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EMORY LAW EQUIPS FUTURE LAWYERS LIKE YOU with a practical and theoretical understanding of the law. We offer real-world experiences that give you a glimpse of what life as a lawyer will be like. And, we expose you to diverse opportunities to help you determine where your passions lie—whether it’s fighting to protect a patent or a human life. You graduate from Emory with a deep knowledge of the law and a set of valuable skills. At Emory Law, we prepare you for more than practice. We prepare you to challenge and change the world.
EMORY UNIVERSITY With the thriving international city of Atlanta in our backyard, government agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Securities and Exchange Commission and Environmental Protection Agency down the street, Georgia Institute of Technology close by and Emory’s nationally ranked college, Goizueta Business School and Rollins School of Public Health, the learning resources you can tap into as an Emory Law student are vast and rich.
EMORY LAW DEGREES
JOINT DEGREE PROGRAMS
Juris Doctor (JD) Master of Laws (LLM) Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD)
JD/MBA JD/MTS
JD/MDiv JD/LLM
JD/MPH JD/PhD
Learn more at www.law.emory.edu
more than practice A NEW FIRST YEAR Emory Law prepares students for more than practice by helping you discern your legal path. Last spring, the faculty approved significant changes to the first-year curriculum, including the addition of a new required first-year course in Legislation and Regulation and the creation of an elective option during the second semester. The new Legislation and Regulation course will introduce you to the central role of legislatures and administrative agencies in the practice of law today. The course is a primary building block for Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Legislation and a number of specialized upper-level courses. With the first-year elective option, you can explore areas of possible legal interest or get a head start on an area of interest you already may have. The list of elective courses offered will vary year to year. These courses will be offered as “building blocks” for more specialized legal study.
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Torts
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Research Writing and Appellate Advocacy
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Property
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First-Year Elective
Other curriculum changes include the reduction of Civil Procedure from a two-semester, six-credit-hour offering to a one-semester, four-credit-hour course as well as the elimination of Legal Methods, which will be subsumed by existing courses.
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In their first year, law students are put in the same classes, with the same students, and focus on the same type of law. The elective will allow students to take at least one class that they are very interested in, thus providing them with much needed autonomy and choice. Exposure to a new subject of interest in the first year also will help students to choose their upperlevel courses more carefully and deliberately.
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Stacy Tolos 10L From Cincinnati Student representative on the curriculum committee Undergraduate College: Vanderbilt University
more than a classroom MUCH OF THE LEARNING AT EMORY HAPPENS outside of the classroom in: • workshops and seminars; • field placements in Atlanta; • clinics, nonprofit organizations, corporations and firms; • internships in Atlanta, across the country or on the other side of the world. You gain valuable, real-world experience that prepares you for the opportunities ahead.
FIELD PLACEMENTS Each semester, approximately 75 second- and third-year students assist public defenders, prosecutors, public interest organizations and government agencies while earning academic credit. Placements include the American Civil Liberties Union, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, Health Law Partnership, the Federal Aviation Administration, AT&T, Coca-Cola Co., UPS and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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I had an opportunity to attend juvenile court hearings and see how that worked so I know what the role of a DFCS caseworker is. I know what the role of a child’s attorney is. … I enjoy that my experiences at the Barton Center have allowed me to see what it looks like to affect change systemically at a large scale through legislation and then individually through court visits and participating in individual hearings. I think that’s invaluable.
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Shar-Day Smith Third-year student from New Orleans Did a field placement with Emory’s Barton Child Law and Policy Center Undergraduate College: Howard University
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Last summer, I investigated the implementation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Rwanda through Emory’s Global Health Law and Policy Project. My summer internship was very similar to what I want to do in the long term with my law degree. I have a special interest in Africa, and this project allows me to go beyond a theoretical understanding of U.S. AIDS policy and explore how Rwandan agencies actually implement it.
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Daniel Hougendobler Third-year student from Huntington, Ind. Undergraduate College: University of Notre Dame
CAREER SERVICES helps you find internships that are a good fit during your first and second summers, as well as your first job out of law school. An adviser trains you on job search skills and exposes you to a range of career options. Learn more at www.law.emory.edu.
