Law School Demographics 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year Total Total Class Size 372 328 234 51 985 Men 156 127 101 23 407 Women 214 199 133 27 573 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 Latinx Men 15 11 8 4 38 Women 33 27 16 4 80 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 White Men 108 82 77 15 282 Women 119 112 88 13 332 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 Black or African American Men 17 10 4 2 33 Women 24 24 8 7 63 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Men 0 0 0 0 0 Women 0 0 0 0 0 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 Asian Men 8 5 5 2 20 Women 16 15 10 1 42 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 Native American or Alaska Native Men 0 0 0 0 0 Women 1 1 0 0 2 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 2 or more races Men 3 6 0 0 9 Women 8 6 5 2 21 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 Persons with Disabilities Men NC NC NC NC 0 Women NC NC NC NC 0 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 LGBTQ Men NC NC NC NC 0 UIC JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL https://jmls.uic.edu/career-services/ Basic Information UIC John Marshall Law School 300 South State Street Chicago, Illinois (IL), 60604 United States 312-427-2737 Career Service Administrator: Kim Isemann Executive Director of Career Services Phone: 312-427-2737 [email protected] Registrar: Rebekah Saunders 312-427-2737 Contact Information for Other Career Services Staff Nello Gamberdino, J.D., Senior Associate Director of Employer Outreach; Jordan Levey, J.D., Associate Director; Paul Johnson, J.D., Associate Director; Jeanne Kraft, Associate Director; Sucheta Misra, J.D., Associate Director; Allison Heverin, J.D., Associate Director; Joy Roberts-Caldwell, J.D., Associate Director; Stacia Goldstein, Associate Director; Tamara Goshay-Bryant, Office Manager Admissions Profile (J.D. Candidates only) Applications received 1668 Size of entering class: 310 # of undergraduate colleges represented: 133 # of states represented (incl. D.C.) 26 In-state enrollment: 221 Out-state enrollment: 89 Foreign countries represented: 8 Grade Point Average / Law School Admission Test 25th% 50th% 75th% Grade Point Average Full-Time 2.99 3.28 3.52 Part-Time 2.86 3.17 3.52 Overall 2.96 3.27 3.52 Law School Admission Test Full-Time 148 151 153 Part-Time 149 152 154 Overall 148 151 153 In determining GPA and LSAT averages, are all students included? No If not, what percentage is not included and why? Fourteen students were not included in LSAT calculations (4.5%) because they submitted only GRE scores. Two foreign-educated and one domestic-educated student (1%) were not included because they do not have traditional UGPAs.
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Law School Demographics 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year Total Total Class Size 372 328 234 51 985 Men 156 127 101 23 407 Women 214 199 133 27 573 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 Latinx Men 15 11 8 4 38 Women 33 27 16 4 80 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 White Men 108 82 77 15 282 Women 119 112 88 13 332 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 Black or African American Men 17 10 4 2 33 Women 24 24 8 7 63 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Men 0 0 0 0 0 Women 0 0 0 0 0 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 Asian Men 8 5 5 2 20 Women 16 15 10 1 42 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 Native American or Alaska Native Men 0 0 0 0 0 Women 1 1 0 0 2 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 2 or more races Men 3 6 0 0 9 Women 8 6 5 2 21 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 Persons with Disabilities Men NC NC NC NC 0 Women NC NC NC NC 0 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 LGBTQ Men NC NC NC NC 0
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Basic Information UIC John Marshall Law School 300 South State Street Chicago, Illinois (IL), 60604 United States 312-427-2737
Career Service Administrator: Kim Isemann Executive Director of Career Services Phone: 312-427-2737 [email protected]
Registrar: Rebekah Saunders 312-427-2737
Contact Information for Other Career Services Staff Nello Gamberdino, J.D., Senior Associate Director of Employer Outreach; Jordan Levey, J.D., Associate Director; Paul Johnson, J.D., Associate Director; Jeanne Kraft, Associate Director; Sucheta Misra, J.D., Associate Director; Allison Heverin, J.D., Associate Director; Joy Roberts-Caldwell, J.D., Associate Director; Stacia Goldstein, Associate Director; Tamara Goshay-Bryant, Office Manager
Admissions Profile (J.D. Candidates only) Applications received 1668 Size of entering class: 310 # of undergraduate colleges represented: 133 # of states represented (incl. D.C.) 26 In-state enrollment: 221 Out-state enrollment: 89 Foreign countries represented: 8
Grade Point Average / Law School Admission Test 25th% 50th% 75th%
Grade Point Average Full-Time 2.99 3.28 3.52
Part-Time 2.86 3.17 3.52
Overall 2.96 3.27 3.52
Part-Time 149 152 154
Overall 148 151 153
In determining GPA and LSAT averages, are all students included? No
If not, what percentage is not included and why? Fourteen students were not included in LSAT calculations (4.5%) because they submitted only GRE scores. Two foreign-educated and one domestic-educated student (1%) were not included because they do not have traditional UGPAs.
