law school

Established in 1847, Tulane Law School is the 12th oldest law school in the United States and occupies a unique place in the history of American legal education. Louisiana’s civil law tradition and New Orleans’ history as a gateway of international trade have attracted students and scholars from across the globe, and for 170 years, made Tulane Law a natural laboratory for studying the interaction of different legal systems. That global perspective is a hallmark of a Tulane Law School legal education and the foundation of the law school’s preeminence in a host of legal fields of inherently international character, including environmental and energy law, comparative and international law, admiralty law and sports law. At the same time, Tulane Law School has complemented this distinctive global education with a solid grounding in its community and in the legal profession.