WE GET STUDENTS CLOSER TO WHAT MATTERS MOST

MESSAGE FROM THE DEANThank you for taking the time to learn more about Southern Illinois

University School of Law. The decision to attend law school is an

important one. You are preparing to make a significant investment

of your time, money, energy, and passion. At SIU, we are prepared

to help you make the most of that investment. Let me tell you

briefly about why I believe this is so, and then I invite you to read

more about our program in the pages that follow.

First, SIU Law emphasizes excellence in academics. You will

learn from faculty members who are nationally recognized in their

fields and who have earned prestigious honors for their teaching

and scholarship.

Second, SIU Law will help you master legal skills as well as

legal doctrine. You will have opportunities to study abroad, to engage in interdisciplinary studies, to gain practical legal skills by

working in our clinic or as an extern, and to participate in a wide variety of extra-curricular organizations, clubs, teams, and journals.

Third, SIU Law provides a rigorous legal education in a supportive environment. We will challenge you and provide the tools

and support that you need to meet and make the most of those challenges. You will receive individual attention from professors and

administrators who genuinely care about your success. We have an exceptional student development system that includes nationally

recognized programs in Lawyering Skills, Professionalism, and Academic Success.

Most importantly, SIU Law offers a community of students who have a desire to change their world. I am truly inspired by the

passion and determination with which our students embrace complex social, commercial and global challenges. They come to us

with these ambitions, and we give them the knowledge, skills and support to help turn their passions into actions.

I invite you to visit our law school, sit in on a class, meet our students and faculty, and explore for yourself the intellectually vibrant

community that awaits you at Southern Illinois University School of Law.

With best regards,

Cynthia L. Fountaine

Dean and Professor of Law

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WE GET STUDENTS CLOSER TO WHAT MATTERS MOST

THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THEIR DEGREES TO MAKE A

MEANINGFUL IMPACT.Through relationships to professors and connections to the

profession, we open doors for our students so they can navigate

their careers on their terms. Whatever their career goals, we

give them the experiences they need to be successful from day

one. Even as massive changes reshape the legal profession, our

students have the agility and determination to work with and

through change. And when they graduate, they enter their careers

with real momentum.

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WE NEVER STOP RETHINKING WHAT

IT MEANS TO BE A LAWYER. AND NEITHER DO OUR

STUDENTS.As the legal profession has

changed, and society has become

increasingly globally connected,

SIU Law has stayed ahead of

the curve. Our graduates are

equipped to do more than react

to change—they become change

agents themselves, with a

fundamental understanding of

what legal skills are needed most

now, while never losing sight of

what it means to be a lawyer.

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THE FIRST YEAROur first-year program successfully integrates fundamental legal theory with the development of the basic skills and professional

traits required of a successful law practice.

As a first-year (1L) law student, you will receive a solid foundation in the basic principles of the law. In our nationally recognized

Lawyering Skills Program you will participate in small classes designed for active learning in which you will practice a range

of skills including legal research and writing, client interviewing, client counseling, advocacy, and negotiation.

In our Professionalism and the Law course you will learn about the core values of the legal profession and your

responsibilities as a member. You will participate with your class in the drafting of a ‘Declaration of Professional Commitment’

which you will recite during your induction as a lawyer-in-training during a ceremony presided over by an Illinois Supreme Court

Justice.

Pictured left: After the ‘Arab Spring,’ Stephanie Macuiba, Class of 2013, was interested in learning more about one of the

most complex regions of the world. To truly understand the region and the current political climate, she decided to spend

her summer working at the Arab Center for the Development of the Rule of Law and Integrity in Beirut, Lebanon.

FIRST YEAR COURSES

Civil Procedure

Contracts I & II

Criminal Law

Lawyering Skills I & II

Legislative and Administrative Process

Professionalism and the Law

Property I & II

Torts

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UPPER LEVEL COURSES2L REQUIRED COURSESCivil Procedure IIConstitutional LawEvidenceLegal Profession

BUSINESS/CORPORATIONSAdvanced Real Estate TransactionsAgency and PartnershipAdministrative LawAlternative Dispute ResolutionAntitrustBankruptcyBusiness PlanningConsumer ProtectionCorporationsFederal Business TaxationFederal Income TaxationInsurance LawIntellectual PropertyInternational Business TransactionsIntroduction to Commercial LawIntroduction to Transactional SkillsLaw and EconomicsSecurities RegulationNot-For-Profit Corporations (Senior Seminar)

CRIMINAL LAWCriminal Procedure: Post InvestigationsCriminal Procedure: Pre-Trial International Criminal LawPre-Trial AdvocacySemester in Practice Externship: Criminal PracticeAdvanced Criminal Procedure Topics (Senior