Women NC NC NC NC 0 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 Non–Resident Alien Men 0 0 0 0 0 Women 4 0 3 0 7 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 Veteran Men NC NC NC NC 0 Women NC NC NC NC 0 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0
Comments Race/Ethnicity unknown: Men: 1st yr: 5 2nd yr: 13 3rd yr: 7 4th yr: 0 Women: 1st yr: 9 2nd yr: 14 3rd yr: 3 4th yr: 0 Gender unknown: Black or African American: 1st yr: 1 2nd yr: 1 White: 1st yr: 0 2nd yr: 1 3rd yr: 1 Non-Resident Alien: 1st yr: 1
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Degree Programs
Number of Students Enrolled: Full-Time: 780 Evening: 0 Part-Time: 205 Other: 0 Fields of Study: LL.M. Degrees Offered: Yes Is LL.M. grading system equivalent to JD system? Yes Joint degree programs offered? Yes Number of LL.M. degrees awarded in previous year: 28
JD Programs:
Community Enterprise & Solidarity Economy Clinic
Registration and Director Permission
International Human Rights Clinic Registration and Director Permission
IP Patent Clinic Registration and Director Permission
IP Trademark Clinic Registration and Director Permission
Pro Bono Litigation Clinic Registration and Director Permission
Veterans Legal Clinic Registration and Director Permission
Special Training and Certification Programs: J.D. Concentrations in Criminal Law & Procedure; Critical Race & Gender Studies (as of Fall 2021); Health Equity, Law & Policy (as of Fall 2021); Intellectual Property Law; International Human Rights Law; Sustainability; and Trial Advocacy & Dispute Resolution
Is Moot Court a required activity? Yes
Moot Court Program Description: All students are required to take an appellate advocacy course as part of UIC John Marshall’s Lawyering Skills program. The course culminates in a course-wide (all sections) moot court competition in which students must prepare a brief and two oral arguments in a hypothetical appellate case. To be eligible as a candidate for Moot Court Honors Council, a student must be in the top third of the student's class and must have successfully completed LS III: Herzog Competition with a grade of B or better. Herzog Competition award winners are also automatically eligible to be candidates.
Explanation of Grading System Letter Grades Other Grading System? Numerical Equivalents
A+ N/A 4.01
A N/A 4.00
A- N/A 3.67
B+ N/A 3.33
B N/A 3.00
B- N/A 2.67
C+ N/A 2.33
C N/A 2.00
C- N/A 1.67
D N/A 1.00
F N/A 0.00
Comments: This system applies to all degree programs, including the J.D., LL.M., and M.J. programs. It does not apply to the pre-admission SCALES program.
Minimum Grade Required to Attain:
Top 10%: 3.77 Top 25%: 3.56 Top 33%: 3.50 Top 50%: 3.31 Top 75%: 3.05 Median GPA: 3.31 Minimum grade required for graduation: 2.25
Do you have a pass/fail option? No
Are students ranked in their class?
Yes
If so, how often?
After grades have been issued at the end of each fall and spring semester, students are ranked according to their respective class
level and their cumulative grade point average. Academic Decisions Related to the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Semesters in Light of
COVID-19: The Law School will run rankings at the end of the Fall 2020 semester. The 1L2 cohort will be ranked at that time. The 1L1 cohort will not be ranked until the end of the Spring 2021 semester.
Students entering in January 2021 will not be ranked until the end of Fall 2021.
Will the school verify student grades?