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Barton Child Law and Policy Center Barton Juvenile Defender Clinic Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution Center for Federalism and Intersystemic Governance Center for International and Comparative Law Center for the Study of Law and Religion Center for Transactional Law and Practice/ Transactional Law Certificate Program Feminism and Legal Theory Project Global Health Law and Policy Project International Humanitarian Law Clinic Kessler-Eidson Program for Trial Techniques Summer Program in Budapest Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER) Program Turner Environmental Law Clinic
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Other law schools teach their students how to think like lawyers. Emory Law teaches you how to think—think critically and on your feet.
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Rita Lewis Class of 1996 Assistant district attorney for Butts County, Georgia Author of Excuse Me Your Honor (2009)
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Though I was hesitant to pursue policy work, I was interested in the ACLU’s National Security/Immigrants’ Rights Project because of the dire need for immigration reform. The need is personal to me. In the past five years, many of my family members were resettled as refugees in the United States by the United Nations Refugee Agency. I committed to doing the internship regardless of whether I received the EPIC grant funds because the more I learned about the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, the more I realized it was how I wanted to spend my summer.
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Merriam Mikhail Second-year student From Melvern, Pa. Undergraduate College: University of Virginia Spent Summer 2010 working with ACLU National Security/ Immigrants’ Rights Project through an EPIC Grant
WHETHER YOU FOLLOW THE TRADTIONAL LAW school track or take a different path, a degree from Emory gives you the tools and knowledge to counsel, advise, influence, teach and protect.
• BARTON CHILD LAW AND POLICY CENTER provides the opportunity to participate in legal work that promotes and protects the well-being of neglected and abused children in Georgia.
• THE BARTON JUVENILE DEFENDER CLINIC gives law students the opportunity to represent clients in delinquency and status offense proceedings in Georgia’s juvenile courts.
• EMORY PUBLIC INTEREST COMMITTEE, a student-run organization, supports students in finding public interest legal jobs and acknowledges the professional responsibility of lawyers and law students to make legal services more accessible.
• TURNER ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC provides free legal assistance to clients and real-world experience to students interested in environmental law.
more than a job CENTER FOR TRANSACTIONAL LAW AND PRACTICE/TRANSACTIONAL LAW CERTIFICATE PROGRAM provides a basic foundation in corporate and business law with a broader understanding of the role of lawyers in assisting clients to structure deals. The center also addresses the complexities transactional attorneys face under a variety of regulations, from securities laws to international regulations.
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The law school classroom experience is often pretty theoretical, but the transactional program focused on real-world business and legal issues and taught me the practical skills I need to recognize and address those clients. The program has given me a head start as I begin my career because I now have a skill set that I would have otherwise had to learn on the job. The contract drafting skills class taught me how to draft contract language that is technically correct and that effectively addresses the issues of the client. I also learned the purpose of the different contract provisions and sections and how the various parts interact and relate with one another. I think I will be able to be more productive and effective because I will not have to spend as much time learning the basics of deal documents and the business issues of the client. These are skills that I would not have learned in traditional law school classes.
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Paul Puckett 10L From Lebanon, Va. Undergraduate College: University of Tennessee-Knoxville Will start at Paul Hastings in Atlanta in January 2011 Learn more at www.law.emory.edu
more than a campus EMORY STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS to the resources of one of the nation’s fastestgrowing metropolitan areas. According to the Huffington Post.com, Atlanta ranks as the best city for new graduates. The city is projected to add an estimated 2.5 million jobs in the next 20 years. Atlanta is home to a dozen Fortune 500 headquarters, including the Coca-Cola Co., Home Depot, UPS, CNN and Delta. Emory maintains active partnerships with many of Atlanta’s preeminent institutions, such as The Carter Center and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
EXPLORE ATLANTA—YOUR NEW BACKYARD Geographically, Emory is one of the southernmost top 20 universities. Atlanta offers four distinct seasons, with temperate weather most of the school year. Head a few hours north to hike the Appalachian Trail, raft whitewater rivers and ski in the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge mountain ranges. To the east and south, the beaches of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida are a half-day’s road trip away.
