Loyola University Chicago

School of Law

School of Law Announcements

  • Dog Toy Making at the Libraries

    The University Libraries and the Wellness Center are co-hosting activities on Study Day just for you!

  • Child, Family, and the State

    Please note an important change to the schedule of class offerings. Child, Family, and the State, a required course for students seeking a ChildLaw certificate, will not be offered this upcoming Fall. Instead, it will be offered in Spring 2026.

  • Course Number 493 Adult Guardianship Project- Clinical Opportunity for WJD Students

    The Adult Guardianship Project is a three-credit graded clinical course offered in the Spring and Fall semester that offers 711 license eligible students the opportunity to represent clients in need of legal guardianship of an adult family member. This course is fully remote and prioritizes the enrollment of WJD students. Student attorneys must attend all Zoom lectures, appear at Zoom court dates, and meet for weekly Zoom office hours to discuss casework.

  • Fall 2025 offerings - Clinics, Practica, and Externships

    Attached is a slide deck of information shared at the March 12 program regarding clinics, practica, and externships, and the Fall 2025 offerings.

  • Navigating the Storm: Disruption in the Rule of Law Sector and Charting a Path Forward

    This panel will focus on challenges facing the rule of law sector from local to global, and how to develop new approaches to financing, designing, and delivering justice in the current climate.

  • Paid Fulltime Conference Student Staff for Week of June 23-28

    Professor Spencer Waller is looking for five or six law students to serve as paid conference assistants for the 2025 annual meeting of international Academic Society of Competition Law (ASCOLA) being held at, and hosted by, Loyola University Chicago School of Law on June 26-28, 2025.

  • vLex/Fastcase is April's e-Resource of the Month!

    The Law Library is highlighting vLex/Fastcase for April’s e-Resource of the Month!

  • National Law Day of Action: A Nationwide Stand for the Rule of Law

    The event takes place at Federal Plaza (at W. Adams and S. Dearborn in Chicago) at noon on May 1. You can learn more here: https://lawdayofaction.org/

  • 2025-2026 FAFSA NOW AVAILABLE

    The FAFSA for the 2025-2026 academic year is now available. The FAFSA is required for federal loan eligibility.

  • Bryce Harlow Foundation Fellowship Opportunity-Part-time JD Students

    The Bryce Harlow Foundation is accepting applications through May 4, 2025 for the 2025-26 academic year.

  • Division of Student Development's Graduation Celebrations and the Graduate, Professional, & Adult Toast

    The Division of Student Development for the Graduate, Professional, & Adult Student Life and Center for Student Engagement is hosting some upcoming celebratory graduation events and you are invited!! See attached advertisements for further details.

  • 2025-2026 SBA Executive Board

    We are excited to announce the 2025-2026 SBA Executive Board. Congratulations and good luck to next year’s executive board!

  • Join Volume 57 of Loyola's Law Journal

    We invite you to join Law Journal’s Volume 57 Staff! This is a great opportunity to improve your legal writing, research, and editing skills.

  • Summer Financial Aid Process

    The Financial Aid Office will evaluate the aid eligibility for all students enrolled half-time in summer courses. You will receive an email with further information on your summer financial aid eligibility beginning in April.

  • Student Position - CHRC Research Assistant

    The Center for the Human Rights of Children (CHRC) at Loyola University Chicago School of Law is seeking a research assistant for the Summer 2025 and Fall 2025 semesters.

  • CHRC Fellowship

    The Center for the Human Rights of Children (CHRC) at Loyola University Chicago School of Law invites you to apply for the 2025-2026 academic year CHRC Legal Fellowship—a competitive and impactful academic fellowship opportunity designed to equip future lawyers with hands-on experience in interdisciplinary advocacy.

  • Play for No Pay pt. 3

    This week Davey and Chris sit down with Lanston Tanyi and Coach Dave McGinnis to discuss payment in college athletics and its collateral effects.

  • Women in the Law pt. 2

    In this part 2 episode of the Women in the Law series, Neha Alety sits down with Kelly Greening, associate general counsel at Lurie Children’s Hospital and former DePaul University College of Law graduate. Kelly discusses her experiences as a former lobbyist, fighting for reproductive health rights, and takes us through her career.

  • Legal TV Binge: Lessons from Suits, Primal Fear, and The Good Wife

    Let’s dive into the world of legal dramas and analyze three stories from the shows Suits and The Good Wife and the 1996 movie, Primal Fear.

  • See Fascism, Say Fascism: Individual Responsibility to Resist in the Trump Era

    Working through the history of the legal profession and its roots in the United States, Associate Editor Alyssa Pacheco draws parallels between the political climate of today and that of Germany during the fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of Adolf Hitler hoping to implore listeners to act.

  • May's e-Resource of the Month

    PLI PLUS is the e-Resource of the Month for May! This is a great choice for law students over the summer with 33 research centers, on-demand webinars, and more! You can set up an individual account using your LUC credentials.

  • 2025 Illinois Judges Foundation’s Harold Sullivan Scholarship

    Students who have commenced their law school education at an Illinois law school and who have at least one year remaining are eligible to compete for the scholarship, provided they meet other eligibility requirements. (Typically, this means current 1Ls and 2Ls.) The IJF expects to award at least one $5,000.00 scholarship to be applied toward law school tuition and fees.

  • Quinlan Closet now open!

    Quinlan Closet is now open!

  • SAIL Scholarship Program

    The SAIL Scholarship Program provides private mentorship, executive-level networking opportunities, and financial support for educational expenses for award recipients.

  • Civitas ChildLaw Clinic - Summer intern position

    The Civitas ChildLaw Clinic is seeking to hire a current 1L or 2L law student as a full-time (paid) summer intern.

  • Education Law Practicum

    The Education Law Practicum seminar is a one-credit online seminar that satisfies the BCCR and skills requirements.

  • Civitas ChildLaw Clinic Applications Now Open- Fall 2025

    The Civitas ChildLaw Clinic invites applications from interested students for the fall 2025 semester.

  • Have an Episode Idea? --- Submit Your Pitch HERE

    The Podvocate, Loyola's student-run podcast, is welcoming episode and guest pitches from students, faculty, and staff!