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American University Washington College of Law The law school promotes an environment of opportunity with unparalleled access to all that Washington, D.C. has to offer and an emphasis on experiential learning through the renowned Clinical, Trial Advocacy, and Externship programs. In addition to its renowned international law program, the law school offers a rich curriculum in public interest, administrative, business, intellectual property, environmental, and human rights.
Arizona State University - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University offers several degree programs, including a traditional J.D. degree, several joint J.D. degrees, three LL.M. (Master of Laws) degrees, and a M.L.S. (Master of Legal Studies) degree. The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law is part of Arizona State University, one of the premier public research universities in the nation. Being part of ASU allows law students to pursue interdisciplinary subjects across the campus. Finally, the Phoenix metropolitan area offers sun and warm weather throughout the year and is a haven for outdoor lovers.
Ave Maria School of Law Our rigorous academic program provides students with the doctrinal knowledge and practical skills needed to excel in the practice of law. The core curriculum at Ave Maria has been carefully designed to provide a balance between theory and practice. Traditional courses such as Contracts, Property, and Torts are complemented by classes that hone and develop essential legal skills, thereby helping ensure that students successfully transition to the practice of law.
Boston College Law School Boston College Law School is among the top few law schools in the country in the number of applications it receives, and has an overall applicant-to-acceptance ratio that is among the most selective in the nation. We are viewed, in short, as doing something right.
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Boston University School of Law Boston University School of Law offers one of the finest legal educations in the nation, attracting students from all over the country and abroad. A pioneer in American legal education, the school was founded in 1872 on the principles that legal education should be open to all men and women of ability without regard to background or beliefs, and that it should balance theory and analysis with practical training. Today, the school’s innovative curriculum combines theoretical courses, clinical training, and specialized offerings—including concentrations, dual degrees, and semesters abroad. The full-time faculty of distinguished scholars and teachers ranks among the most productive of the nation’s law schools. The students represent a range of educational backgrounds, ethnicities, races, age groups, and employment histories—evidence of the school’s “open-door” admission policy, a firm part of its tradition for over 135 years.
Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn Law School, established in 1901, lies in the heart of New York City's civic and cultural centers.
California Western School of Law California Western School of Law is the independent San Diego law school that educates lawyers as creative problem solvers and principled advocates – lawyers who frame the practice of law as a helping, collaborative profession. For more than 80 years, California Western has educated lawyers who are dedicated to improving the lives of their clients and the quality of the legal system.
Cardozo School of Law Cardozo Law School, located in Greenwich Village in NYC, offers a J.D. program. The School of Law recently completed a $50 million renovation project. Its curriculum embraces recent developments in legal theory and doctrine as well as interdisciplinary approaches to the study of law. Cardozo is renowned for the caliber of its faculty and its extensive clinical and lawyering program; it has developed a national reputation in numerous practice areas, including Intellectual Property, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Business Law, International Law, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Trial Advocacy and others. Students can begin law school in January, May or September.
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A place to learn a broad repertoire of skills.
A rigorous curriculum in a supportive environment.
An intersection of theory and practice.
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Case Western Reserve University School of Law Case Western Reserve University School of Law is one of the oldest law schools in the country, having opened its doors in 1892. The law school is part of Case Western Reserve University, one of the nation's foremost independent research institutions. The School of Law seeks to achieve and be recognized for excellence in preparing leaders in the practice of law, public and community service, and commerce; providing enlightenment to the profession and the global legal community; and fostering an accessible, fair, and reliable system of justice.
Chapman University School of Law The school of Law is recognized for its high- caliber faculty, diverse academic programs and pictureperfect Southern California location. Located on the thriving campus of Chapman University, law student experience a dynamic and personalized legal education with options that include multiple LL.M and certificate programs, low income clinical work, enriching electives, or nationally recognized advocacy competitions. The law school is fully accredited by the ABA and is a member of the prestigious Association of American Law Schools. The mission of Chapman University School of Law is to provide a personalized education that stimulates intellectual inquiry, embraces diverse ideas and viewpoints, and fosters competent, ethical lawyering
Charlotte School of Law The Charlotte School of Law is a member of The InfiLaw System, a consortium of independent law schools committed to making legal education more responsive to the realities of new career dynamics. Its mission is to establish student-centered, American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law schools in underserved markets that graduate students with practice-ready skills, and achieve true diversity programs aimed at student academic and career success.