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Emory’s location in Atlanta gives its students possibilities for unique clinics and field placements in state and federal agencies and courts, a vast array of public interest organizations and headquarters of large corporations that are just down the street from Emory. Emory’s proximity to all of those places, as well as to many firms, from small to large, encourages practitioners from all fields to come to Emory Law to be adjunct professors at the school. Learning about bankruptcy law from sitting bankruptcy judges or learning about contracts from practicing attorneys who write them for their clients every day is incredibly valuable. Studying in Atlanta also opens doors to a hospitable legal world, with hundreds of networking events, conferences, seminars and other opportunities for Emory Law students to attend.
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Rachel Fox Third-year student From Atlanta Undergraduate college: University of Michigan Student Bar Association President
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES Alliance Theatre Atlanta History Center Carlos Museum Centennial Olympic Park Center for Puppetry Arts CNN Center Fernbank Museum Georgia Aquarium High Museum of Art Jimmy Carter Presidential Library Martin Luther King Jr. Center Stone Mountain Park World of Coca-Cola Zoo Atlanta and Cyclorama
SHOPPING
Atlantic Station Edgewood Shopping District Lenox Square Little Five Points Phipps Plaza Virginia Highland
SPORTS
Atlanta Braves Atlanta Dream (WNBA) Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Thrashers Learn more at www.atlanta.net
more than practice AT EMORY LAW, YOU HAVE ACCESS TO SOME OF THE LEADING LEGAL SCHOLARS from the U.S. and around the world— providing you with many opportunities to work closely with experts inside and outside the classroom. Because of our excellent faculty-student ratio, we foster closer interactions among students and faculty, creating a lively intellectual environment.
FACULTY BY THE NUMBERS
63
Full-time faculty
36
Adjunct faculty
11.1 to 1
Student-to-Faculty Ratio
44% Female
10% Minority
Learn more at www.law.emory.edu
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Professor [Jim] Elliot advised me to stay involved in things outside of law school and not devote my life to just being a practicing attorney. … I thought it would be a good idea to get Emory students into the [Ronald McDonald] house to see what they do. When you get to law school you get caught up in 1L life and studying, and you lose touch with the real world. I had this opportunity to volunteer at the house, and I wanted other students to get in there.
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Ben Katz Second-year student from Macon, Ga. Undergraduate College: University of Georgia Katz organized cooking competitions in which Emory students made dinner for families at the Emory Ronald McDonald House
ROBERT WOODRUFF FELLOWS AND MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS Emory Law awards four full-scholarships, plus a $3,000/year stipend each year as part of the Robert Woodruff Scholars and Fellows Program. Applicants demonstrate exceptional character, scholastic ability and leadership. The Woodruff Committee selects fellows no later than March 1. If a student accepts, he/she must withdraw applications from all other schools. All applicants for admission are considered for other merit-based scholarships. Learn more at www.law.emory.edu/woodruff.
NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY Emory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or veteran/Reserve/National Guard status and prohibits such discrimination by its students, faculty and staff. Students, faculty and staff are assured of participation in University programs and in use of facilities without such discrimination. The University also complies with all applicable federal and Georgia statutes and regulations prohibiting unlawful discrimination. All members of the student body, faculty and staff are expected to assist in making this policy valid in fact. Inquiries and complaints should be directed to the Equal Opportunity Programs Office, Emory University, Administration Building, Atlanta, GA 30322-0520. Telephone: 404.727.6016 (V/TTY).
SACS ACCREDITATION Emory University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097; telephone number 404.679.4501) to award degrees at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels.
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION CHARACTER AND FITNESS STANDARD STATEMENT All applicants must complete an Emory University School of Law application through the Law School Admission Council. Answer each question honestly and completely. Failure to do so may result in the denial or revocation of your admission, suspension or dismissal after matriculation, withdrawal of certification of graduation or revocation of your degree. Persons who have been convicted of offenses other than minor traffic violations may have difficulty gaining admission to the Bar. State bar organizations often require that you include your law school application as part of your application for admission to the Bar. Accordingly, your answers in your Emory Law application relating to these matters will often be part of your record.
your next step ... LEARN MORE Visit www.law.emory.edu or contact our Office of Admission at admission@law.emory.edu or 404.727.6802.
HOW TO APPLY Complete our e-application via the Law School Admission Council at www.law.emory.edu/apply. For detailed instructions about the application process, visit www.law.emory.edu/admission.
