Loyola University New Orleans College of Law is the only law school in the country to offer three separate curriculums- the Civil Law (the law of Louisiana) Day Division, Civil Law Part-Time Evening Division, and the Common Law Day Division. Hence, Loyola graduates are prepared to practice in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and internationally.

Our graduates will infuse your organization with unparalleled professionalism and expertise because they have graduated from Loyola.

Experience
Loyola students have experienced-based learning through the Loyola Law Clinic, The Public Law Center, Gillis W. Long Poverty Law Center, Gillis Long Student Pro Bono Program, Federal Extern Programs, and summer clerkships. Loyola students also participate in an extern program established by the judges of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana as well as an extern program for the Fifth Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals. Students publish in scholarly legal journals such as The Law Review, The Journal of Public Interest Law, Loyola Maritime Law Journal, and The Loyola Intellectual Property & High Technology Law Quarterly. In addition, the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Moot Court team is again among the best in the world. In April 2002 the International Arbitration Commercial Law Moot Court Team, for the second year in a row, advanced to the final eight out of 108 schools competing.

Knowledge
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law is one of the few law schools in the world offering both Civil Law and Common Law curricula. The comparative and international law programs at Loyola reflect Loyola’s unique status as a mixed Civil Law and Common Law jurisdiction. The College of Law’s unique curricula give our Common Law (non-Louisiana) students a unique opportunity to study the Civil Law tradition. Loyola students are also afforded the opportunity to study with distinguished visiting professors from abroad and participate in international moot court competitions around the world. Loyola also offers more opportunities for summer study abroad than almost any other American law school.

Leadership
The College of Law is committed to excellence in legal education in the tradition of its spiritual heritage, with its goal being wisdom, not mere technical competence. The College of Law at Loyola University 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.

Interpersonal Skills
To succeed at Loyola, students must master advanced skills such as persuasion, facilitation, negotiation and conflict resolution.

Communication Skills
Loyola’s National and International Moot Court Programs develop student research, writing, and oral advocacy skills through rigorous intramural and intercollegiate competition, while Loyola’s Scholarly Journals hone student’s research, writing, and editing skills.

Cultural Diversity
The university student body represent 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 48 foreign countries and a wide range of ethnic, social, and economic backgrounds. The law school student body includes students from 35 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and eight foreign countries.