Yes
School's Verification Policy Academic Decisions Related to the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Semesters in Light of COVID-19: Mandatory Curves Curve II will be used for both Curve I and Curve II courses; in addition, the top of the curve is modified for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 from 3.10 to 3.25. Curve II provides: In every J.D. course not subject to Curve I, other than Lawyering Skills and Trial Advocacy, provided the enrollment is more than 30 students, faculty must conform their grades to the following standards: Required Grades: Grades of A+, A, and A- must be awarded to no fewer than 25% and no more than 40% of the class. Grades of B+, B, and B- must be awarded to no fewer than 35% and no more than 50% of the class. Grades of C+, C, and C- must be awarded to no fewer than 10% and no more than 25% of the class. Grades of D and F must be awarded to no more than 10% of the class. Required Cumulative Average: For the class as a whole, the cumulative average grade shall fall between 2.70 and 3.25, inclusive.p>
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Pre-Graduation Academic Honors
NAME OF AWARD NO. AWARDED BASIS OF AWARD
Dean's List 600 6+ credits; 3.5+ term GPA; No C-, D, F, WF or I grades
Graduation Honors % of Class Receiving GPA Required # of Students
Order of the Coif N/A N/A N/A
Summa cum laude 1% 3.99 1
Magna cum laude 4% 3.93 6
Cum laude 15% 3.69 22
Other 15% 3.69 29
Areas of Practice & Employment
Jurisdictions: Illinois, Wisconsin, Washington DC, Texas, California
Areas of practice include both legal and non-legal positions: % of employed students with jobs in area
Private practice 49.7
% of students with known location who are in employment region
New England (CT,ME,MA,NH,RI,VT) 0.5
Middle Atlantic (NJ,NY,PA) 1.1
South Atlantic (DE,DC,FL,GA,MD,NC,SC,VA,WV) 2.7
Mountain (AZ,CO,ID,MT.NV.NM,UT,WY) 1.1
Pacific (AK,CA,HI,OR,WA) 1.6
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OCI / Job Posting
Online, URL - beginning date:
03/01/2021: https://uofi.box.com/s/2lmqmhv6mddm6xne8jevs6z1qg1ze0jt
Any changes in OCI procedures or policies that will be in effect for the first time during Fall 2015: None
OCI Date Assignment Procedure: First come first served OCI Fee? None OCI Date Confirmation Sent to Employers: 07/30/2021
If requested, our school will coordinate with: Any member of the Chicago Area Law School Consortium (Chicago-Kent, DePaul, Loyola, Northwestern, University of Chicago, Northern Illinois University, Notre Dame, Southern Illinois University, and University of Illinois).
Required Employer Forms: The form requests employer contact information, application materials, method of recruiting, and hiring criteria.
OCI Dates:
OCI Interview Periods: 08/04/21 - 08/20/21 Callback Period: N/A Is video conferencing available? Yes
Comments:
Pre-OCI Material Distribution:
Are employers permitted to prescreen? Yes OCI Drop date: Date student materials sent to employer: 07/27/2021 Date interview schedule sent to employer: 07/30/2021 Postage/express mail fee? N/A
Comments: Student application materials are sent to employers five to seven days before the interview date via email.
Do you provide resume collection or direct mail option for employers not participating in OCI? Yes
Are all OCI conducted in campus buildings? Yes
Other Interview Programs Cook County Bar Association Minority Job Fair, Chicago, IL - July 2021 Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference, Chicago, IL - January 2022 Loyola Patent Law Interview Program, Chicago, IL - July 22-23, 2021 Equal Justice Works Conference & Career Fair, Washington, D.C. - October 2021
Diversity Interview Programs The Bar Association of San Francisco Bay Area Diversity Job Fair, San Francisco, CA Boston Lawyers Group Diversity Job Fair for Law Students of Color, Boston, MA Center for Legal Inclusiveness Annual Diversity Legal Career Fair, Denver, CO Cook County Bar Association Minority Job Fair, Chicago, IL Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair, Kansas City, MO Hispanic National Bar Association Job Fair, location varies Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair, Indianapolis, IN Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference, Minneapolis, MN National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Career Fair, location varies National Black Prosecutors Association Conference, location varies The National LGBT Bar Association Annual Lavender Law Career Fair and Conference, location varies National Latina/o Law Student Association Career Fair, location varies Northwest Minority Job Fair, Seattle, WA St. Louis Diversity Job Fair, St. Louis, MO
For Employers who do not interview students on-campus, will you:
send,uponrequest,onepackagecontainingresumes/transcripts? Yes post a notice directing students to apply directly to employer? Yes
Employers who are interested in posting with the Career Services Office can mail, fax, or email (to [email protected]) a detailed description of the position including employer name and address, contact name, description of duties, requirements of the position, requested application materials and the deadline to apply. Employers may also directly post jobs for students or alumni online through Symplicity (http://law-jmls-csm.symplicity.com/). Many employers have an existing profile. However, if a profile has not already been created, employers can contact the office to request a new profile or create their own profile (new profiles must be approved before they are viewable). Jobs will remain posted for two months unless instructed otherwise.
