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About the Law School

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 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.

Submissions from 2021 2021

The Saga of the Notre Dame Law School Class of 1969 “Fierce Competition, Stronger Friendships”, Notre Dame Law School, Class of 1969; Jim Starshak; and Joe Kennedy

Submissions from 2017 2017

LL.B. to J.D. at Notre Dame Law School, Beth Gelroth Klein

Submissions from 2009 2009

Rite of Blessing of a Chapel and Anointing of an Alter, Notre Dame Law School

Submissions from 2007 2007

University of Notre Dame, The Law School: Educating a Different Kind of Lawyer, Notre Dame Law School

Submissions from 1991 1991

25 Years of Women at Notre Dame Law School: The Early Years, Notre Dame Law School

Books from 1986 1986

The University of Notre Dame : A Contemporary Portrait, Robert Schmuhl

Submissions from 1983 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

Submissions from 1972 1972

The Hoynes Reporter, Volume One, 1972-1975: The Law Students' Yearbook, Notre Dame Law School

Submissions from 1971 1971

Humanistic Legal Education, Cheri Weismantel

Submissions from 1970 1970

First Woman Law Graduate at Notre Dame [Graciela Olivarez], Mark Walbran

Submissions from 1969 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

A Century of Law at Notre Dame, Rev. Philip S. Moore C.S.C.

Submissions from 1949 1949

Of Twenty-Fifth Anniversaries, Notre Dame Law Review Editors

Dean Konop: A Quarter of a Century at Notre Dame, Aaron H. Huguenard

Submissions from 1930 1930

New Law Building Adds Beauty to Campus, Myron Crawford and William Corr

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

Submissions from 1920 1920

Notre Dame's Legal Renaissance, Delmar J. Edmundson

Submissions from 1893 1893

Law Department Notes, University of Notre Dame