City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law CUNY School of Law is the premiere public interest law school in the country. CUNY Law's mission is to train excellent public interest/public service lawyers and its motto is "Law in the Service of Human Needs." CUNY Law's unique and integrated curriculum has made it a national leader in progressive legal education heralded by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The basic premise of the curriculum is that theory cannot be separated from practice, abstract knowledge of doctrine from practical skill, and understanding professional responsibility from professional experience. Every third-year CUNY Law student participates in an intensive clinic or internship program (concentration.)
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CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW commitment to
academic excellence
Attend Chapman University School of Law, where students enjoy the Best Quality of Life (#3), the Best Classroom Experience (#2), and where our Professors Rock (legally speaking) (#7). (Princeton Review rankings, Best 172 Law Schools, 2010). Plus, you’ll learn from some of the nation’s most accomplished faculty in a setting where studentfaculty ratios are among the lowest in legal academia. We also offer clinical programs in AmVets, appellate practice, constitutional jurisprudence, elder law, entertainment law and contracts, family violence, mediation, and tax law.
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Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University The vision of the Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University is extraordinarily exciting. We are building a law school that is producing outstanding, reflective practitioners. We are committed to providing students with excellent teaching across a broad-based classroom curriculum along with comprehensive opportunities for experiential learning through simulations, co-operative education, clinics and pro bono programs. At the same time, we are committed through our research activities to advancing the scholarly mission of a great research university.
Florida Coastal School of Law Florida Coastal School of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association. About evenly divided by gender, Coastal Law students come from approximately 46 states and numerous countries, representing approximately 254 colleges and universities.
Fordham Law School Fordham Law School has provided a complete education in the law for more than 100 years. While the legal profession has changed during that time, the core mission of a Fordham Law education has not. We continue to value academic excellence and the lawyer's craft. We remain committed to ethics and to service. We still impart the warmth of community. Fordham lawyers have been and will continue to be dedicated to the highest standards of the legal profession and to the service of others.
Golden Gate University School of Law Golden Gate Law has been educating law professionals for over a century. We offer a comprehensive core-curriculum, award-winning clinics, and a flexible full-time day and part-time evening program. All in the heart of San Francisco's legal and financial district.
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Gonzaga University School of Law At Gonzaga School of Law we educate the whole person. We instill in our graduates the ethical values, knowledge and skills they need to become effective advocates and compassionate counselors. We are a school for people with a purpose. We live our commitment to public service and social justice through our Thomas More Scholarship Program, a legal clinic that services our low-income neighbors, and our public service graduation requirement.
Hamline University School of Law Hamline University School of Law is a collaborative community where students work together to best serve clients and society. Hamline offers a full-time weekday and part-time weekend program, both of which provide a challenging curriculum, excellent faculty, and diverse experiential learning opportunities. Hamline students graduate ready to practice law and inspired to use their legal education to solve problems and make a difference in the world. the internationally heralded Dispute Resolution Institute, our curriculum in negotiations, arbitration, and mediation is second to none. In addition, the Health Law Institute offers extensive academic and experiential learning opportunities for students interested in pursuing careers in the health law arena.
Hofstra University School of Law Hofstra Law School's history is one of vision, commitment to excellence and extraordinary success. The Law School was founded in 1970 to create a unique environment, a place which provides a superb legal education, in the broadest sense, to generations of competent and ethical attorneys; a place which makes meaningful contributions to the dialogue on pressing social issues of national and local importance and which brings together a diversity of students, faculty, judges, lawyers, scholars and professionals from a variety of disciplines in an effort to broaden the perspectives of all. From its inception, Hofstra Law School has provided an education that is rich not only in theory, but also in teaching the skills needed to groom effective lawyers. We were one of the first schools in the country to adopt clinical education and have served for many years as the regional center for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Currently, we offer seven client representation clinics as well as extensive externship and pro bono opportunities.