Seminar)International White Collar Crime (Senior Seminar)Sentencing LawTrial Advocacy White Collar Crime

EMPLOYMENT/ LABOR LAWAlternative Dispute Resolution Employment DiscriminationEmployment LawLabor LawWorkers’ Compensation

ENVIRONMENTAL LAWAdministrative LawAdvanced Environmental LitigationAgricultural LawEnvironmental Law: Law and PoliciesLand Use PlanningNatural Resources LawEnergy and Natural Resources (Senior Seminar)Global Climate Change (Senior Seminar)Water Law

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNINGCivil Practice ClinicDomestic Violence ClinicJudicial ExternshipJuvenile Justice ClinicPublic Interest ExternshipSemester in Practice: Criminal PracticeSemester in Practice: Health Law & PolicySemester in Practice: State & Local Government

FAMILY LAW AND ESTATE PLANNINGAdvanced Real Estate TransactionsAlternative Dispute Resolution Basic Estate PlanningChildren and the Law Elder LawEducation Law Family LawTrusts and Estates

HEALTH LAWAdministrative LawAdvanced TortsAntitrustBioethics and the LawCorporations Disability LawElder LawHealth Care LegislationHealth Policy LawInsurance LawMedical Malpractice LawMedical Malpractice Clinical Rotation, Mental Health LawPublic Health LawRegulation of Health Care ProfessionalsSemester in Practice Externship: Health Law &

Policy

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWAntitrustCopyright LawCurrent Developments in International Law:

International Intellectual Property and Economic Development

Intellectual PropertyIntellectual Property and CommercializationPatent LawSemester in Practice: Intellectual Property Trademarks and Unfair Competition

INTERNATIONAL LAWCurrent Developments in International Law:

Human RightsCurrent Developments in International Law:

International Intellectual Property and Economic Development

European Union LawImmigration LawImmigration Law Practice ExperienceInternational Business TransactionsInternational Criminal LawInternational LawLegal Globalization and Comparative LawComparative Law (Senior Seminar)International White Collar Crime (Senior Seminar)

LITIGATION AND ADVANCED SKILLSAdministrative LawAdvanced Appellate AdvocacyAdvanced Mock TrialAdvanced TortsAdvanced Trial Advocacy Alternative Dispute ResolutionClient Interviewing and CounselingConflict of LawsCriminal Procedure: Pre-TrialCriminal Procedure: Post InvestigationsFederal CourtsIntroduction to Transactional SkillsLaw Practice ManagementNegotiationPre-Trial AdvocacyRemediesTrial Advocacy

PUBLIC INTEREST LAWAdministrative LawAlternative Dispute ResolutionCivil Practice Clinic Civil RightsClient Interviewing and CounselingConstitutional Law: Advanced Topics - 14th

AmendmentConsumer ProtectionDomestic Violence Clinic Employment DiscriminationFamily LawFirst Amendment RightsJudicial ExternshipJuvenile Justice Clinic Public Interest ExternshipState and Local GovernmentRace and the Law (Senior Seminar)Religion and the Law (Senior Seminar)

SEMINARS AND SPECIAL TOPICSComparative Law (Senior Seminar)Gambling Law (Senior Seminar)JurisprudenceMilitary Law (Senior Seminar)Redistricting and Reapportionment (Senior

Seminar)Sports LawSupreme Court Decisions (Senior Seminar)Women in Leadership Workshop

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WE’RE POWERED BY RELATIONSHIPS.Our faculty have strong relationships and deep connections to the legal profession.

Our students take full advantage of the opportunities these relationships create;

they jump into our semester in practice programs, excel in field placements, and

take on interdisciplinary paths that allow them to apply their passion to their

profession. Through these experiences, our students learn how to work with people

at every level and build relationships of their own. That’s the SIU Law Advantage.

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“The environment of SIU Law

is what I enjoy the most. The

professors are easily accessible,

whether it be through email or

simply stopping by their office.

The professors really take an

interest in their students and

show that they really care about

our success.”

-- Joe Venditti III, J.D. 2012

“The letter from the National

Immigrant Justice Center,

saying that many undocumented

detainees were able to get

legal relief and reunite with

their families, as a result of

our visits to the Tri-County

Detention Center was a great

satisfaction in my life. This is

something that one cannot learn

just by taking an immigration

law class. The visits to the

Center and the conversations

with real individuals taught me

how to be more compassionate

about helping people. It taught

me how immigration law is not

just applying the law, but also

helping these people as much as

you can with whatever you can.”