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The Trial Techniques Program gave me a lot of the skills I use daily in my practice. I took trial techniques and another class that taught me basic forms of persuasion that are useful in my role as a litigator. Emory Law gave me the confidence to truly believe that I belong here. Courtney Taylor Class of 2008 Associate, Proskauer Rose LLP New York City Undergraduate College: Wesleyan College
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anked among the top law schools in the country, Emory Law combines a practical and disciplined view toward the study of law with a commitment to providing its students experiential learning opportunities that engage them in the varied and integral roles the law plays in our community, society and the world. Emory Law’s student-centered focus, innovative programs, field placements and commitment to scholarly research ensure our graduates are prepared for more than practice.
Class of 2013 Profile
Student Body Profile
2011-2012 Tuition
Applicants.......................4,583 Enrolled.............................293 Male.................................57% Female..............................43%
Total students enrolled: 792
Tuition and fees: $44,600
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Applications
Regions Represented South (non-Georgia)..........43% Northeast..........................21% Georgia.............................15% Midwest............................10% West/Southwest...................8% Unknown.............................3%
n Male..........54% n Female.......46% Ethnicity
Faculty
n White/Caucasian...........70% Underrepresented groups..30% n Asian American..........11% n Hispanic American.......9% n African American.........7% n Multiracial...................2% n American Indian..........1% Regions Represented
Top Undergraduate Schools Duke University...................14 Emory University..................13 University of Florida............13 University of Georgia...........13 Vanderbilt University............11 University of Michigan...........9 University of Virginia .............8 Georgia Institute of Technology..........................6 Cornell University...................5 Dartmouth College.................5 Colgate University..................5 Florida State University..........5 University of Pennsylvania......5 University of Texas.................5
Applications will be available Sept. 1, via www.lasc.org.
Student/faculty ratio.............11.17 to 1 Full-time faculty..........63 Adjunct faculty............36 Female.....................44% Minority..................10%
Degree Programs Juris Doctor (JD) Master of Laws (LLM) Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) Joint-Degree Programs
n South (non-Georgia).....42% n Georgia.........................20% n Northeast......................18% n Midwest........................11% n West/Southwest..............7% n Foreign...........................2%
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JD/MBA JD/MPH JD/MTS JD/MDiv JD/LLM JD/PhD
Working in New York and Washington, D.C.
124
Recent grads working in New York in the last four years
57
Recent grads working in D.C. in the last four years
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Class percentiles...LSAT.....GPA Median.................166.......3.54 25th......................166.......3.34 75th......................167.......3.69 Ethnicity White/Caucasian...............67% Underrepresented groups...33% Asian American..............14% Hispanic American...........8% African American.............5% Two or more races............6%
Grading Policy Emory Law students whose academic performance places them within the top third of their class receive a class rank percentile. Students in the top 10 percent of their class receive an individual numerical rank.
Class of 2010 Employment Report Total graduates reported employed or enrolled in a full-time degree program..................................................................90% Type of Employment n Law firms...................................58% n Judicial clerkships......................12% n Government...............................11% n Public interest..............................8% n Business and industry...................8% n Academic.....................................2% n Military........................................1% Salary Information Median Law firms (501+).......................................................$160,000 Law firms (251-500)...................................................$135,000 Law firms (101-250)...................................................$125,000 Law firms (51-100).......................................................$88,000 Law firms (26-50).........................................................$80,000 Law firms (11-25).........................................................$49,250 Law firms (2-10)...........................................................$51,000 Business or industry......................................................$76,110 Academic......................................................................$58,725 Military........................................................................$58,000 Judicial clerkships.........................................................$56,000 Government.................................................................$51,226 Public interest...............................................................$34,560 2010 Geographic Distribution Graduates work in 25 states. Georgia.............................................................................38% South Atlantic (Del., D.C., Fla., Md., N.C., Va.)...............20% Middle Atlantic (N.J., N.Y., Pa.).......................................19% West South Central (Ark., La., Texas).................................5% Pacific (California)..............................................................5% East North Central (Ill., Ind., Mich., Ohio).........................5% East South Central (Ala., Tenn.)..........................................3% New England (Conn., Mass., Maine)..................................3% International.......................................................................2% West North Central (Minn., Neb.)......................................1%
Class rank percentiles are reported for the top 10 percent, 15 percent, 20 percent, 25 percent, 30 percent and 33 percent.