Indiana University Maurer School of Law For more than 150 years, the Indiana University Maurer School of Law has offered students the highest quality of legal education in a relaxed collegial setting. With nearly 650 students, drawn from more than 190 undergraduate schools in the United States and from five continents, the Law School is small enough to retain its distinctive sense of community yet large enough to provide a stimulating, cosmopolitan environment. The Law School's comprehensive curriculum is taught by internationally recognized faculty and includes leading program sin a variety of important specialties such as securities, tax, environmental law, information privacy and security, intellectual property and global and international law. Through partnerships with the Kelley School of Business, the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and other units of Indiana University, the School of Law offers a number of joint degree programs and opportunities for interdisciplinary study.
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Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis is the only law school in the city of Indianapolis. Our JD program is offered as a full time program or a part time (evening) program. Located downtown on the Indiana University/Purdue University-Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus, we are steps away from law firms, businesses, and local, state and federal government offices. We offer experiential learning, study abroad and joint degree opportunities.
Lewis & Clark Law School Lewis & Clark Law School, located in Portland, OR, has one of the most beautiful campuses in the U.S. Our public interest and environmental law certificates are ranked among the best of American law schools. Students can also obtain specialties in business, IP, criminal, and tax law. We offer a robust curriculum as well as numerous practical experiences. Students can attend full or part-time. Superior teaching, high student satisfaction, accessible faculty, strong alumni connections, and flexible and varied curriculum make Lewis & Clark one of the most attractive options for legal education.
Liberty University School of Law At Liberty University School of Law, law is taught and learned in the context of the Christian worldview. Liberty’s innovative Lawyering Skills Program is the only one in America that requires legal writing and live-client simulations each semester for three years. Liberty law students take a mock case from initial client interview through trial and also handle their “client’s” business affairs. Internship, clinical, and externship programs provide many opportunities for students to use these skills, even before graduation. Students enjoy the latest technologies and Wireless-N connectivity throughout the law school, with three mock trial courtrooms, all classrooms, and the law library all on one level. In its seventh year, Liberty University School of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association. Enrollment is slated to cap at approximately 450 students. The Liberty University campus, with 12,000 residential students, is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Central Virginia, within easy driving distance of Washington, D.C.
Loyola Law School | Los Angeles Housed on an entire city block in downtown Los Angeles, Loyola Law School was founded in 1920 and is one of California's largest law schools. As the first law school in the state of CA with a pro bono graduation requirement, Loyola instills the values of public service in all of its students. We offer both a full-time and part-time JD Program, a JD/MBA Program, and a 3-year JD/Tax LLM.
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Loyola University Chicago School of Law For over 100 years, the School of Law has offered excellence in legal education to men and women from across the country and around the world. The school's innovative, broad based curriculum draws on the interdisciplinary strengths of Loyola University Chicago. Law classes take place in the Law Center on Loyola's Water Tower Campus, just off North Michigan Avenue, Chicago's Magnificent Mile. The School of Law offers dynamic, pioneering programs in health law, child and family law, advocacy, business and tax law, international law and foreign study. Students can complement their studies by joining any of the more than 30 student-run organizations, six law publications, four clinics or numerous moot court and mock trial teams. The School of Law offers an atmosphere that encourages learning while nurturing personal growth through the Jesuit ideals of service and ethics.
Mississippi College School of Law MC Law began educating future attorneys in 1930 as the Jackson School of Law, a night school for working professionals who wished to become attorneys. Its location in Jackson, Mississippi’s legal and governmental center, has been an advantage ever since the law school’s earliest days; the original faculty members were practicing attorneys who pursued justice in the courtrooms of the capital city by day and encouraged the next generation of legal leaders in the evenings. Over the years, the law school grew from a night school into a fulltime institution, earning a reputation for outstanding instruction and the professional success of its graduates.
New England Law | Boston New England Law | Boston provides an approach to legal education that focuses on exceptional academics, experiential learning, and an engaged community. The faculty has an elite academic background and impressive legal practice experience, allowing the school to offer cutting-edge courses and infusing the curriculum with practical perspectives. With sixteen individual clinics, New England Law has one of the most diverse clinical programs in the country, providing opportunities for a practical, hands-on education. Located in downtown Boston, New England Law boasts a strong community with a highly accessible faculty that is personally invested in students’ success. The law school is ABA accredited and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools.
