 After 1952 , Willamette ’ s law school received a large Lady Justice statue when the Marion County Courthouse was demolished to make way for a new one . In 1959 , the school started a law review , while enrollment increased to 185 by the mid @-@ 1960s . Because of the increased enrollment , the College of Law Foundation was created by the university 's trustees in 1959 to explore the construction of a new facility . Willamette switched to the awarding of the Juris Doctor from the bachelor of laws , phased in beginning in 1965 . 