-- Stavri Vako, J.D. 2012

pro bono volunteer

Immigration Detention Project

“Words cannot express

how invaluable my judicial

externship experience was.

The relationships I formed with

the judges and attorneys have

become valuable resources

for the future. The judges and

staff at Williamson County are

truly wonderful mentors and

professionals. I not only learned

about the profession but also

about myself.”

– Paula Roa, Class of 2014

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RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIPSIU Law is a vibrant learning community where students work closely with their professors, who are dedicated teachers, devoted

mentors, and expert scholars with significant practice experience. Our students take advantage of opportunities to collaborate

with faculty on ground breaking legal research and meaningful public service projects.

“Working with Professor Noble-Allgire on a scholarly

article was an invaluable experience. It helped

me take my legal writing skills to the next level, a

process that was critical in allowing me to have

two articles chosen for publication in the SIU Law

Journal. It also led to the opportunity to help her with

research related to proposed changes to the Uniform

Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. That experience

has given me the ability to participate in the process of

changing existing legislation for the better.”

-- Brian Lee, Class of 2013

Editor-in-Chief, Southern Illinois University Law Journal

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Developed nearly 30 years ago, SIU Law’s Center for Health Law and Policy advances education and research regarding

critical issues in health law, public policy, and medical ethics. The program helps students prepare for careers in health law and

policy, in addition to expanding and enhancing educational, research, and program activities within Illinois and the nation.

The program offers numerous opportunities for students to participate and brings together some of the nation’s leading health

law advocates and medical professionals for lectures and symposiums on critical health-related issues facing the nation.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE• Health Law & Policy

Semester in Practice

• Dr. Arthur Grayson

Distinguished Lecture

• Ryan Bioethicist-in-Residence

• The Journal of Legal Medicine

• National Health Law

Moot Court Competition

• Southern Illinois Healthcare/

SIU Health Policy Institute

• J.D./M.D. concurrent

degree program

CENTER FOR HEALTH LAW AND POLICY

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“I am proud of the wide variety of law and medicine

courses which this school provides. In conjunction with

one of them, Medical Malpractice Law, we offer an

elective credit hour in which students are paired with

Family Practice residents for a clinical rotation. The

students make rounds, visit the ER, attend clinics, view

surgery, and witness deliveries with their assigned

residents. It is one of the most unique educational

experiences in the country, and truly gives the law

student an intimate look at the medical profession and

the way medical decisions are made.”

-- Marsha Garwin Ryan, M.D., J.D, Assistant Professor of General

Surgery, School of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor of Law

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WE’RE FOCUSED ON TAKING THE THEORETICAL AND TURNING IT

INTO WHAT WORKS. Our students master theory. But they understand that theory

will only take them so far. To go the distance, they take on

the hard work of developing as professionals with a skill set

they never stop adapting—skills that are in short supply and

great demand. Our students begin to grow into their roles

as expert communicators, negotiators, and advocates as

participants in Public Interest Externships, our award-winning

Professionalism Program, and our First Year Program which

emphasizes professional development from day one. It’s a style

of leadership they’ll depend on for the rest of their professional

lives. And that’s why, to go the distance, they come to SIU.

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MOOT COURTStudents begin to hone their advocacy skills in our appellate and trial moot court programs. They compete successfully

in regional and national competitions where they regularly

earn team and individual awards.

LEGAL CLINICS Our award-winning clinics serve a 13-county area in southern

Illinois and offer students the opportunity to work with clinical

faculty to represent clients in cases involving in elder law, civil practice, domestic violence, and juvenile justice.

EXTERNSHIPSOur Public Interest Externship program allows students to

earn course credit for work in a publicly-funded law office, or

in a non-profit organization which has in-house counsel, or in

a federal, state or local agency which has attorneys on their

staff. Students who are interested in working for a state or

federal judge may enroll in a Judicial Externship.

SEMESTER IN PRACTICEStudents earn a full semester credit through this substantial

externship that combines courses related to a particular field of study with externship opportunities in locations

including Chicago, Springfield and southeast Missouri.

PRO BONO PROJECTSStudents have the opportunity to provide much needed

pro bono services under the direction of faculty who work

with the Immigration Detention Project and the nationally

acclaimed Illinois Innocence Project.

You will be able to immerse yourself in skills-building programs such as moot court, externships, Semester-in-Practice programs,

and legal clinic work. You will also have opportunities to collaborate with faculty in their areas of research and pro bono service.

