Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

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Indiana University
Robert H. McKinney
School of Law
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Lawrence W. Inlow Hall in 2011
Established1894;130 years ago (1894)
School type Public law school
Dean Karen Bravo
Location Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
USNWR ranking98th (tie) (2024) [1]
Website mckinneylaw.iu.edu
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Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (IU McKinney) is the law school of Indiana University Indianapolis, a public research university in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has been based in Lawrence W. Inlow Hall in Indianapolis since 2001. [2] IU McKinney is one of two law schools operated by Indiana University, the other being the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington. Although both law schools are part of Indiana University, each law school is wholly independent of the other.

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According to IU McKinney's 2019 ABA-required disclosures, 59% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, J.D.-required employment within ten months after graduation. [3] IU McKinney counts among its alumni many distinguished leaders in politics, public service, and the judiciary, including two United States Vice Presidents (Dan Quayle and Mike Pence) and numerous senators, representatives, governors, and ambassadors.

History

The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law traces its origins to the late nineteenth century when the first of its private predecessor schools, the Indiana Law School, began operating in 1894. A full-time day school, the Indiana Law School was part of a newly formed University of Indianapolis (unrelated to the modern University of Indianapolis founded in 1902) that also included Butler University, the Medical College of Indiana (which would join the IU School of Medicine in 1908 after an association with Purdue University), and the Indiana Dental School (which would join IU in 1925). Among the first trustees of the school were former United States President, Benjamin Harrison, and Indiana industrialist, Eli Lilly.

In 1898, a second predecessor school, the Indianapolis College of Law, was founded, offering a two-year evening program. This school, located in the Pythian Building in downtown Indianapolis, was advertised in 1906 as "known everywhere for its successful graduates" and boasted a tuition of $10 per term. A few years later, another evening school, the American Central Law School, was established. In 1914, the Indianapolis College of Law and American Central Law School merged to become the Benjamin Harrison Law School, which was also an evening school. In 1936, the Benjamin Harrison Law School and the Indiana Law School merged, taking the name of the latter, and began offering both day and evening programs.

In 1944, the Indiana Law School affiliated itself with Indiana University to become the Indianapolis Division of the Indiana University School of Law. Beginning the following year, the school was housed in the Maennerchor Building, an architectural landmark in Indianapolis. The school gained autonomy in 1968, becoming the Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis, the largest law school in the state of Indiana and the only law school in the state to offer both full- and part-time programs. The school moved into a new building at 735 West New York Street in 1970, where it remained until moving to Lawrence W. Inlow Hall, located at 530 West New York Street, in May 2001. [4]

The school's name was changed in December 2011 in recognition of a $24 million gift from Robert H. McKinney, who previously served as chairman and CEO of First Indiana Corporation and is among the founders of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, one of the largest law firms in Indianapolis. [5] The gift was the largest in school history and was part of an arrangement to match funds with an IUPUI fundraising campaign, for a total value of $31.5 million. [6] The school was renamed after McKinney. [7]

Online programs

IU McKinney has been an early mover in quality online course development, with a regular offering of up to ten courses per semester, including the Summer term, offered online. Most of these classes are asynchronous online courses taught by full time tenured members of the law school faculty. IU McKinney Online courses are available to students in the JD, LLM, and Masters of Jurisprudence programs; and to visiting students earning credits to transfer back to their home institutions. These online offerings include core, required, and highly recommended courses, as well as upper level specialty courses. Most IU McKinney Online courses have been produced in a 1-1 partnership with Ph.D. course designers working with Indiana University e-Learning Design and Services or the IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning. The director of online programs is a senior member of the tenured law faculty, Professor Max Huffman. [8]

Employment

According to IU McKinney's 2019 ABA-required disclosures, 61% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, J.D.-required employment within ten months after graduation. Across the three categories of employment ordinarily considered to be appropriate for comparison, the ABA 2019 summary reports that IU McKinney graduates were employed at an 88% rate, compared to a national average of 86% and an Indiana average of 88%. [9] [3]

Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at IU - McKinney for the 2019-2020 academic year for an Indiana resident was $49,710, and $69,770 for a non-resident. [10] The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $185,611 for an Indiana resident and $258,039 for a non-Indiana resident. [11]

