Join Bill Watson, class of 2014, on a tour of the University of Chicago Law School. Along the way, learn about the history and community that make UChicago Law unique.

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01:05 - Dean of Students, Admissions & Financial Aid, and the LLM program.

02:09 - The Office of Career Services and graduate employment outcomes. See the latest numbers at https://www.law.uchicago.edu/careers.

03:51 - Judicial clerkships. See the latest numbers at https://www.law.uchicago.edu/clerkships.

04:35 - The Fulton Reading Room and studying in the library.

05:35 - The Midway Plaisance and the Law School's connection to the rest of the University of Chicago's campus.

07:20 - Faculty's offices within the library, their open door policy, and spots to socialize.

08:36 - Student-edited journals.

11:47 - The composition of our graduating classes. See the latest numbers at https://www.law.uchicago.edu/class-pr....

13:01 - The Law School Musical and the Law School's 60+ student organizations.

14:15 - Courses and seminars, including the Bigelow Research and Writing course and Greenberg seminars.

16:12 - The Weymouth Kirkland Courtroom, the Hinton Moot Court competition, named lectures, and the Law and Literature conference.

17:43 - The Glen A. Lloyd Auditorium and special guests.

18:27 - Ernst Freund, William Rainey Harper, and our interdisciplinary style of legal education.

20:26 - Edward H. Levi, Elements of the Law, and Judge Richard Posner.

22:39 - Classrooms, the 1L curriculum, and the Socratic method.

22:42 - Clinics

25:55 - Classroom V and Barack Obama.

26:30 - Sophonisba Breckinridge, class of 1904, the Law School's first female graduate.

26:54 - Jewel Stradford Lafontant, '46, the Law School's first female African American graduate. John Rogers, '48, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen.

27:20 - Earl Dickerson, '20, the Law School's first African American JD graduate.

27:45 - The Green Lounge, Coffee Mess, Wine Mess, cafe and dining options, and lunch talks.

29:54 - Why did you choose the University of Chicago Law School?