2020 ENTERING CLASS EXPLORE YOUR FUTURE AT
CHICAGO-KENT Learn why we believe Chicago-Kent is the right choice to help you realize your goals and ambitions.
A Message from Dean Anita K. Krug Given that you’ve been accepted at Chicago-Kent, you’ve probably been accepted at several excellent law schools. Choosing among them won’t be easy, nor should it be. Selecting the right institution—the school with the right fit and feel for who you are and who you hope to become—matters enormously. Chicago-Kent combines a dynamic teaching faculty with innovative skills and technology initiatives in a way that no other law school does. We’re committed to your success and to ensuring that, upon graduation, you have the skills and knowledge to practice law or pursue other meaningful careers. I hope you conclude that Chicago-Kent is right for you, and, toward that end, I am always available to answer your questions. Wherever you land, you have my best wishes for a first-rate law school experience.
Anita K. Krug Dean and Professor
You’ve been admitted to Chicago-Kent College of Law because you share many of the qualities that have made our students and alumni successful. Here are some of the reasons why we believe Chicago-Kent is the right choice for you. We hope you’ll agree.
You Aspire You aim high. You want to be the best lawyer you can be. Chicago-Kent will help you get there. We offer one of the most comprehensive legal research and writing programs in the country. Our intensive, five-semester program will train you to analyze and solve complex problems, and it includes advanced coursework in a variety of specialized areas. Our broad curriculum supports focused studies in numerous areas of law including certificate programs in business law, criminal litigation, environmental and energy law, financial markets compliance, intellectual property law, international and comparative law, labor and employment law, legal innovation and technology, litigation and alternative dispute resolution, public interest law, and workplace litigation and alternative dispute resolution. And, our award-winning Praxis certificate program emphasizes the real-world competencies required of today’s successful lawyer, including law practice management skills and training in both the skills and the art of legal practice. Whatever your goal, Chicago-Kent has the path for you.
You Innovate If you are a person who likes to be surrounded by original thinkers who act on new ideas, Chicago-Kent’s faculty members are just your type. Their scholarship is renowned in many areas—intellectual property, international human rights, online privacy, and financial markets, to name just a few. Our faculty is also committed to keeping Chicago-Kent on the leading edge of curricular innovation. Through our innovative 1L Your Way Program for full-time students, for example, you can begin tailoring your studies during your first year through either a specialized elective course or a first-year clinical course. This means you’ll start gaining knowledge in your legal area of interest earlier in your law school career—a fact you can highlight when applying for summer jobs and externships. Our faculty is also dedicated to preparing you for the continuing technological developments that will transform the substance and practice of law during your career.
You Explore Chicago-Kent gives you a wide choice of opportunities for gaining practical experience during law school. Through the Access2Practice Legal Externship Program, you can receive academic credit for externing with a designated supervising attorney in a wide variety of pre-approved practice areas at public organizations and select private practices and corporations. Additional opportunities are available through the Access2Practice Judicial Externship Program and the Semester Law Firm Associate Program. Through the C-K Law Group: The Law Offices of Chicago-Kent, you can gain practical experience under the supervision of practicing attorneys in our unique in-house legal clinic that uses a fee-generating model designed to replicate the experience of employment at a private law firm. You can also get involved with our award-winning Moot Court and Trial Advocacy teams, and hone your advocacy skills in our state-of-the-art courtrooms.
You Prepare At Chicago-Kent we believe that early and strategic career planning is critical in today’s job market. In your first year we assign you a career counselor who is tasked with learning as much as possible about your legal interests and professional goals, and who will assist you with your résumé, cover letters, and research of various types of legal employers. Our Career Services Office holds approximately 25 career and professional development programs, training sessions, panels, and networking events each year to help you define your interests, refine job-search skills, and cultivate the professional qualities required of successful attorneys.
You Succeed Three years of your time, commitment, and hard work should pay off. And it does for Chicago-Kent students. Our location in the heart of Chicago’s extensive legal marketplace gives you networking and practice opportunities available only in a city of this size. And, once you complete your degree, you will join our distinguished worldwide alumni network that is more than 14,000 strong. Wherever you want to work, and whatever you want to do, our alumni can open doors for you both as a student and throughout your career.
Meet members of our community and learn more about the Chicago-Kent experience at kentlaw.iit.edu/community-profiles.
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