Law School Annual Fund
These days, law grads leave Notre Dame with an average debt of $80,000. Needless to say, many of them need a little help footing the bill. That’s where the Law School Annual Fund comes in.
What is the Law School Annual Fund?
The Law School Annual Fund is a key source of support for the Notre Dame Law School. Gifts to the Law School Annual Fund:
- Provide student fellowships.
- Build the loan repayment assistance fund.
- Expand the Kresge Law Library.
Why give to the Law School Annual Fund?
There are so many reasons to give to the Law School Annual Fund. Here are just a few:
- You want NDLS to remain among the top law schools in the nation.
- You think changing the life of a student is a pretty good return on investment.
- You think law grads should be able to choose careers in public-interest law without having to worry about how they will pay off their law school debt.
- You want to give back to NDLS, because NDLS has given so much to you.
- You’re celebrating a reunion this year, and you want to participate in the reunion giving challenge.
- You love Notre Dame.
- You want to be eligible for the football ticket lottery (a gift of $1,500 or more will increase your odds in the football ticket lottery AND qualify you for membership in the Order of St. Thomas More.)
So the real question is, why not give to the Law School Annual Fund?
Every gift matters. Make yours today.
Please indicate that you wish to direct your gift to the Law School in the “comments” section of the online gift form.
Celebrating a reunion in 2010?
If you want to support your class’s reunion giving efforts, be sure to make your gift between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010.
Eck Fellowship Challenge
Until December 31, 2009, the estate of Frank Eck (’44) will match dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $5 million, all new gifts and pledges designated for endowed law fellowships.
Law Students Create Fellowships in Classmates’ Memory
The memory of two deceased law students will be forever preserved, thanks to new fellowships begun by their classmates.
Questions? Please contact:
Jill Donnelly
Executive Director, Order of St. Thomas More
Director, Law School Annual Fund
(574) 631-2998
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NDLS by the Numbers
- Founded in 1869, the Notre Dame Law School is the oldest Roman Catholic Law School in the nation
- The Kresge Law Library is home to more than 640,000 volumes
