Southern Illinois University School of Law

Established in the Public Interest

The Southern Illinois University School of Law was founded as a public law school by the Illinois General Assembly to serve the public interest.

Serving the Public Good

Law students, under the supervision of clinical faculty, interview, advise and represent clients in court, while receiving class credit for work in the Legal Clinic.

Connections

Law Student Organizations engage students in activities that connect them to local, national, and international causes.

"SIU is a very welcoming place. I have made lifelong friends here."

Jason Kight, Class of 2012

Environment

"The surrounding nature is beautiful and is a nice escape from the stresses of law school." David Swendsen, Class of 2012

Visiting scholar, Dr. Damla Kucuk from Sakarya University in Turkey, presented her research on political risk insurance to Law School faculty

Pictured from left, Professor Cindy Buys, Dr. Kucuk presenter, Professor Trish McCubbin, and Associate Professor Jill Adams

"Who Wants to Be a Citationnaire?"

First-year law students practice legal citations with a game show theme

Law students meet with John J. Hanlon, Legal Director, Downstate Illinois Innocence Project, DNA Testing Program.

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier (center) presided over the Illinois 5th Judicial District Swearing-In Ceremony for 108 new attorneys

Dean Cynthia Fountaine, along with area judges and attorneys, also participated in the Nov. 10 ceremony. Read more.

Downstate Innoncence Project

SIU law students petition the Illinois Prisoner Review Board for posthumous exoneration. Read more

SIU School of Law honors female law leaders

"The Early Women and the Law" display will be in the formal lounge throughout the spring semester Read more