New York Law School One of the oldest independent law schools in the country, New York Law School is not for everyone. We seek students with high energy, a passion for taking action, a strong work ethic, the willingness to be bold, and a taste for the greatest urban playground in the world. Our state-of-the-art campus incorporates new facilities and modernized historic space in the prime location of Lower Manhattan where opportunities abound for internships, part-time employment, and other experiential learning outlets in the heart of New York's legal and civic centers and just blocks from the world's financial center--Wall Street.
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Northeastern University School of Law Northeastern University School of Law is the perfect platform from which to launch your legal career. Our challenging curriculum — taught by a faculty of committed scholars and practitioners — will provide you with a solid foundation in legal skills and doctrine. Our focus on experiential learning — particularly our groundbreaking Cooperative Legal Education Program — ensures you’ll know how to apply what you learn in the classroom, while networking to obtain fulfilling post-graduate employment. Our commitment to public interest law — and especially our unique Legal Skills in Social Context course — means you’ll graduate with a clear sense of the power that law has to shape the lives of real people, regardless of the legal field you enter.
Northwestern Law In today's competitive world, law students soon discover that their support for each other is vital to their success. Our supportive, noncompetitive environment is a large factor in the success of our students. To ensure a dynamic, collegial atmosphere, we limit our enrollment to 240 JD and JD-MBA students, but at no cost to the depth and diversity of our student body. We consider many factors beyond test scores and GPAs when evaluating applicants. Through our unique interviewing program, we determine applicants' interpersonal skills, judgment, and maturity, which are important in our collaborative and team-based curriculum. Our students also reflect a broad range of experience and opinion. In addition to having the most geographically diverse student body in the country, we have the highest percentage of racially and ethnically diverse students among top law schools and the JD class is split equally between men and women.
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Notre Dame Law School With a rich heritage that dates to the School’s founding in 1869, Notre Dame Law School has earned a reputation for training extraordinarily capable and caring lawyers. The Law School’s 7,000 plus graduates are known for modeling the highest standards of professional conduct, as well as, for the dedication and expertise they bring to serving their clients – whether they are major corporations, small businesses, individual citizens, or the indigent. By drawing upon the unique resources of our religious tradition and the traditions of other faiths, we are committed to the most demanding standards of scholarly inquiry and we seek to illustrate the possibilities of dialogue between - and the integration of - reason and faith. The Law School’s commitment to “educate a different kind of lawyer” flows from the School’s mission as a premier Catholic law school and is integrally related to how the Law School operates – from admission of students to the hiring of faculty; from absence of class ranks to the faculty’s support of students’ personal and professional development.
Pace Law School Pace Law School is dedicated to matriculating JD and graduate students who demonstrate both a strong passion and aptitude for the study of law, as well as the dedication to delivering justice and making a positive impact on the world. Striving to create an inviting, lively, enlightening community of scholars, Pace welcomes exceptional students from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, from within the U.S. and throughout the world.
Pacific McGeorge School of Law Pacific McGeorge is a private, ABA-accredited law school located in Sacramento, California. With 100 fulland part-time professors, we have been graduating quality lawyers for more than 80 years. Pacific McGeorge is part of the University of the Pacific (UOP), California’s first chartered university. Areas of specialization include Governmental Affairs and Policy, International Law, and a top-ranked Advocacy program. We offer off-campus clinical opportunities with more than 85 local, state, and federal agencies and nonprofits.
Penn State Law Penn State Law is the union of Pennsylvania's oldest law school with one of America's great research universities, celebrating the school’s 175th Anniversary in 2009. The curriculum provides a blend of theoretical knowledge and instruction and experiential learning, preparing students superbly for the issues and challenges they will face as professionals in an increasingly international and ever-changing legal world. Outstanding scholars and advocates of renown continue to join the law school’s faculty. Fall 2006 kicked off the law school's inaugural class at University Park. This marked the beginning of its operations as a unified two-location law school. Not only are law students taking classes at the school's wholly renovated original site in Carlisle, PA, but also in the new, state-of-art Lewis Katz Building at the University's flagship location in State College, PA.
