About the Law School
Founded in 1869, the Notre Dame Law School is the oldest Roman Catholic law school in the nation. Early classes were held in the Main Building. In January 1889, Sorin Hall, pictured above, housed the law department on the first floor. The program gradually expanded and in 1919 the Hoynes College of Law, now Crowley Hall, was opened.
Dean Thomas Konop provides a comprehensive description of the early years (1869–1930) in his article History of the Notre Dame College of Law.
Photo courtesy of Notre Dame Archives, GNDL 06.30, Postcard of Sorin Hall, c1915-1920.
2009
Irish Law 2009, Notre Dame Law School
Rite of Blessing of a Chapel and Anointing of an Alter, Notre Dame Law School
2007
Irish Law 2007, Notre Dame Law School
University of Notre Dame, The Law School: Educating a Different Kind of Lawyer, Notre Dame Law School
1983
Remarks of Warren E. Burger Chief Justice of the United States at the Dedication of Notre Dame London Law Centre: The Role of the Lawyer Today, Warren E. Burger
Dean Joseph O'Meara--A Personal Reflection, David T. Link
1972
The Hoynes Reporter, Volume One, 1972-1975: The Law Students' Yearbook, Notre Dame Law School
1969
Notre Dame Law School--The Present, James J. Barba
Notre Dame Law School--The Past, Raymond J. Broderick
Notre Dame with a British Accent, George W. Keeton
Notre Dame Law School--The Future, William B. Lawless
1949
Of Twenty-Fifth Anniversaries, Notre Dame Law Review Editors
Dean Konop: A Quarter of a Century at Notre Dame, Aaron H. Huguenard
1930
Dedication of the Law Building, Notre Dame Law Review Editors
History of the Notre Dame College of Law, Thomas F. Konop
Law Building, Joseph A. Moran
The Faculty of the College of Law of the University of Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame