Vinson & Elkins today announced that it has elected 10 lawyers to its partnership and promoted 12 lawyers to counsel, effective January 1, 2026.

Like judges, law schools are grappling with how best to incorporate AI into academics. Many are finding they must catch up to a new reality. “It would be irresponsible to not introduce students to AI ...

Paul Joseph Wisner passed away peacefully at age 88 on November 17, 2025. He lived a full life of purpose and was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He is remembered fondly for his ...

Brian Leiter came to the Law School in 2008, after thirteen years at the University of Texas at Austin. He has also been a Visiting Professor of Law at Yale University, the School of Advanced Studies ...

We welcome you to this section of The Law School’s web site describing our Master of Legal Studies (MLS) Program. This one-year degree program is designed for PhD students and established scholars who ...

Eric Posner is the Kirkland and Ellis Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago. His research interests include antitrust law, financial regulation, international law, and ...

Leo Spitz Distinguished Service Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, Professor of Political Science, Faculty Director, Malyi Center for the Study of Institutional ...

Diane P. Wood received her BA in 1971 and her JD in 1975 from the University of Texas at Austin. After graduation, she clerked for Judge Irving L. Goldberg of the Fifth Circuit and for Justice Harry A ...

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Albert Alschuler graduated magna cum laude from the Harvard Law School and was Case Editor of the Harvard Law Review. He has been a law clerk to Justice Walter V. Schaefer of the Illinois Supreme ...

Saul Levmore came to the Law School from the University of Virginia. He was the Dean of the University of Chicago Law School from 2001 to 2009, and is the William B. Graham Distinguished Service ...

Following his graduation summa cum laude from Bowdoin College, Dennis Hutchinson attended the Law School for one year, then spent three years at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar where he read for ...