J.D. Admissions
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Areas of Study
- Administrative Law and Government Regulation
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Civil Rights
- Clinics and Experiential Learning
- Commercial and Consumer Law
- Constitutional Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Law
- Education Law and Policy
- Election Law
- Employment and Labor Law
- Environmental Law and Energy
- Family Relations and Wills and Trusts
- Health Law and Policy
- Intellectual Property and Technology Law
- International and Comparative Law
- Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
- Law and Other Disciplines
- Legal Profession and Ethics
- Legal Writing
- Legislation and the Law of Political Process
- Litigation and the Judicial Process
- Public Interest Law
- Real Estate
- Sports Law
- Taxation
Learn from the Best
Impact. That is the goal of our faculty. At Ohio State, our law faculty excels at both teaching and research, and they are fully immersed in the most pressing challenges of law and policy. Whether developing new legal minds in the classroom or writing on the issues of the day, our world-renowned faculty advance understanding of a wide range of local, national, and international legal issues.
Our 50+ full-time faculty enjoyed significant professional success before entering law teaching. They are former law clerks on the U.S. Supreme Court and other courts, have worked in a variety of levels in federal and state government, played leading roles in government agencies, corporations, and nonprofit organizations, and advised clients at leading law firms from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. As scholars, they are award-winning authors and pioneering researchers who publish and present, serve on boards and commissions, litigate and draft, counsel and advise. They bring their innovative research and practical experience to the classroom to contribute to exceptional learning opportunities.
“The conversations both in an out of the classroom are stimulating and provocative,” said 2L George Murray. “Professors keep things very interesting and I love working with those around me. It is truly the people who make Moritz what it is.”
Our professors are called upon by policymakers to testify and consult, and by the media to provide perspective and insight. They bring the legal challenges of today to the classroom for analysis and debate. Let’s check in with four professors on the impact of their research: