School of Law
In 1908 after several prominent Catholic attorneys in Chicago wrote to Alexander J. Burrowes, S.J., president of Loyola University, requesting that the university consider establishing a Catholic law school. Originally called the Lincoln College of Law, the School of Law is Loyola's first and oldest professional school. Many of the attorneys who signed the letter requesting the school served on its first faculty.
In 1908 after several prominent Catholic attorneys in Chicago wrote to Alexander J. Burrowes, S.J., president of Loyola University, requesting that the university consider establishing a Catholic law school. Originally called the Lincoln College of Law, the School of Law is Loyola's first and oldest professional school. Many of the attorneys who signed the letter requesting the school served on its first faculty.