The College of Law at Loyola University New Orleans educates future members of the Bar to be skilled advocates and sensitive counselors-at-law committed to ethical norms and the pursuit of human dignity for all.
The College of Law operates a day program for full-time students and a part-time in both the day and evening. The day program offers curricula in civil law for students who will practice law in Louisiana and in common law for students who will practice in other states. The evening part-time program offers only the civil law curriculum.
Students of the College of Law issue three academic publications: the Loyola Law Review, the Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law, and the Loyola Maritime Law Journal. Students also have the opportunity to participate in the Law Clinic where they, under the supervision of the clinic faculty, provide legal services to clients who are unable to afford representation. Additionally, students are required to participate in the College of Law’s skills curriculum, a program designed to foster the practical skills integral to the effective practice of law.
The College of Law participates in three joint juris doctor/master’s degree programs. One of these programs is offered in junction with College of Business of Loyola University New Orleans, and the other two are offered in conjunction with colleges of the University of New Orleans. In each of these programs, each participating institution accepts a limited number of hours earned at the other, and the total number of hours required in each program is reduced correspondingly. The joint degree programs are in business administration, urban and regional planning, and public administration.
The College of Law is home to the Gillis W. Long Poverty Law Center, a foundation devoted to the assistance of the poor. The center is named in memory of the late Louisiana congressman who demonstrated great concern for the disadvantaged.
Additionally, the College of Law, in keeping with its civil law tradition and a growing international emphasis, conducts summer sessions abroad in cooperation with prominent foreign law schools. The curriculum emphasizes comparative law, international law, and the legal systems of the host countries.
The College of Law is a member of the Association of American Law Schools and is approved by the American Bar Association. It also is approved by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York.