Life on Campus Emory Law has nearly 40 student organizations, including pratice-oriented groups, social and religious associations, service and political groups, academic associations and three journals.
Contact Information Emory Law 1301 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30322 404.727.6816 www.law.emory.edu Office of Admission 404.727.6802 www.law.emory.edu/ admission Office of Financial Aid 800.727.6039 www.law.emory.edu/ financialaid Office of Student Affairs Katherine A. Brokaw, JD Assistant Dean 404.727.6809
 kbrokaw@law.emory.edu Office of Career Services 404.727.6513 carolyn.roan@emory.edu 062011
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mory Law offers you the opportunity to become a member of our community through nearly 40 student organizations. Whether you are interested in working on one of our three law journals or in helping defend the rights of pro bono clients, we offer organizations where you can make friends with your classmates, make a difference in the world and have a little fun at the same time. All student organizations at Emory Law are governed by the Student Bar Association, which provides funding for student organization activities and events and serves as the leadership body for the law school. The SBA works with organizations and the administration to best serve the needs of all members of the Emory Law community.
Academic Organizations These organizations provide academic credit for participation and are all open to students who are selected for membership.
Emory Moot Court Society, composed of second- and third-year students, encourages excellence in brief writing and oral advocacy. Students participate in competitions throughout the year and host the Emory Law Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition each fall.
LAW JOURNALS Students are selected for membership by journal editors through a writing competition at the end of the first year in which students write a brief that is submitted to all three journals.
Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal, published since 1984 and the only student-run bankruptcy journal in the United States, publishes semi-annually and hosts a symposium in the spring. Emory International Law Review publishes articles on subjects ranging from human rights to international intellectual property issues to freedom of religion and belief. Emory Law Journal, founded in 1952 as the Journal of Public Law, is the law review and publishes six times a year. The student-run journal features academic and student articles on a broad range of legal topics, as well as hosts the Randolph W. Thrower Symposium every spring.
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Emory Mock Trial Society, composed of second- and thirdyear law students, encourages excellence in trial advocacy skills. Students participate in Mock Trial competitions throughout the year.
Social and Religious Emory Law’s social and religious organizations offer opportunities to meet with students who share similar interests and network with attorneys and alumni members. Many of these groups also are active in the local community through various service projects.
• Asian American Law Students Association • Black Law Students Association • Christian Legal Society • Emory Advocacy Society • Emory Food Club • Emory OUTLaw • Emory Transfer Students Association • JD/MBA Society • Jewish Law Students Association • Latin American Law Students Association • Legal Association for Women Students • Muslim Law Students Association • Reel Law • South Asian Law Students Association
Service These organizations focus on providing services to the community. The largest, the Emory Public Interest Committee, is active throughout the year with various service projects and raises money to fund summer grants for students working in the public interest.
• Emory Public Interest Committee • Homeless Advocacy Program • Military Law Society • Student Legal Services
Political These organizations focus on issues related to political parties, the Constitution and America’s system of government.
• American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
• Emory Law Democrats • Emory Federalist Society • Law Students for Reproductive Justice • Legislative Policy Group
Practice-Oriented Practice-oriented organizations provide opportunities for students interested in a specific area of law to meet and network with alumni and attorneys in particular fields of practice. These organizations often invite speakers to campus so students can learn more about a particular area of the law.
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Society • Criminal Law Society • Emory Corporate and Business Law Society • Emory Law School Supreme Court Advocacy Project • Environmental Law and Conservation Society • Health Law Society • Immigration Law Society • Intellectual Property Society • International Law Society • Labor and Employment Law Society • National Security and Law Society • Real Estate Society
• Sports and Entertainment Law Society
Honor Societies and Legal Fraternities The Lamar Inn of Court is the American Inn of Court program for Emory Law, which strives to enhance the professional and ethical quality of legal advocacy by the Bar. Emory Law also has an active chapter of Phi Alpha Delta national legal fraternity.
Student Affairs If you have questions about life as an Emory Law student, contact the Office of Student Affairs:
Katherine A. Brokaw, JD Assistant Dean for Student Affairs 404.727.6809 kbrokaw@law.emory.edu Deborah D. Floyd Director, Student Affairs 404.727.6829 dfloyd@law.emory.edu 062011