

"It has an atmosphere that makes it fun to be in grad school, instead of the hell on earth that 1L is rumored to be." "Northwestern is just a pleasant place to attend law school," a student said. Students tend to have few complaints besides the cost and the cold. Its participants enter OCI (the on-campus interview program that is the main source for biglaw jobs) with only one semester of grades. The same number of credit hours is required, so it costs the same as a traditional J.D. Probably the most important result of the plan was the accelerated J.D. Van Zandt, described it as a plan that "emphasizes the foundational competencies that most law schools ignore, but that industry leaders agree are critical for success in today's legal careers."

In an exclusive interview with TLS, the dean of the law school, David E. Preparing Great Leaders for the Changing World," in which it conducted extensive focus groups with a law firm, corporate, and government leaders, with assistance from a legal consulting firm, to mold the direction of the law school. Northwestern Law places a heavy emphasis on global enterprises and practical learning and has highly regarded study abroad, clinical, and interdisciplinary programs in the country. Students tend to bring interesting perspectives into the classroom as a result, and I think this is a major advantage over schools primarily composed of people straight through from undergrad." One 2L said: "The student body is excellent, most of which has done something interesting before law school. The school was first opened in the Larmon Block, located at the corner of Clark and Washington Streets, in the same building the Federal court was held, with enough room for one professor and 11 students. Twenty-three students enroll the first year and tuition costs $100 per year. Booth is inaugurated as the first dean and professor of the school. It is the first law school established in Chicago. On September 21, the Law School is founded, by Henry Booth, as a department of the now-defunct Chicago University.
