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Experience collaborative learning in a supportive and engaged community. Become a part of our history of excellence and our future of innovation.
Your law school application is the first step toward a change-making career. Take that step with Willamette.
Experience collaborative learning in a supportive and engaged community. Become a part of our history of excellence and our future of innovation.
Whether you want a career practicing law or informed by legal study, we have a degree for the training you need.
Willamette's specialty programs provide comprehensive training in your choice of five areas.
Our distinguished faculty become your life-long mentors. Whether it's discussing legal precedent or job searching, someone's always in your corner.
Information on how to apply to a specific program.
We have the resources you need to make the most of your law school experience and create a smooth start for your legal career.
With generous financial aid and scholarship packages, Willamette is dedicated to helping you afford an invaluable legal education.
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In a time when women were frequently barred from college, Emily York is Willamette's first graduate.
A political powerhouse and trailblazer, Norma Paulus advanced women’s rights, education and environmental protection. In 1976, she became the first woman to be elected to statewide office in Oregon as secretary of state.
Liz Heaston was the first female to play and score in a college football game. Since 1997, Willamette has had two more female kickers.
George Cannady was a Senior Scholar who was involved in football and track. He later became an attorney in Los Angeles and died in 1968.
Carina Corner has grown through her experiences of cancer and navigating a sighted-world as a blind person. She's founded a Scandinavian-inspired, vegan bakery in Beaverton where she employs people with disabilities.
