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Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Buies Creek, NC [By Heather Jung] Established in 1976, the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law has come to consider itself a place “where great lawyers are made.” The school is affiliated with the Baptist church. In her letter to prospective students, Dean Melissa Essary says the school of law, which is one of six schools at Campbell University, is “not an ordinary law school; we are extraordinary in our focus on you and your future clients. If you want to be an ethical, confident lawyer-one who can succeed and serve-we invite you to apply for admission.”
According to the school’s website, it is one of
communications skills that will help them to
the smallest accredited private schools in the
succeed in the financial services industry.”
country, with a few more than 300 students. Despite the small number of students, the
During the J.D./M.T.I.M. program’s course of
backgrounds of those attending the school
study, students gain expertise in “personal
are very diverse. Approximately 50% of the
financial planning, risk management and
Academic Support Program, which offers
students in a given class are female, and
insurance, security analysis, portfolio
seminars that teach students better study
the average age of a student is 25. Students
management, tax planning, fiduciary practice,
skills, and Teaching Scholars, which pairs
also come from a variety of undergraduate
estate and trust administration, and sales
students with third-year “teaching scholars”
institutions and undergraduate majors. Many
management.” The program aims to place
who provide study group leadership and
students have master’s degrees in other areas.
students in professional jobs in “bank trust
other guidance. The school also provides
departments, private banking departments,
consultations with the associate dean for
The school’s graduates have found great
investment management and securities firms,
student life and access to BarCARES, a free
success. The career services website says
and financial planning firms.” The school also
counseling service.
that, over the last four years, the employment-
has a J.D./M.B.A. program. “You will experience a demanding academic
placement rate “has consistently exceeded 95% within six months of graduation.” As
The school offers a variety of student
program that will equip you with superb
reported by the class of 2005, 76% of students
organizations. The Legal Runarounds is a
professional skills for a purposeful life of
entered the private sector; 10% are serving
running club that encourages maintaining a
leadership and service,” Dean Essary says
judicial clerkships; 7% are working in state
well-balanced lifestyle. The Project for Older
in her letter. “Campbell School of Law
government, city, county, or municipal areas;
Prisoners evaluates older prisoners in order
graduates are marked by their ability to step
3% entered the public-interest arena; 3%
to identify those who pose little or no risk
into the real-world practice of law.”
started their own firms; and 1% are working
of recidivism and can be released to reduce
for the federal government.
overcrowding in local prisons. TEAM Campbell
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Law encourages law students to participate in In conjunction with Campbell University’s Lundy-
various events across the Campbell campus.
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
Fetterman School of Business, the school of law
Other organizations include the American
law.campbell.edu
offers the only joint-degree program combining
Bar Association-Law Student Division, the
a J.D. with a Master of Trust and Investment
American Civil Liberties Union, Women in Law,
Campbell University
Management (M.T.I.M.) degree. According to
and the Moot Court Association.
www.campbell.edu
is “to enable graduate students to develop
Acknowledging the strenuous nature of
Campbell’s M.T.I.M. Program
the technical, analytical, institutional, and
law school, the administration created the
www.campbell.edu/business/mtim/mtim.html
the program website, the program’s purpose
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