Are employers permitted to prescreen? Yes
If no, explain:
First Year Students First-year, first-semester students may not participate in Fall OCI. First-year students are eligible for Spring OCI. Job notices are posted as they are received throughout the year.
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JOURNALS NO. OF STUDENTS GRADES WRITE-ON INTV. OTHER
UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law 21 11 10 0 0
UIC John Marshall Law Review 39 32 7 0 0
Student Organizations
Black Law Students Association
Federal Bar Association
The Federalist Society
Health Law Society
Hellenic Law Society
International Business and Trade Law Society
Diversity UIC John Marshall students receive guidance and support in a number of ways. UIC John Marshall’s Office of Diversity Affairs, run by an Assistant Dean, is committed to ensuring that the administration, faculty, staff, students, and alumni provide a welcoming atmosphere in a diverse and inclusive environment. The office’s mission is to promote increased diversity and inclusiveness and to publicize and celebrate the benefits of a diverse and inclusive community. The office conducts a number of social and academic programs for students and faculty to promote and enhance the diversity and inclusiveness of the school community. The law school also has a faculty-level Associate Dean whose portfolio includes diversity issues for faculty and for our alternative admission program, SCALES. The Career Services Office (CSO) works to uphold the values of diversity and inclusiveness at UIC John Marshall. The CSO partners with diverse student groups to provide numerous programs throughout the year focused on diversity and the legal profession. The CSO also promotes and supports student participation in a variety of diversity internships, scholarships, conferences, and job fairs through live programs, newsletter, and email communications. Additionally, the CSO hosts programs for employers and diverse bar associations that are seeking to advertise their diversity initiatives to the student population. Members of the CSO staff provide additional support to students who are interested in pursuing these opportunities.
Pro Bono Pro bono and public service are integral parts of UIC John Marshall’s mission of pursuing justice, and improving the law, access to the legal system, and the quality of services rendered by the profession. Students perform pro bono work through the law school’s seven in-house legal clinics: Fair Housing, International Human Rights, Pro Bono Litigation, Veterans, Community Enterprise & Solidarity Economy, Trademark, and Patent. Students represent clients in housing, including eviction defense, fair housing, and foreclosure; asylum and international human rights; expungement; criminal defense; consumer issues; veterans' benefits and status issues; and other civil litigation matters. Students also represent community businesses and nonprofit organizations in under-resourced communities in general business, trademark, and patent issues. Through the externship program, students provide pro bono services in a wide range of public interest organizations, government agencies, and the courts.
Justinian Society
Music Law Student Association
Scribes
Video Game Law Society
Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution Honors Board
Narrative In August 2019, the University of Illinois Chicago and The John Marshall Law School joined to create UIC John Marshall Law School—Chicago’s only public law school. As UIC’s 16th college, UIC Law is working to create interdisciplinary programs to train our students for the future of law practice through multidisciplinary perspectives; enhancing our traditional strengths in intellectual property, lawyering skills, and experiential education; and building innovative programs in law and health sciences. The Law School will continue engaging with the community, promoting diversity and excellence, inspiring multidisciplinary solutions to tomorrow’s challenges, and producing the next generation of ethical, talented lawyers and leaders for Chicago and beyond. Since joining UIC, the Law School has amplified its mission to train attorneys to change lives by pursuing justice on behalf of their clients and their communities. In addition to our evolving and rigorous J.D. curriculum, UIC Law provides students with a wide array of opportunities to enhance their education with extensive training, honors programs, clinical and externship placements, and legal scholarship, research, and service opportunities. From our nationally recognized faculty and programs to the impact of our Community Legal Clinics, we prepare our students with the knowledge, skills, experience, and values to change lives. Each year, many UIC Law academic programs are recognized by leading legal education publications as among the best in the country, including legal writing, intellectual property law, international human rights, dispute resolution, and practical training. We have created new concentration programs in Criminal Law & Procedure; Critical Race & Gender Studies; and Health Equity, Law & Policy and will soon launch an interdisciplinary certificate in Disability Legal Studies. The Law School has also been consistently recognized as one of the “most diverse law schools in the nation” (prelaw magazine) and among those with the “greatest resources for minority students” (Princeton Review). --- SPECIALTY AREAS --- LEGAL WRITING – RANKED #7 IN THE NATION BY U.S. NEWS UIC Law’s rigorous, four-semester Lawyering Skills Program provides students intensive instruction in legal reasoning, legal research, oral advocacy, drafting, and counseling. Students may fulfill their drafting course requirement focusing their training in one of nearly a dozen practice areas, including civil litigation, family law, intellectual property, international business law, real estate transactions, and Spanish for lawyers. