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Case Western Reserve University

SCHOOL OF LAW

Case Western Reserve University School Academic Centers Instagram: CWRU_Law
of Law Lectures, events and forums are routinely Flickr: Flickr.com/CWRU_Law
held at the law school and sponsored SnapChat: cwru_law
About by major academic centers. In 2019, the Established: 1892
Case Western Reserve is an internationally law school announced it had recieved its
recognized law school in the heart of University largest gift ever — a $10 million gift to Jessica Berg & Michael P. Scharf
Circle. National Law Journal reported that it was create the Coleman P. Burke Center for Deans
one of the top 30 law schools in the nation that Enviromental Law. The law school was the Phone: (216) 368-3283
saw the most alumni promoted to partner in the first to establish a health law program when
nation’s 100 largest law firms. Faculty members are it founded its Law-Medicine Center in 1953. Alyson Suter Alber
distinguished in their scholarship, and the school’s The school has the world-renown Frederick Associate Dean for Enrollment Planning &
innovative curriculum blends theory and practice K. Cox International Law Center; and the Strategic Initiatives
and prepares students for leadership. U.S. News Spangenberg Center for Law, Technology Phone: (216) 368-2097
and World Report rank it 9th in health law, 19th and the Arts, which is focused on intellectual
in international law. The school’s recognition brings property law. Kelli Curtis
about two-thirds of its students from outside Associate Dean of Admissions
Ohio, and more than 10,000 alumni live and work Degree Offerings Phone: (216) 368-1499
all over the world. CWRU currently holds the No. JD, LLM, SJD, Masters in Patent Practice
1 spot for the February Ohio bar past rate. and Executive Masters of Arts in Financial Joseph A. Custer
Integrity. Dual degrees are JD/MBA Director of the Judge Ben C. Green Law Library
Case Western Reserve is a pioneer in diversity (Management),Master of Arts in Financial Phone: (216) 368-6357
and admitted its first African-American student Integrity (MAFI), JD/MA (Art History and
in its first class in 1892. About 20% of its student Museum Studies), JD/MA (Legal History), JD/ Jessie Hill
body is comprised of underrepresented minorities, MA (Political Science), JD/MS (Biochemistry), Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Faculty
and it was the first law school in the nation JD/MA (Bioethics), JD/MSSA (Social Work), Development & Research
to appoint an Associate Dean for Institutional JD/MD (Medicine), and JD/MPH (Public Phone: (216) 368-0553
Diversity and Inclusiveness. Students are employed Health). JD students may also earn a foreign
in a wide variety of legal, government, non-profit LLM degree at certain partner schools. Laura McNally-Levine
and business settings. Associate Dean for Experiential Education
Concentrations Phone: (216) 368-3318
Over the past two years, National Jurist and Business Law, Criminal Law, Civil Litigation
PreLaw Magazine ranked Case Western and Dispute Resolution; Health Law; Mary Beth Moore
Reserve as a top law school in Business and International Law; Law, Technology & the Assistant Dean of Career Development
Corporate Law, Public Interest Law, Practical Arts; and Public Interest Law Phone: (216) 368-1801
Training, Health Law, International Law,
Technology Law and INtellectual Property Law. Law Journals
The Sisk and Leiter study ranked the law faculty Case Western Reserve Law Review, Health Sarah McFarlane Polly
32th best in Scholarly Impact. Matrix Journal of Law-Medicine, Case Associate Dean for Student Services and
Western Reserve Journal of International Career Development
Model Curriculum Law, and Journal of Law, Technology & the Phone: (216) 368-5139
The law school’s model curriculum is designed Internet.
to give students more practical training
opportunities under the guidance of expert full- Location:
time faculty in the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic. 11075 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
All students have contact with real clients during www.law.case.edu
their first year, and complete a full semester’s Phone: (216) 368-3280
worth of practice experience. Students are Fax: (216) 368-6144
responsible for their own caseloads and act as LinkedIn: Case Western Reserve University
first-chair student lawyers. They write briefs, School of Law
appear in court, work with clients and solve Facebook: Case Western Reserve University
real legal issues. Students may also participate in School of Law
externships around the world and study abroad Wikipedia: Case Western Reserve University
at more than 20 partner schools. School of Law

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