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Indiana University
Maurer School of Law
File:Indiana U seal.png
TypePublic
Established1842
DeanLauren Robel
Academic staff
63 (full time)
Students774
Location
Bloomington
,
Indiana
,
USA
CampusSuburban
Websitewww.law.indiana.edu

The Indiana University Maurer School of Law is located on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington in Bloomington, Indiana. The law school is one of two independent law schools operated by Indiana University, the other being the Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis.

Formerly known as the Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington, the school's name was changed in December 2008, in recognition of a $35 million gift from Indianapolis businessman and 1967 alumnus Michael S. "Mickey" Maurer.

History and Background

Indiana University School of Law was founded in 1842, making it one of the oldest law schools in the nation. The school is located on the southwest corner of the Indiana University Bloomington campus, which puts it in the center of Bloomington. The school maintains significant alumni bases in Indianapolis, Chicago, Washington D.C., and New York.[1]

Since its founding, Indiana University Maurer School of Law has produced many notable alumni, including numerous state supreme court justices and federal appellate and district court judges, as well as one U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The school has the 20th largest academic law library in United States with more than 750,000 volumes. This library was ranked third in the country by National Jurist Magazine (March 2010). The Indiana Law chapter of the American Constitution Society was also recently distinguished, as the top chapter in the nation in 2006. The school engages in collaborative and study abroad programs with schools of law in China, South Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, and Poland.

On December 4, 2008, the school, formerly known as the Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington, announced that it had received a $35 million gift from Indianapolis businessman Michael S. "Mickey" Maurer, JD '67, and would henceforth be known as the "Michael Maurer School of Law".[2] Mr. Maurer's gift is the largest ever given to the law school by a single donor.

Academics

Academic reputation

In its 2010 publication (rankings for 2011), U.S. News & World Report ranked Indiana University-Bloomington's Maurer School of Law 27th among the nation's "Top 100 Law Schools".[3] In 2009 (rankings for 2010) Bloomington's Maurer School of Law was ranked 23rd.[4]

The Maurer School of Law has been ranked 14th in the nation and 4th among public institutions in a new listing of the top 25 law schools published by Vault, a comprehensive online and print resource for legal and other professions. Vault's first-ever law school rankings are based on a survey of law firms and focus on the employability of law school graduates.[5][6]

Admissions

The Indiana University Maurer School of Law received 2,524 applications for the 2009 entering J.D. class. 220 students enrolled, with a 164 median LSAT score and a 3.70 median undergraduate GPA.[7]

Degrees offered

Degrees offered by the school include: the Juris Doctor (JD) degree and combined degrees of JD/MBA, JD/MPA in accountancy, JD/MS in environmental science, JD/MPA, JD/MA in journalism, JD/MA or JD/MS in telecommunications, and JD/MS in library and information science. The school offers a masters degrees in law (LL.M and MCL), as well as a doctorate degree (SJD).

Clinics

  • Community Legal Clinic [2]
  • Conservation Law Clinic [3]
  • Disability Law Clinic [4]
  • Elder Law Clinic [5]
  • Elmore Entrepreneurship Law Clinic [6]
  • Viola J. Taliaferro Family and Children Mediation Clinic [7]
  • Federal Courts Clinic [8]
  • Nonprofit Legal Clinic [9]

Publications

Centers

The Center for Constitutional Democracy in Plural Societies The Center for Constitutional Democracy in Plural Societies (CCDPS) at Indiana University seeks to study and promote constitutional democracy in countries marked by ethnic, religious, linguistic, and other divisions. Founded and directed by John S. Hastings Professor of Law David Williams, the CCDPS will focuses its work in Burma, Liberia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan, training the reform leaders of these countries in constitutionalism, parliamentary process, and legal ordering. The Center focuses its efforts on the constitutional aspects of democratic reform, enabling plural societies to peaceably provide meaningful self-governance to all their citizens. The CCDPS is the only educational institution in the United States that offers students the chance to work directly and regularly with foreign reform leaders to support constitutional democracy.[8]

The Center for Law, Society, and Culture The fundamental mission of the Center for Law, Society, and Culture is to promote and disseminate a multidisciplinary understanding of law through scholarship, teaching, and discussion. The Center produces, presents, and coordinates research conducted by exceptional scholars in schools and departments across Indiana University on the subject of law and legal problems. The Center supports research related to the law in a broad sense, including cultural aspects of law expressed through political theory and the humanities, and scientific aspects of law expressed through technological advance in biotechnology, environmental science, and information technology.[9]

The Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research The center draws on Indiana University's wide range of scholarly expertise in computer science, informatics, accounting and information systems, criminal justice, law, organizational behavior, public policy, and related disciplines.[10] Recently, the National Security Agency designated the center a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.

The Center on American and Global Security The Center on American and Global Security was established in March 2007 as an Indiana University research center. CAGS formulates and implements strategies to broaden and deepen Indiana University's teaching, research, and service missions as they relate to homeland, national, and global security. Founded and directed by David P. Fidler, the James Louis Calamaras Professor of Law, CAGS has initiated many multidisciplinary activities, including projects concerning counterinsurgency, strategic languages and cultures, and national security letters.[11] The Indiana Law seminar on "Counterinsurgency and Rule of Law Operations," organized within this center, was featured at a workshop on "Military Support to Rule of Law and Security Sector Reform," organized by Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) and the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL).[12]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

See also

References

  1. ^ Where Are They Now? : Careers : Indiana Law
  2. ^ http://info.law.indiana.edu/
  3. ^ USNews.com: America's Best Graduate Schools 2009: Top Law Schools
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ Top 25 Law Schools
  6. ^ Comparison of Princeton Review's Top Law Schools and Vault Top Law Schools
  7. ^ http://law.indiana.edu/about/index.shtml
  8. ^ Center for Constitutional Democracy in Plural Societies
  9. ^ Center for Law, Society and Culture : Programs and Centers : Indiana Law
  10. ^ Centers : Programs : Indiana Law
  11. ^ Centers : Programs : Indiana Law
  12. ^ Indiana Law Seminar Featured at Rule of Law Workshop : Feature Archive : Indiana Law
  13. ^ Page Not Found : Indiana Law

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