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW The Law School has been a leader in intellectual property legal education for more than 80 years. Offering one of the most expansive selections of IP electives in the country, UIC Law offers students a JD Concentration in Intellectual Property Law, experiential opportunities in its USPTO-approved Patent and Trademark Clinics, and the chance to publish with or work on the staff of the renowned UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law. HEALTH LAW & POLICY Capitalizing on UIC’s strengths in the health sciences, the UIC Health Equity, Law & Policy Program will prepare tomorrow’s health law advocates to create healthier communities by transforming policies and structures grounded in principles of health equity, justice, and inclusion. Starting in Fall 2021, students will be able to earn a JD/MPH and a JD Concentration in Health Equity, Law & Policy. EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION To graduate, all UIC Law students must complete a clinic or externship. This experiential learning requirement guarantees that students have the opportunity to work directly with clients, under the supervision of faculty or licensed staff attorneys, in areas including economic equity, fair housing law, international human rights, civil litigation, patent law, trademark law, and veteran affairs. Students can also extern outside of the law school, in Chicago and other cities, in judicial chambers, prosecutor's offices, other government offices, and non-profit organizations.
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Basic Information UIC John Marshall Law School 300 South State Street Chicago, Illinois (IL), 60604 United States 312-427-2737
Career Service Administrator: Kim Isemann Executive Director of Career Services Phone: 312-427-2737 [email protected]
Registrar: Rebekah Saunders 312-427-2737
Contact Information for Other Career Services Staff Nello Gamberdino, J.D., Senior Associate Director of Employer Outreach; Jordan Levey, J.D., Associate Director; Paul Johnson, J.D., Associate Director; Jeanne Kraft, Associate Director; Sucheta Misra, J.D., Associate Director; Allison Heverin, J.D., Associate Director; Joy Roberts-Caldwell, J.D., Associate Director; Stacia Goldstein, Associate Director; Tamara Goshay-Bryant, Office Manager
Admissions Profile (J.D. Candidates only) Applications received 1668 Size of entering class: 310 # of undergraduate colleges represented: 133 # of states represented (incl. D.C.) 26 In-state enrollment: 221 Out-state enrollment: 89 Foreign countries represented: 8
Grade Point Average / Law School Admission Test 25th% 50th% 75th%
Grade Point Average Full-Time 2.99 3.28 3.52
Part-Time 2.86 3.17 3.52
Overall 2.96 3.27 3.52
Part-Time 149 152 154
Overall 148 151 153
In determining GPA and LSAT averages, are all students included? No
If not, what percentage is not included and why? Fourteen students were not included in LSAT calculations (4.5%) because they submitted only GRE scores. Two foreign-educated and one domestic-educated student (1%) were not included because they do not have traditional UGPAs.
Women NC NC NC NC 0 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 Non–Resident Alien Men 0 0 0 0 0 Women 4 0 3 0 7 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0 Veteran Men NC NC NC NC 0 Women NC NC NC NC 0 Non–binary NC NC NC NC 0
Comments Race/Ethnicity unknown: Men: 1st yr: 5 2nd yr: 13 3rd yr: 7 4th yr: 0 Women: 1st yr: 9 2nd yr: 14 3rd yr: 3 4th yr: 0 Gender unknown: Black or African American: 1st yr: 1 2nd yr: 1 White: 1st yr: 0 2nd yr: 1 3rd yr: 1 Non-Resident Alien: 1st yr: 1
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Degree Programs
Number of Students Enrolled: Full-Time: 780 Evening: 0 Part-Time: 205 Other: 0 Fields of Study: LL.M. Degrees Offered: Yes Is LL.M. grading system equivalent to JD system? Yes Joint degree programs offered? Yes Number of LL.M. degrees awarded in previous year: 28
JD Programs:
Community Enterprise & Solidarity Economy Clinic
Registration and Director Permission
International Human Rights Clinic Registration and Director Permission
IP Patent Clinic Registration and Director Permission
IP Trademark Clinic Registration and Director Permission
Pro Bono Litigation Clinic Registration and Director Permission
Veterans Legal Clinic Registration and Director Permission
Special Training and Certification Programs: J.D. Concentrations in Criminal Law & Procedure; Critical Race & Gender Studies (as of Fall 2021); Health Equity, Law & Policy (as of Fall 2021); Intellectual Property Law; International Human Rights Law; Sustainability; and Trial Advocacy & Dispute Resolution
Is Moot Court a required activity? Yes
Moot Court Program Description: All students are required to take an appellate advocacy course as part of UIC John Marshall’s Lawyering Skills program. The course culminates in a course-wide (all sections) moot court competition in which students must prepare a brief and two oral arguments in a hypothetical appellate case. To be eligible as a candidate for Moot Court Honors Council, a student must be in the top third of the student's class and must have successfully completed LS III: Herzog Competition with a grade of B or better. Herzog Competition award winners are also automatically eligible to be candidates.
