 Willamette University College of Law is a private law school located in Salem , Oregon , United States . Founded in 1842 , Willamette University is the oldest university in the Western United States . The College of Law , which was founded in 1883 and is the oldest law school in the Pacific Northwest , has approximately 30 law professors and enrolls about 300 students , with about 125 of those of students enrolled in their first year of law school . The campus is located across the street from the Oregon State Capitol and the Oregon Supreme Court Building . 
