Attorney General
Fish & Richardson (San Diego)
3%
US Air Force JAG Corps
Jackson Kelly (Charleston, W. Va.)
US Army JAG Corps
Kirkland & Ellis (Chicago)
academia
US Department of Justice
Lowndes Drosdick Doster (Orlando, Fla.) McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff (Chicago)
Indiana Law sponsors students to participate in
Nixon Peabody (Chicago)
the Equal Justice Works Job Fair and the Midwest
Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker (Washington, DC)
Public Interest Conference and Career Fair.
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