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Oct 20, 2005

DePaul Offers Law Students Practical Education In The Legal Heart Of Chicago, According To A Report By Princeton Review

Students attending the DePaul University College of Law said studying and working in downtown Chicago gives them the opportunity to pursue a quality legal education in heart of Chicago and that the law school’s research centers and institutes allow them to directly contribute to Chicago’s legal community. These were among the findings of the Princeton Review in its annual survey of American law schools. DePaul’s College of Law is one of 159 law schools featured in the 2006 edition of Princeton Review’s book, “Best 159 Law Schools,” (Random House/Princeton Review, 2005) which is based exclusively on student opinion.

The survey generated profiles of the nation’s most outstanding law schools using information collected over a three-year survey cycle from over 15,000 students attending the 159 American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law schools that participated in the study during the 2004-05 academic year. As of August 2005, there were 191 ABA approved law schools. The survey conducted primarily online, asked students to answer 50 questions about themselves, their career plans and their school’s academics, student body and campus life. Complete survey information is posted at www.PrincetonReview.com.

Among the findings reported from DePaul law students were:

  • DePaul’s innovative curriculum allows students to tailor their education to their career objectives. Students said the core of traditional subjects offered at DePaul prepare them for the practice of law while joint degree programs, certificate programs, graduate law programs and an extensive collection of advanced-level courses further enrich their educational options;

  • Professors are the College of Law’s “strongest suit” because they keep students engaged, challenged and stimulated. Students said that many professors have a spirit and enthusiasm that is infectious;

  • DePaul is “a good place for people who want to be a lawyer but still have a life,” because it has the right mix of philosophical analysis and the practical aspects of law;

  • Students were impressed with their classmates’ commitment to public service and their willingness to help classmates.

    “It is enlightening when students’ opinions and feelings drive the core research for a guide designed to aid in the selection of a law school, as is the case with the Princeton Review’s study,” remarked Glen Weissenberger, dean of the College of Law. “The student feedback and assessments in this survey offer valuable insight into the College of Law experience both, inside and outside the classroom.”

    Established in 1912, the College of Law enrolled 1,111 students during the 2004-05 academic year. The law faculty consists of some 55 full-time and 103 part-time lawyers, who are scholars, international affairs experts or accomplished corporate, civil and public interest attorneys. The College of Law has graduated more than 12,000 students since its founding.