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Pepperdine University School of Law The mission of Pepperdine University School of Law is to provide highly qualified students with a superior legal education. The school seeks to prepare students for positions as counselors, advocates, and judges; as business persons; and as researchers, teachers, and philosophers of the law. These ends are furthered by a program of academic excellence combined with practical experience.
Regent University School of Law Regent’s mission is distinctive among law schools accredited by the American Bar Association. We seek to provide students with an outstanding legal education and to help students appreciate the linkages between Christian principles, the legal system and students’ responsibilities as future attorneys. The goal of the School of Law Admissions Committee is to enroll academically able men and women who are motivated and committed to the School’s mission as a Christian graduate institution.
Roger Williams University School of Law Roger Williams University School of Law is nestled on a 140 acre campus on beautiful Narragansett Bay in the historic coastal community of Bristol, Rhode Island. RWU Law offers a Juris Doctor degree along with three joint degree programs: JD/Master of Marine Affairs, JD/Master of Science in Labor Relations and Human Resource, and JD/Master of Science in Criminal Justice.
Saint Louis University School of Law The mission of SLU Law is to advance the understanding and the development of law and prepare students to achieve professional success and personal satisfaction through leadership and service to others.
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Santa Clara Law Santa Clara Law is dedicated to educating lawyers who lead with a commitment to excellence, ethics, and social justice. . One of the nation's most diverse law schools, we offer our students an academically rigorous program, including certificates in IP, international, and public interest and social justice law, as well as two combined degrees-JD/MBA, and JD/MSIS.
Seattle University School of Law The law school is committed to the twin aims of academic excellence and education for justice. It is through our commitment to both of these goals that we are best able to achieve our mission of training outstanding lawyers who will be leaders for a just and humane world.
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Seton Hall Universtiy Seton Hall Law is located 20 minutes from New York City via light rail. We are distinguished by a highly competitive but collegial environment that promotes rigorous academic standards while fostering strong relationships among students and faculty. Our graduates make their mark in public interest, government service, and corporate practice. We also provide a strong program for students interested in urban social justice, health law, intellectual property, and public international law.
Southwestern Law School With a long-standing emphasis on diversity, public service, and innovative programs, and a mid-city campus featuring a world-renowned Art Deco landmark, Southwestern Law School reflects the vibrancy of Los Angeles and provides an ideal setting for law study. Founded in 1911 as an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian institution, Southwestern is fully approved by the ABA and is a member of the AALS. It is the only law school to offer four J.D. courses of study that differ in scheduling and instructional approach, including traditional full- and part-time programs as well as a unique two-year alternative curriculum. Southwestern's 10,000 alumni include prominent public officials - from members of Congress to mayors, and over 200 judges.
St. John's University School of Law St. John’s University School of Law is a forceful presence and an integral part of the New York metropolitan area. It imparts to its students training and competency in the basic skills and techniques of the legal profession, a grasp of the history and the system of common law, and a familiarity with important statutes and decisions in federal and state jurisdictions.
St. Mary's University School of Law St. Mary's is the only private, coeducational Catholic law school in the state of Texas. It was founded in 1927 by the San Antonio Bar Association and became known as St. Mary’s University School of Law in 1934. St. Mary’s is located in San Antonio, Texas, the eighth largest U.S. city, is known for its excellent quality of life and its fascinating blend of history, culture, and progress. San Antonio offers a robust economy; a strong, legal job market; and ties to Mexico and international business.
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St. Thomas University School of Law The St. Thomas University School of Law was founded in 1984. The School of Law is located on the main campus of the university and includes a multi-level library, a moot court amphitheater, faculty and administrative offices, a computer lab, and classrooms and offices for student organizations. The architectural combination of buildings and breezeways provides a comfortable setting for the study of law, including an outdoor classroom that is usable virtually year-round.
Stanford Law School Each year Stanford Law receives more than 4,500 applications from potential students and some 170 join our vibrant community. Students come from across the United States and around the globe—from diverse careers in the public and private sector, small liberal arts colleges and institutes of technology, military academies and academies of art, theological seminaries and medical schools, distinguished state universities and centuries-old private universities.