INTERNATIONAL LAWOur internationally engaged faculty has global ties that empower students to take their learning beyond borders and to another

level. Students and faculty are involved in a number of international law-related activities, including a variety of international

law courses, a summer study abroad program in Ireland and Wales, an Asylum and Refugee Law moot court team, an

Immigration Detention Project, and an active student-run International Law Society which hosts speakers and programs

related to international law.

Each year, several SIU faculty members and students engage in international and

comparative law research, conferences, and other projects. SIU Law is

a member of the International Association of Law Schools, and has

linkage agreements with the University of Botswana and Mykolas

Romeris University in Lithuania.

Our legal globalization course gives students the chance to

travel abroad for an in-depth study of the impact globalization

has on legal issues and culture. In addition to studying in

another country for a portion of a semester, students will look at

that country’s legal and political structure during the semester.

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VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY CLOSER TO HOMEIn addition to opportunities to learn about the broader geographic world, our students also take advantage of opportunities to

expand their intellectual horizons through the pursuit of dual degree programs. In the increasingly competitive legal market, a

dual degree can also provide a competitive advantage to graduates.

We offer seven dual degree programs through the SIUC Graduate School and the SIU School of Medicine that allow

students to receive M.D. or Masters degrees while pursuing a law degree.

Doctor of Medicine

Master of Accountancy

Master of Business Administration

Master of Science in Education

Master of Public Administration

Master of Social Work

Master of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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OUR GRADUATES ENTER THEIR CAREERS UNDAUNTED.

They demonstrate the nimble thinking, versatility and savvy know-how that translates into professional longevity. Not only are they ready for anything—

they’re ready to go anywhere. And they do.

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“SIU’s biggest asset is its small

size and personal attention.

I highly doubt I would have

stayed with a program at a

larger school. I really felt like the

faculty at SIU cared about my

success.”

Kristen Johnson ’08Attorney-Advisor

Division of Land and Water

Resources

Office of the Solicitor

U.S. Department of the Interior

Washington, DC

“In addition to receiving an

outstanding legal education, I

developed a statewide network

of friends at SIU Law that

enriched my law practice and

judicial career.”

Honorable Ron Spears ’77Resident Circuit Judge

Christian County

4th Judicial Circuit in Illinois

Taylorville, IL

Past President

Illinois Judges Association

“As a student, I found SIU Law

to be a great place to learn

and grow. The small student

body enabled me to become

very involved in law school and

community activities and it

allowed me to closely interact

with my colleagues. I found the

curriculum challenging and the

faculty excited to teach and pass

along their knowledge. Overall,

my SIU Law experiences were

life changing and I am proud

to have graduated from the

institution.”

Andre G. Pineda ’90Cary Street Partners LLC

Fredericksburg,VA

SIU LAW ALUMNI ARE EVERYWHEREOur alumni are a testament to the success of the SIU School of Law. Since the first class graduated in 1976, our alumni network has grown to more than 3,600 graduates that include nearly 80 state and federal judges, and practitioners in 49 states and throughout the world. Our alumni are a supportive community who are willing to assist current students and recent graduates in a variety of ways, including externships, networking and employment opportunities.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale

is located in Carbondale, Ill., a town of

approximately 26,000. A classic university

community, the population grows each fall

with the addition of approximately 20,000

students. Students at the SIU School

of Law enjoy the advantages that come

with a University that is a major research

institution -- The Carnegie Foundation for

the Advancement of Teaching classifies

SIU Carbondale among the top five percent

of U.S. higher education institutions for

research. There is also a variety of cultural,

athletic, educational and recreational

opportunities within the community and

throughout Southern Illinois that will

enhance your educational experience.

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REGISTERED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS (RSO)At SIU School of Law, our students are doers who participate in a wide range of extracurricular activities. We have 21 active

registered student organizations (RSOs) students can join to expand on their law school experiences. The RSOs represent a

variety of interests and diversity with the student body. The Student Bar Association (SBA) is the umbrella organization for all

student groups within the law school.

STUDENT RECREATION CENTERTaking a break from studying is important, and the Student Recreation Center offers a wide variety of services and programs to

help students keep the mental and physical edge. Offerings include intramural sports, sports clubs, personal trainers, therapeutic

massage, aquatics, along with instructional programs such as yoga and pilates, dance, boxing and martial arts. Outdoor

adventures, such as scuba diving, camping and boating packages, are also available.

SALUKI ATHLETICSA member of the Missouri Valley Conference, Southern Illinois University sponsors 18 intercollegiate sports. In football, the

Salukis compete in the NCAA FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) formerly Division 1-AA division. Since 2001, the Salukis

have won 19 conference titles and appeared in 24 NCAA tournaments.

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