Explanation of Grading System Letter Grades Other Grading System? Numerical Equivalents
A+ N/A 4.01
A N/A 4.00
A- N/A 3.67
B+ N/A 3.33
B N/A 3.00
B- N/A 2.67
C+ N/A 2.33
C N/A 2.00
C- N/A 1.67
D N/A 1.00
F N/A 0.00
Comments: This system applies to all degree programs, including the J.D., LL.M., and M.J. programs. It does not apply to the pre-admission SCALES program.
Minimum Grade Required to Attain:
Top 10%: 3.77 Top 25%: 3.56 Top 33%: 3.50 Top 50%: 3.31 Top 75%: 3.05 Median GPA: 3.31 Minimum grade required for graduation: 2.25
Do you have a pass/fail option? No
Are students ranked in their class?
Yes
If so, how often?
After grades have been issued at the end of each fall and spring semester, students are ranked according to their respective class
level and their cumulative grade point average. Academic Decisions Related to the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Semesters in Light of
COVID-19: The Law School will run rankings at the end of the Fall 2020 semester. The 1L2 cohort will be ranked at that time. The 1L1 cohort will not be ranked until the end of the Spring 2021 semester.
Students entering in January 2021 will not be ranked until the end of Fall 2021.
Will the school verify student grades?
Yes
School's Verification Policy Academic Decisions Related to the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Semesters in Light of COVID-19: Mandatory Curves Curve II will be used for both Curve I and Curve II courses; in addition, the top of the curve is modified for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 from 3.10 to 3.25. Curve II provides: In every J.D. course not subject to Curve I, other than Lawyering Skills and Trial Advocacy, provided the enrollment is more than 30 students, faculty must conform their grades to the following standards: Required Grades: Grades of A+, A, and A- must be awarded to no fewer than 25% and no more than 40% of the class. Grades of B+, B, and B- must be awarded to no fewer than 35% and no more than 50% of the class. Grades of C+, C, and C- must be awarded to no fewer than 10% and no more than 25% of the class. Grades of D and F must be awarded to no more than 10% of the class. Required Cumulative Average: For the class as a whole, the cumulative average grade shall fall between 2.70 and 3.25, inclusive.p>
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Pre-Graduation Academic Honors
NAME OF AWARD NO. AWARDED BASIS OF AWARD
Dean's List 600 6+ credits; 3.5+ term GPA; No C-, D, F, WF or I grades
Graduation Honors % of Class Receiving GPA Required # of Students
Order of the Coif N/A N/A N/A
Summa cum laude 1% 3.99 1
Magna cum laude 4% 3.93 6
Cum laude 15% 3.69 22
Other 15% 3.69 29
Areas of Practice & Employment
Jurisdictions: Illinois, Wisconsin, Washington DC, Texas, California
Areas of practice include both legal and non-legal positions: % of employed students with jobs in area
Private practice 49.7
% of students with known location who are in employment region
New England (CT,ME,MA,NH,RI,VT) 0.5
Middle Atlantic (NJ,NY,PA) 1.1
South Atlantic (DE,DC,FL,GA,MD,NC,SC,VA,WV) 2.7
Mountain (AZ,CO,ID,MT.NV.NM,UT,WY) 1.1
Pacific (AK,CA,HI,OR,WA) 1.6
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OCI / Job Posting
Online, URL - beginning date:
03/01/2021: https://uofi.box.com/s/2lmqmhv6mddm6xne8jevs6z1qg1ze0jt
Any changes in OCI procedures or policies that will be in effect for the first time during Fall 2015: None
OCI Date Assignment Procedure: First come first served OCI Fee? None OCI Date Confirmation Sent to Employers: 07/30/2021
If requested, our school will coordinate with: Any member of the Chicago Area Law School Consortium (Chicago-Kent, DePaul, Loyola, Northwestern, University of Chicago, Northern Illinois University, Notre Dame, Southern Illinois University, and University of Illinois).
