University of Chicago Law School

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The University of Chicago Law School is a prestigious, research-intensive law school known for its rigorous intellectual environment and influential contributions to legal theory and law and economics.

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instanceOf graduate school
law school
professional school
academicFocus business law
comparative law
constitutional law
criminal law
international law
jurisprudence
law and economics
legal theory
public law
affiliation private university
barAffiliation American Bar Association accredited
barPassageRate high
campus Hyde Park
country United States of America
surface form: United States
established 1902
founder University of Chicago
hasCenter Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics
Katz Center for Mexican Studies (law collaborations)
Kreisman Center on Housing and Law
hasClinic Abrams Environmental Law Clinic
Federal Criminal Justice Clinic
Immigrants’ Rights Clinic
Innovation Clinic
Mandel Legal Aid Clinic
hasNotableAlumnus Abner J. Mikva
Amy Coney Barrett
Antonin Scalia
Edward Levi
surface form: Edward H. Levi

Harold Washington
John Paul Stevens
Judge Richard Posner
surface form: Richard A. Posner
hasNotableFaculty Cass Sunstein
surface form: Cass R. Sunstein

Geoffrey R. Stone
Martha Nussbaum
surface form: Martha C. Nussbaum

Richard A. Epstein
Judge Richard Posner
surface form: Richard A. Posner

Ronald Coase
jointProgramWith University of Chicago
surface form: University of Chicago Booth School of Business
knownFor Socratic teaching style
influential scholarship in law and economics
influential scholarship in legal theory
interdisciplinary approach
rigorous intellectual environment
small class size
languageOfInstruction English
lawJournal The Chicago Journal of International Law
The University of Chicago Business Law Review
The University of Chicago Legal Forum
lawReview The University of Chicago Law Review
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago

Illinois
membership Association of American Law Schools
motto Crescat scientia; vita excolatur
offersDegree JSD
Juris Doctor
LLM
joint JD–MBA
partOf University of Chicago
rankedAmong top law schools in the United States
teachingMethod Socratic method
type research-intensive law school

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Geoffrey R. Stone workInstitution University of Chicago Law School
Geoffrey R. Stone educatedAt University of Chicago Law School
The University of Chicago Legal Forum publisher University of Chicago Law School
The University of Chicago Legal Forum abbreviation University of Chicago Law School
this entity surface form: Univ. Chi. Legal F.
Richard A. Epstein employer University of Chicago Law School
Richard A. Epstein hasTaughtAt University of Chicago Law School
The University of Chicago Business Law Review publisher University of Chicago Law School
The University of Chicago Business Law Review affiliatedWith University of Chicago Law School
Hyde Park campus affiliatedWith University of Chicago Law School
Abner J. Mikva educated at University of Chicago Law School
Abner J. Mikva employer University of Chicago Law School
David Sacks education University of Chicago Law School
Mythili Raman educatedAt University of Chicago Law School
Sex and Reason hasAuthorAffiliation University of Chicago Law School
Lisa Heinzerling educatedAt University of Chicago Law School
David Hoffman educatedAt University of Chicago Law School
subject surface form: David Hoffman (Illinois politician, born 1967)
University of Chicago Department of Economics affiliatedWith University of Chicago Law School
this entity surface form: Law School of the University of Chicago
Elizabeth educatedAt University of Chicago Law School
subject surface form: Elizabeth Lynne Cheney