Southern Illinois University School of Law

Southern Illinois University School of Law
The School of Law's main entrance
Established	1972
School type	Public
Dean	Cynthia Fountaine
Location	Carbondale, Illinois, USA
Enrollment	375 Full-Time approximate
Faculty	28
USNWR ranking	RNP (150-196)
Bar pass rate	85% (2017)
Website	www.law.siu.edu

Southern Illinois University School of Law (SIU Law) is one of three public law schools in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, it is the only law school in the southern region of Illinois.

The Southern Illinois University School of Law’s mission to serve the public good began in 1972, when it was established by the Illinois state legislature. Its first class started in August 1973. Presently the school resides in the Lesar Law Building, named for its first dean Hiram H. Lesar. The School of Law offers the Juris Doctor degree, Master of Laws degree, and Master of Legal Studies degree in both full-time and part-time programs.

Amongst other specializations, the School of Law offers a specialization in Intellectual Property (IP) Law.

According to SIU Law's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 70.5% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at SIU Law for the 2014-2015 academic year is $35,152 for Illinois residents and $57,802 for out-of-state students.

The Health Law Program at the Southern Illinois University School of Law was developed in the early 1980s to advance education and research regarding critical issues in health law and public policy and medical ethics. After dedicating more than twenty years to teaching, research, and service activities addressing healthcare regulation, patient safety and medical liability, bioethics, public health, mental health, and food and drug law, the SIU School of Law formally established the Center for Health Law and Policy in 2004.

The School of Law offers its students the opportunity to join an array of student activities such as Law Journal, Moot Court Society, and Trial Advocacy Society. There are also a number of student interest groups.

The Southern Illinois University Law Journal is a student-edited journal that publishes articles designed to assist the legal community and to stimulate critical discussion of current legal, policy, and social issues. The Journal publishes three issues per year.

Journal of Legal Medicine offers in-depth discussion of topics related to legal medicine, health law and policy, professional liability, hospital law, food and drug law, medical legal research and education, and a broad range of related topics. The journal is published quarterly by the American College of Legal Medicine in cooperation with the Southern Illinois University School of Law.