The Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) was established at the urging of Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard by the Indiana General Assembly. In 1997, then-Governor Frank O’Bannon signed the law giving funding to CLEO (check out the Indiana Code to read the law). CLEO’s purpose then and now is to help college students in need pursue a law degree in Indiana.

The Indiana CLEO Summer Institute is held annually to introduce new CLEO fellows to the program. The first Summer Institute was held in the summer of 1997 at Indiana University’s Bloomington Law School. In 1997, 30 students enrolled in the first CLEO institute and 25 students went on to graduate from law school, representing all of Indiana’s law schools.

Since 1997, 300 students have successfully completed the Summer Institute and 287 have graduated law school.

But, why should I apply to Indiana CLEO?

Governing Statutes
Indiana CLEO is governed by Indiana Code 33-24-13.