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Loyola’s strong advocacy tradition results in
regional, national, and international wins
in
moot court, mock trials, transactional law, and
dispute resolution. A few highlights from Loyola’s
many student competition successes:
• 2016 International Academy of Dispute
Resolution International Mediation
Tournament
—
International Champions
• 2015 Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition
—
Regional Champions
• 2016 L. Edward Bryant Jr. National
Health LawTransactional Competition
—
National Champions
• 2015 Bernie L. Segal Mock Trial Competition:
In Vino Veritas
—
National Champions
• 2016 Texas Young Lawyers National Trial
Competition
—
Regional Champions
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Part-time program
predominates
Loyola’s part-time JD program,
which is now available on
weekends,
is No. 11 in the
country,
top in Chicago and
the Midwest, according to the
U.S. News & World Report
2016
law school rankings.
Hispanic outreach
Hispanic Outlook
magazine
listed Loyola as
16th on its
list of top 25 law schools for
Hispanics
(December 2015).
High ranking
for hiring
Loyola University Chicago is
ranked 46th on the
National
Law Journal
’s
list of
Top 50
Go-To Law Schools for
associate hiring in the
largest 100 law firms
in 2015,
and 19th on its list of top 50
law schools with the
most
alumni promoted to
partnerships in 2015.
Making a mark with moot
Loyola’s
moot court programwas ranked 13th
in the
country for the 2015–16 academic year, according to
the Andrews Kurth 2015–16 moot court rankings by the
Blakely Advocacy Institute.
Weekend JD launched
Launched in August, Loyola’s innovative new
Weekend JD program
offers a more flexible weekend
format. A mix of campus-based and online learning
serves busy professionals whose work and family
circumstances might otherwise preclude them from
pursuing a law degree. Loyola is the first U.S. law school
to offer a JD program that meets alternating weekends.
Students enrolled in the inaugural Weekend JD cohort
are working professionals from states across the country.
LUC.edu/WeekendJD
Champions of competition
2016 International Champions
of the INADR International
Mediation Tournament
2015 Thomas Tang Moot Court Regional Champs
350
+
students were enrolled
in an
online degree
program
at Loyola
during the 2015–16
academic year.
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