Pritzker School of Law

Northwestern University
Pritzker School of Law
Northwestern University; Pritzker School of Law
Motto	Quaecumque sunt vera (Latin); Ὁ Λόγος πλήρης χάριτος καὶ ἀληθείας - Ho logos pleres charitos kai aletheias (Greek); Whatsoever things are true (Philippians 4:8 AV); The word full of grace and truth (Gospel of John 1:14);
Established	1859 (as law department of the Old University of Chicago); 1873 (as Union College of Law); 1891 (as Northwestern University School of Law); 2015 (current name);
School type	Private law school
Parent endowment	US $14.3 billion
Dean	Zachary Clopton
Location	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.; 41°53′47″N 87°37′03″W / 41.8963°N 87.6174°W
Enrollment	658
Faculty	190
USNWR ranking	10th (tie) (2025)
Bar pass rate	92% (2017)
Website	law.northwestern.edu
ABA profile	Standard 509 Report

The Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, formerly known as Northwestern University School of Law from 1891 to 2015, is the law school of Northwestern University and located in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is considered part of the T14, an unofficial designation in the legal community for the best law schools in the United States.

Founded in 1859, it was the first law school established in the city of Chicago. Notable alumni include numerous governors of several states; Arthur Goldberg, United States Supreme Court justice; Adlai Stevenson, governor of Illinois, cabinet secretary, and Democratic presidential candidate; John Paul Stevens, United States Supreme Court justice; Newton Minow, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Harold Washington, the first black mayor of Chicago (1983–87) and, previously, a member of the United States House of Representatives; JB Pritzker, current governor of Illinois; and Suhas Subramanyam, current member of the United States House of Representatives.