Specialty Areas
Business Law
Civil Litigation
Civil Rights
Criminal Justice
Corporate Compliance
Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
Employment and Labor Law
Environmental Law
Family Law
First Amendment Law
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
CLINICS
Appellate Practice Clinic
Represent clients in appellate proceedings before state and federal courts and tribunals, including Ohio’s Eighth District Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Ohio, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
David H. Braff Animal Law Clinic
Students gain transferable practical legal skills in litigation, legislative, and regulatory initiatives while working to provide a wide range of justice for animals. Projects may involve prosecution of animal abuse cases; curbing puppy mills, dog fighting, and roadside circus abuses; and fighting against wildlife, exotic, and farmed animal abuses.
Civil Litigation Clinic
Represent clients in a range of cases before courts and administrative agencies, such as:
Immigration Law
International and Comparative Law
Intellectual Property
Entertainment and Sports Law
Health Law
Human Rights
Social Justice
Space Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
• Asylum and immigration
• Civil rights including 1st amendment and equal protection
• Employment and employment discrimination
• Wage and hour disputes
• Unemployment compensation
• Fair housing and landlord tenant
• Consumer concerns
• Breach of contract
• Civil stalking protection orders
• Mediation
• Ex-offender reentry
Community Advocacy Clinic
Assist our community’s most vulnerable populations with:
• Public benefits
• Expungement
• Name change
• Child support
• Consumer advocacy
• Community development
• LGBTQ+ advocacy
• Human trafficking
Pardon,
Clemency & Reentry Clinic
Help indigent individuals continue to redefine themselves and their futures after a criminal conviction. Under the Supervision of the Director, represent individual clients seeking pardon or clemency from the Ohio governor, represent individuals seeking expungement of prior convictions, and/or assist in petitions for other postconviction relief.
Terry Gilbert Wrongful Conviction Clinic
Contribute to the representation of clients pursuing claims of wrongful conviction or wrongful sentencing and seeking acquittal, new trial, new sentencing, or other appropriate relief.
Pretrial Justice Clinic
Contribute toward a significant need for effective legal representation for indigent defendants at this early but pivotal stage in the criminal justice process. Working with the office of the County Public Defender, students develop critical lawyering skills, such as client interviews, oral advocacy and pretrial motion practice, as they work to secure pretrial release as clients’ cases move from the municipal court system to the county court of common pleas.
Transactional Law Clinic
Work on the kinds of issues that you’ll be handling in the real world as a business lawyer:
• Tax
• Corporate governance
• Environmental law
• Real estate
• Corporate policies
• Compliance with federal and state laws
• Entity selection and formation
• Minimizing risk through advice on institutional policies and practices
• Contract drafting
• Intellectual property advice and filings
EXTERNSHIPS
By observing legal proceedings and contributing to the work of a legal office, students receive broad exposure to the legal system. Externship placements include:
• Judicial chambers
• Federal, state and local governmental agencies
• Non-profit and public interest organizations
• Corporate legal offices
AN INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM
Short-term, practice-based experiences provide the flexibility to address pressing current legal issues by undertaking projects for private, public, and non-profit entities. Pop-up practicums have included:
• Conviction Integrity Unit
• Mental Health Court
• Cuyahoga County Bail Reform
• Icebreaker Wind Project
• Cleveland Police Commission
• First Amendment advice and advocacy
• Ohio Criminal Rules revision
• Domestic violence safe leave
• Advice to Developers of Criminal Defendant App
CENTER FOR CYBERSECURITY & PRIVACY PROTECTION
Nationally recognized for innovation, the Center offers a multidisciplinary curriculum that integrates law, business and technology.
• Certificate in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
• IAPP Westin Scholar Program
CENTER FOR HEALTH LAW & POLICY
• The Center offers certificates in health care law and health care compliance.
• The Center’s health law program is the only one in Ohio that is accredited by the Compliance Certification Board.
GLOBAL SPACE LAW CENTER
• First U.S. law school research center dedicated exclusively to the law of outer space
• Online space law course
• Practical learning for public and private sector jobs including regulating air and space travel, satellites, and telecommunications
CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER
• Concentration in Criminal Law
• Criminal law clinics create real-world opportunities for students to engage in criminal justice work.
• Externships include 8th District Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, City of Cleveland Prosecutor’s Office, Ohio Attorney General, Federal Public Defender Office, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
LEGAL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (LCOP)
Applicants demonstrating academic excellence and writing proficiency but whose LSAT scores are below CSU Law 25th percentile LSAT score may be considered for admission to the LCOP Program. Highlights include:
• Frequent exams with individualized feedback
• Small class sizes to facilitate personalized attention
• Full-time faculty and academic support specialist
P. KELLY TOMPKINS LEADERSHIP & LAW PROGRAM
• One of the first programs in the country that trains lawyer-leaders by providing leadership education, skills training, and mentoring to law students
• Law and Leadership course
• Leader Conversation series
• Leaders-in-Residence
• Leadership and Law Certificate
Colleges and Universities represented by the 2024 entering class.
Allegheny College
American Public University
Angelo State University
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DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS
• JD/MBA (Master of Business Administration)
• JD/MPA (Master of Public Administration)
• JD/MUPD (Master of Urban Planning and Development)
• JD/MAES (Master of Arts in Environmental Studies)
• JD/MSES (Master of Science in Environmental Science)
FLEXIBLE OPTIONS
• Full-time in-person
• Part-time day in-person
• Part-time online
SCHOLARSHIPS
• Scholarships guaranteed each year of law school
• Limited scholarships available for the online program
TUITION 2024-2025
• Full-year full time tuition & fees (In-person program)
$30,647.50 (IN-STATE)
$30,747.60 (OUT-OF-STATE)
Out-of-state students pay the same tuition as in-state students, plus a $50 per-semester instructional fee surcharge, as required by state law.
• Part-time per credit hour tuition & fees
$1,178.75 (IN-STATE)
$1,182.60 (OUT-OF-STATE, IN-PERSON)
$1,179.75 (OUT-OF-STATE, ONLINE PROGRAM)