Syracuse University College of Law Syracuse University College of Law, are committed to assist each student admitted to our community. We have designed programs to counsel and mentor you. We recognize that undertaking your legal education represents a significant investment of your time, intellect and resources, and we want to ensure that you are engaged by your academic and professional environment. Law graduates are distinctly capable of engaging the issues most critical to any community. Through our academic program, our interdisciplinary and joint degree opportunities, our skills training and volunteer network, you will have the grounding to build your professional platform. And with the help of faculty and staff who care, you will succeed.
Temple University Beasley School of Law Temple Law School is recognized both nationally and internationally as a leader in legal education. Our innovative student-centered curriculum integrates both critical thinking and practical legal skills. We offer both day and evening programs, and students may enroll on either a full- or part-time basis. Students at Temple build +lawyering skills both in the classroom and in the law firms, courts, public service agencies, and financial institutions of Philadelphia, the fifth largest city in the nation. Our students, faculty, and alumni share the qualities of intelligence, academic excellence, and professional responsibility that characterize the Temple lawyer.
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Texas Wesleyan School of law Texas Wesleyan University School of Law was founded upon the mission to provide excellence in legal education, emphasizing service to our diverse student body, our profession, and our community. The law school continues to pursue this mission of excellence through outstanding teaching and scholarship, the development of innovative academic programs, a commitment to public service, and promoting the highest ethical standards in the practice of law.
The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law CUA Law brings together an able and diverse student body and provides the students with an exceptional professional education designed to prepare and motivate them to serve with intelligence, integrity and vigor the needs of clients, communities, the nation, civil society and the international community. We strive to impart to our students a comprehensive set of practical competencies, a broad range of doctrinal knowledge, and an unwavering commitment to the ethical practice of law. Through the provision of high quality instruction, rigorous scholarship, professional achievement and community service, the law school is committed to making substantial and lasting contributions to the enrichment of knowledge, the integrity of the legal profession, and the enhancement of the welfare of the broader community, the nation, and the Church.
Thomas M. Cooley Law School Cooley Law School has earned a reputation for providing graduates with the practical skills necessary for a seamless transition from academia to the real world. Cooley's emphasis on sound academic knowledge, practice skills, and professionalism prepares our graduates for roles of leadership.
Touro Law Center Touro Law Center, which is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools, is located in Central Islip, on the south shore of Long Island, one hour from New York City. Touro offers, full-time in the day and part-time in the day or evening, the Juris Doctor (J.D.), Master of Laws (LL.M.), and Master of Laws (LL.M.) in U.S. Legal Studies (for foreign law graduates). The J.D. may be combined with a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Public Administration in Health Care, or a Master of Social Work.
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Tulane University Law School Tulane Law School, established in 1847, is the 12th oldest law school in the United States. It is located on Tulane University’s main campus in uptown New Orleans. Tulane offers both a 3-year full-time JD program and five different LLM programs for students already holding a first law degree. From its founding, Tulane has offered its students the opportunity to study both of the world's great legal systems–the common law system upon which English and US law is based, and the civil law system governing most of the rest of the world.
UC Berkeley Berkeley Law offers a superb education in both established and emerging fields of law. Our intellectual property program was the first of its kind, and remains dominant more than a decade later. We were legal pioneers of the green movement, creating the nation’s first environmental law program. Our international law experts are tackling such urgent issues as climate change, deep-ocean drilling, and privacy in an age of high-tech surveillance. And our multifaceted social justice program is a magnet for socially minded faculty and students from across the country.
UC Davis School of Law Smallest entering class size of the public law schools in California, UC Davis School of Law, part of the acclaimed University of California system, offers a unique combination of personal attention to students with concern for the public interest. The law school is dedicated to providing a first-rate legal education, contributing innovative scholarship and engaging in a broad range of public service activities. Our commitment is to excellent teaching in a truly supportive learning environment.
UC Hastings College of the Law Hastings College of the Law was founded in 1878 as the first law department of the University of California, and today is one of the top-rated law schools in the United States. Its alumni span the globe and are among the most respected lawyers, judges and business leaders today. Our faculty are nationally renowned as both teachers and scholars.