Rankings

Of the 203 American Bar Association (ABA)-accredited law schools evaluated for its 2019 edition, U.S. News & World Report ranked the school in the top 100 (#98) best law schools, 8th in legal writing, 10th in healthcare law (tied with Harvard) and 18th in part-time legal programs. [12] [13] In 2010, based on the number of graduates selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers magazine in 2009, that publication ranked the school 44th out of 180 law schools considered. [14] The school has also sat atop the Top 10 Law Schools in Indiana Super Lawyers list since the list's inception in 2010. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] The school also found itself listed in the top 10 (#9) by US News in 2014 for highest yield – i.e., percentage of accepted applicants who enroll. [20] The publication "Best Choice Schools" has consistently ranked the school's facility as one of the nicest law school buildings in the world. [21] [22]

Law reviews

Indiana Law Review

The Indiana Law Review is a legal periodical edited and managed by students of the law school. Each year, the Law Review publishes one volume, which consists of four issues. Generally, the first three issues contain two to four lead articles and three to five student Notes. The fourth issue is the final and longest issue of each year. The Survey of Recent Developments in Indiana Law contains fifteen to twenty articles written by professors and Indiana practitioners summarizing the significant changes and developments in Indiana law during the prior year (October to October). [23]

Indiana International & Comparative Law Review

The Indiana International & Comparative Law Review (II&CLR) is published annually and has been published continuously since 1991. Although the II&CLR has typically published three issues per year and held symposia biennially, it now hosts symposia annually and is slated to publish four issues for Volume XXIV. The II&CLR is devoted to the study and analysis of current international and comparative legal issues and problems. [24]

Indiana Health Law Review

The Indiana Health Law Review addresses issues related to bioethics, malpractice liability, managed care, anti-trust, health care organizations, medical-legal research, legal medicine, food and drug, and other current health-related topics. [25] The Law Review was first published in the 2004-2005 academic year.

European Journal of Law Reform

The European Journal of Law Reform was launched in 1998 to provide a forum for interdisciplinary debate on proposals for law reform and the development of private and public international law in Europe. The Journal is jointly edited by faculty of IU McKinney, the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (University of London), and the University of Basel School of Law in Switzerland, with the assistance of a team of student editors from the II&CLR. [26]

Centers

Center for Intellectual Property Law and Innovation

This section is an excerpt from Lawrence W. Inlow Hall § Center for Intellectual Property Law and Innovation.[ edit ]
The Center for Intellectual Property Law and Innovation was established in 2004 as a resource for education and research in intellectual property law-particularly as it applies to the life sciences. The center is designed to produce graduates in law with a strong knowledge of intellectual property law, a solid foundation in business development, and sound transactional skills in all matters relating to intellectual property law. [27]

William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health

This section is an excerpt from Lawrence W. Inlow Hall § William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health.[ edit ]
The Center for Law and Health was established in 1987 to conduct legal and empirical research on health care law and policy issues in Indiana. The Center for Law and Health was first announced by, then Vice President, Gerald Bepko is his State of the Campus speech on January 7, 1988. [28] The center was ranked among the top 10 by U.S. News in 2004. [29] The Center houses the Indiana Health Law Review, a health care law and policy-focused law journal. The center sponsors the Health Law Society, which provides opportunities for students interested in health law by organizing seminars, lectures, and networking opportunities. [30]

Center for International and Comparative Law

The Center for International and Comparative Law is the nucleus for all of the law school's international law programs, including two international related law reviews. The Indiana International & Comparative Law Review was launched in 1991, devoted to the study and analysis of current international legal issues and problems. The European Journal of Law Reform was launched in 1998 to provide a forum for interdisciplinary debate on proposals for law reform and the development of private and public international law in Europe. That journal is jointly edited by faculty of IU McKinney, the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (University of London), and the University of Basel School of Law in Switzerland, with the assistance of a team of student editors from the II&CLR.

Notable faculty

The Ruth Lilly Law library

The Ruth Lilly Law Library is the school's law library. The library has an estimated 603,000 volumes in print and microform. Included in the Library is a 20,000-volume Commonwealth collection. [39]

Alumni

The law school has over 10,000 alumni located in every state in the nation and several foreign countries. IU McKinney counts among its alumni many distinguished leaders in politics, public service, and the judiciary:

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