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OHIO BAR PASSAGE RATE FOR FIRST-TIME TAKERS – JULY 2011
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2011 entering class profile Admissions deadlines, financial aid and certificates International opportunities Student life Clinical programs Career services
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2011 ENTERING CLASS PROFILE
111
27
FULL-TIME STUDENTS IN THE 2011 INCOMING CLASS
STATES REPRESENTED
154
3.36
MEDIAN LSAT SCORE
MEDIAN UNDERGRADUATE GPA
9% 21-47
OF STUDENTS CLASSIFIED THEMSELVES AS MINORITY
AGE RANGE OF THE INCOMING CLASS
AT ONU LAW, YOU ARE NOT JUST A NUMBER. WITH A 10:1 STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SOME OF THE BEST FACULTY IN THE NATION. WITH A RICH ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT, A GLOBALIZED CURRICULUM AND A DYNAMIC STUDENT CULTURE, WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH THE WELL-ROUNDED LEGAL EDUCATION YOU DESERVE.
78
UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITIES REPRESENTED
59%
OF STUDENTS HAIL FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE OF OHIO
42%
OF THE INCOMING CLASS IS FEMALE
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ADMISSIONS Fee: Application FREE online Application available: Sept. 6, 2011 Deadline: Rolling admissions ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Juris Doctor (JD) JD/LL.M. Concurrent (International) JD/MPPA Concurrent (Accounting/Tax) LAW COSTS and SCHOLARSHIPS 2011-12 JD Tuition: $32,450/per year 2011 Summer Tuition: $1,229/per hour More than $4 million in scholarships and grants were awarded for the 2011-12 academic school year.
10:1
STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO ONE OF THE LOWEST OF ALL U.S. LAW SCHOOLS
Scholarship awards are merit-based and are renewable for students’ second and third years of law school dependent upon maintaining a 3.0 GPA by the end of their first year. CERTIFICATES and SPECIALIZATIONS Corporate Law Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Criminal Law International Law Public Law and Policy Civil Litigation Taxation Real Property Law
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES AT ONU LAW
International Legal Studies Office Phone: 419-772-3580 Fax: 419-772-3583 Email: LLM@onu.edu
www.llm.onu.edu
LAW IS WORLDWIDE
ONU PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDY AND EXPERIENCE LAW IN ITS INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT, BOTH IN ADA AND AROUND THE GLOBE.
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
ONU’s international law program is designed to provide you with the education and exposure you will need to understand law in the global context. Through courses, activities and externships, you will receive training on international legal, business and human rights topics.
CONCURRENT JD/LL.M. PROGRAM
ONU Law offers a unique opportunity to receive both the JD and the LL.M. in Democratic Governance and Rule of Law while studying alongside international LL.M. students and participating in summer externships in the U.S. and abroad.
INTERNATIONAL COURSES
• Comparative Administrative Law • Comparative Constitutional Law • Competitiveness and Corruption • International Business Transactions • International Commercial Arbitration Law • International Human Rights Law • International Law
• Law of War • Legal Issues in Transitional Democracies • International Comparative Law • International Criminal Law • International Law of Terrorism • International Law of Non-Governmental Organizations
STUDY IN ICELAND – Celebrating more than 50 years in partnership with the University of Iceland in Reykjavik, you can spend a semester studying international law in Iceland while gaining insight into past and contemporary practices of the Icelandic and European legal systems.
PURSUING GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES
TAGGART LAW LIBRARY RANKED FIRST IN OHIO FOR PRIVATE LAW SCHOOL LIBRARIES – NATIONAL JURIST, 2010
STUDENT LIFE
A welcoming community. A dynamic student culture.
There is something for everyone!
Law students have the opportunity to participate in more than two dozen student organizations, including the Christian Legal Society, Sports Law Society, Veterans Association, Phi Alpha Delta and the Icelandic Legal Exchange Program. The organizations sponsor continuing legal education programs, host debates, coordinate fundraisers and perform community service.
GET INVOLVED
• More than 20 student organizations • Moot Court v. Law Review softball tournament • Flag football tournament • University intramurals • Habitat for Humanity • Debates on current legal issues • Barristers Ball • Courtroom movie nights
HOUSING
Two on-campus housing facilities, Polar Place and Courtyard Apartments, are available for ONU’s graduate students. There also is an abundance of available off-campus housing in the area. The cost of living in and around the Ada area is very affordable.
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CLINICAL PROGRAMS Experience the law
Our clinical programs pair you with a practitioner, judge, prosecutor or public defender to mentor you through your entire experience. You will be assigned research, writing and other court- or case-related duties to enhance your learning. Most importantly, you will be challenged to lead and participate in client meetings, trials, settlements and pleadings. • Bankruptcy Clinic • Criminal Law Clinic • Environmental Law Clinic • Governmental Clinic
• Judicial Externships • Corporate Transactions Clinic • ONU Legal Clinic (Public Interest)
THROUGH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, WE TEACH OUR STUDENTS NOT ONLY TO THINK LIKE LAWYERS, BUT ALSO TO ACT AND REACT LIKE ONES.
As a legal intern, I was responsible for representing my clients from the initial interview throughout the completion of their case, which included pre-trial hearings, motion hearings, competency hearings, pleas and trials. The experience I gained was invaluable; you can’t achieve that kind of real-world experience sitting in a classroom. I highly recommend that every law student participates in a clinic.
J. PARKER TRULOCK, JD ’07 CHIEF DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, 2ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, INDIANA
More than 70% of the 2011 graduating class participated in a clinical program.
CAREER SERVICES
We realize legal training is only part of the equation; your ultimate goal is to find a job. Our skilled staff in the Office of Career Services is here to help. We provide workshops and coordinate individual meetings to help you with résumé preparation, interviewing skills, professional image and other career-development techniques.
FOR EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS, ONU LAW’S NINE MONTH JOB PLACEMENT RATE HAS EXCEEDED THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
We also tap into our more than 5,000 distinguished alumni to offer networking options and further strengthen our recruiting channels across the country. Our alumni sit on federal and state courts, including the Ohio Supreme Court. They hold executive offices in the United States Congress and state legislatures, and are partners and associates at major law firms across the country.
96%
of those who responded were employed or seeking an LL.M. within nine months of graduation.
JOB PLACEMENT RATE* – Class of 2010
*February 2011 statistics based on National Association for Law Placement (NALP) criteria. ONU Law’s Anthony J. Celebrezze Moot Courtroom
ONU LAW’S NEWLY RENOVATED STATE-OF-THE ART TRIAL COURTROOM
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ONU’S CAMPUS…GREEN AND BEAUTIFUL!
This is my sixth year living in Ada, and for me the best part is how easy it is to get involved in the community. A group of us took a dance class at the local dance studio. I belong to a church in town, and I coach the Street Law team at Ada High School with some other students.
These small-town niches get lost in the big-city atmosphere, but Ada is very conducive to getting a great legal education while creating a home away from home.
JENNIFER KINSLEY, BS ’10 L-2, North Olmsted, Ohio
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