Required Employer Forms: The form requests employer contact information, application materials, method of recruiting, and hiring criteria.
OCI Dates:
OCI Interview Periods: 08/04/21 - 08/20/21 Callback Period: N/A Is video conferencing available? Yes
Comments:
Pre-OCI Material Distribution:
Are employers permitted to prescreen? Yes OCI Drop date: Date student materials sent to employer: 07/27/2021 Date interview schedule sent to employer: 07/30/2021 Postage/express mail fee? N/A
Comments: Student application materials are sent to employers five to seven days before the interview date via email.
Do you provide resume collection or direct mail option for employers not participating in OCI? Yes
Are all OCI conducted in campus buildings? Yes
Other Interview Programs Cook County Bar Association Minority Job Fair, Chicago, IL - July 2021 Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference, Chicago, IL - January 2022 Loyola Patent Law Interview Program, Chicago, IL - July 22-23, 2021 Equal Justice Works Conference & Career Fair, Washington, D.C. - October 2021
Diversity Interview Programs The Bar Association of San Francisco Bay Area Diversity Job Fair, San Francisco, CA Boston Lawyers Group Diversity Job Fair for Law Students of Color, Boston, MA Center for Legal Inclusiveness Annual Diversity Legal Career Fair, Denver, CO Cook County Bar Association Minority Job Fair, Chicago, IL Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair, Kansas City, MO Hispanic National Bar Association Job Fair, location varies Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair, Indianapolis, IN Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference, Minneapolis, MN National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Career Fair, location varies National Black Prosecutors Association Conference, location varies The National LGBT Bar Association Annual Lavender Law Career Fair and Conference, location varies National Latina/o Law Student Association Career Fair, location varies Northwest Minority Job Fair, Seattle, WA St. Louis Diversity Job Fair, St. Louis, MO
For Employers who do not interview students on-campus, will you:
send,uponrequest,onepackagecontainingresumes/transcripts? Yes post a notice directing students to apply directly to employer? Yes
Employers who are interested in posting with the Career Services Office can mail, fax, or email (to [email protected]) a detailed description of the position including employer name and address, contact name, description of duties, requirements of the position, requested application materials and the deadline to apply. Employers may also directly post jobs for students or alumni online through Symplicity (http://law-jmls-csm.symplicity.com/). Many employers have an existing profile. However, if a profile has not already been created, employers can contact the office to request a new profile or create their own profile (new profiles must be approved before they are viewable). Jobs will remain posted for two months unless instructed otherwise.
Are employers permitted to prescreen? Yes
If no, explain:
First Year Students First-year, first-semester students may not participate in Fall OCI. First-year students are eligible for Spring OCI. Job notices are posted as they are received throughout the year.
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UIC JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL https://jmls.uic.edu/career-services/
JOURNALS NO. OF STUDENTS GRADES WRITE-ON INTV. OTHER
UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law 21 11 10 0 0
UIC John Marshall Law Review 39 32 7 0 0
Student Organizations
Black Law Students Association
Federal Bar Association
The Federalist Society
Health Law Society
Hellenic Law Society
International Business and Trade Law Society
Diversity UIC John Marshall students receive guidance and support in a number of ways. UIC John Marshall’s Office of Diversity Affairs, run by an Assistant Dean, is committed to ensuring that the administration, faculty, staff, students, and alumni provide a welcoming atmosphere in a diverse and inclusive environment. The office’s mission is to promote increased diversity and inclusiveness and to publicize and celebrate the benefits of a diverse and inclusive community. The office conducts a number of social and academic programs for students and faculty to promote and enhance the diversity and inclusiveness of the school community. The law school also has a faculty-level Associate Dean whose portfolio includes diversity issues for faculty and for our alternative admission program, SCALES. The Career Services Office (CSO) works to uphold the values of diversity and inclusiveness at UIC John Marshall. The CSO partners with diverse student groups to provide numerous programs throughout the year focused on diversity and the legal profession. The CSO also promotes and supports student participation in a variety of diversity internships, scholarships, conferences, and job fairs through live programs, newsletter, and email communications. Additionally, the CSO hosts programs for employers and diverse bar associations that are seeking to advertise their diversity initiatives to the student population. Members of the CSO staff provide additional support to students who are interested in pursuing these opportunities.
Pro Bono Pro bono and public service are integral parts of UIC John Marshall’s mission of pursuing justice, and improving the law, access to the legal system, and the quality of services rendered by the profession. Students perform pro bono work through the law school’s seven in-house legal clinics: Fair Housing, International Human Rights, Pro Bono Litigation, Veterans, Community Enterprise & Solidarity Economy, Trademark, and Patent. Students represent clients in housing, including eviction defense, fair housing, and foreclosure; asylum and international human rights; expungement; criminal defense; consumer issues; veterans' benefits and status issues; and other civil litigation matters. Students also represent community businesses and nonprofit organizations in under-resourced communities in general business, trademark, and patent issues. Through the externship program, students provide pro bono services in a wide range of public interest organizations, government agencies, and the courts.
Justinian Society
Music Law Student Association
Scribes
Video Game Law Society
Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution Honors Board
Narrative In August 2019, the University of Illinois Chicago and The John Marshall Law School joined to create UIC John Marshall Law School—Chicago’s only public law school. As UIC’s 16th college, UIC Law is working to create interdisciplinary programs to train our students for the future of law practice through multidisciplinary perspectives; enhancing our traditional strengths in intellectual property, lawyering skills, and experiential education; and building innovative programs in law and health sciences. The Law School will continue engaging with the community, promoting diversity and excellence, inspiring multidisciplinary solutions to tomorrow’s challenges, and producing the next generation of ethical, talented lawyers and leaders for Chicago and beyond. Since joining UIC, the Law School has amplified its mission to train attorneys to change lives by pursuing justice on behalf of their clients and their communities. In addition to our evolving and rigorous J.D. curriculum, UIC Law provides students with a wide array of opportunities to enhance their education with extensive training, honors programs, clinical and externship placements, and legal scholarship, research, and service opportunities. From our nationally recognized faculty and programs to the impact of our Community Legal Clinics, we prepare our students with the knowledge, skills, experience, and values to change lives. Each year, many UIC Law academic programs are recognized by leading legal education publications as among the best in the country, including legal writing, intellectual property law, international human rights, dispute resolution, and practical training. We have created new concentration programs in Criminal Law & Procedure; Critical Race & Gender Studies; and Health Equity, Law & Policy and will soon launch an interdisciplinary certificate in Disability Legal Studies. The Law School has also been consistently recognized as one of the “most diverse law schools in the nation” (prelaw magazine) and among those with the “greatest resources for minority students” (Princeton Review). --- SPECIALTY AREAS --- LEGAL WRITING – RANKED #7 IN THE NATION BY U.S. NEWS UIC Law’s rigorous, four-semester Lawyering Skills Program provides students intensive instruction in legal reasoning, legal research, oral advocacy, drafting, and counseling. Students may fulfill their drafting course requirement focusing their training in one of nearly a dozen practice areas, including civil litigation, family law, intellectual property, international business law, real estate transactions, and Spanish for lawyers. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW The Law School has been a leader in intellectual property legal education for more than 80 years. Offering one of the most expansive selections of IP electives in the country, UIC Law offers students a JD Concentration in Intellectual Property Law, experiential opportunities in its USPTO-approved Patent and Trademark Clinics, and the chance to publish with or work on the staff of the renowned UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law. HEALTH LAW & POLICY Capitalizing on UIC’s strengths in the health sciences, the UIC Health Equity, Law & Policy Program will prepare tomorrow’s health law advocates to create healthier communities by transforming policies and structures grounded in principles of health equity, justice, and inclusion. Starting in Fall 2021, students will be able to earn a JD/MPH and a JD Concentration in Health Equity, Law & Policy. EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION To graduate, all UIC Law students must complete a clinic or externship. This experiential learning requirement guarantees that students have the opportunity to work directly with clients, under the supervision of faculty or licensed staff attorneys, in areas including economic equity, fair housing law, international human rights, civil litigation, patent law, trademark law, and veteran affairs. Students can also extern outside of the law school, in Chicago and other cities, in judicial chambers, prosecutor's offices, other government offices, and non-profit organizations.
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