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UC Irvine School of Law UCI School of Law, the first new public law school in California in more than 40 years, opened its doors to its first class in August, 2009. UCI Law seeks to create the ideal law school for the 21st century by doing the best job in the country of training lawyers for the practice of law at the highest levels of the profession. The law school's innovative curriculum stresses hands-on, interdisciplinary study and public service. UCI Law School, now in its second year, already has a national reputation, with renowned professors and administrators drawn from the finest law schools in the country, an innovative practiceoriented curriculum, and modern facilities on a beautiful and expansive campus in suburban southern California accessible to both Los Angeles and San Diego.
UCLA School of Law UCLA School of Law, located in the heart of Southern California, is the youngest top-tier law school in the country. UCLA Law has established a world-class learning environment that brings together talented and prolific legal scholars with enthusiastic and industrious students of merit who go on to develop successful careers in law, business, public policy, real estate, government, entertainment, and a host of other fields.
University of Arizona The College of Law is a close-knit community of 470 students and 36 full-time faculty, with a faculty to student ratio of 1 to 11. The faculty are dynamic, dedicated teachers and accomplished scholars, and provide an intellectually stimulating environment that prepares students for the practice of law, public service, business and community leadership. Our students bring great academic and personal strengths to the study of law, and are unique in their talents, interests and involvements. As one of the premier public research universities in the country in a region of distinctive landscapes, peoples and concerns, we strive to inform and contribute to the resolution of the complex issues of our time. At Arizona Law we are guided by core values that include professional integrity, justice and commitment to excellence.
University of Colorado Law School Established in 1892, the University of Colorado Law School is a top 25 public law school located at the base of the inspiring Rocky Mountains. Colorado Law’s 535 students, selected from among the statistically best applicants in the nation, represent 100 undergraduate institutions and diverse backgrounds. With a low faculty-to-student ratio, its highly published faculty is dedicated to interacting with students inside and outside the classroom. The school has 4 research centers, 3 student-run journals, 8 dual degrees, and 4 certificates focused on areas of strength, including natural resources and environmental law, technology law and policy, entrepreneurial law, American Indian law, and juvenile and family law. The Experiential Learning Program encompasses lawyering activities, including 9 legal clinics, externships, public service, and appellate and moot court competitions. Colorado Law’s graduates, whose state bar passage rate is consistently above the ninetieth percentile, are leaders in their profession and committed to public interest work.
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University of Denver Sturm College of Law Founded in 1864, the University of Denver is the oldest independent institution of higher education in the Rocky Mountain region. The College of Law opened its doors in 1892, pioneering legal education on America’s frontier and graduating many of the attorneys and judges who built the legal structure of America’s Mountain West. In addition to having a unique mentorship program, a strong advocacy department and the oldest clinical program and one of the largest externship programs in the country, the Sturm College of Law curriculum includes specialty programs in: Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy (with an emphasis on renewable energy), International Legal Studies, Workplace Law, Constitutional Rights and Remedies, and Business Law.
University of Idaho, College of Law The University of Idaho College of Law is among America's best small state public law schools. Recognized nationally as an exceptional value, we emphasize quality over quantity. With an average enrollment of only 300 students, we guarantee the personal attention each student deserves and the numerous firsthand public service and clinical opportunities that set Idaho law alumni apart.
University of Illinois College of Law Since 1897, the University of Illinois College of Law has offered students a rigorous, broad-ranging and innovative legal education on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, one of the world’s great research universities. Students at the College of Law learn from brilliant scholar-teachers whose research has transformed entire fields of law and whose teaching extends beyond the classroom to the school’s hallways, courtyards, and cafes.
University of Iowa Part of the larger University of Iowa campus, Iowa Law reflects Iowa City's unique cultural community. Students, faculty, and staff work together in a friendly, relaxed, and productive environment that puts students' needs first. Iowa Law students participate in diverse organizations and contribute to our four scholarly publications. The University of Iowa College of Law is the oldest law school west of the Mississippi. Iowa Law's progressive history mirrors that of our state. In 1839, the Iowa Territorial Supreme Court ruled that a slave brought into Iowa must be freed. Thirty years later, the Iowa Bar admitted the first woman licensed to practice law in the United States. Alexander Clark, Jr., graduated from Iowa Law in 1879 as the school's first African-American student. His father, Alexander Clark, Sr., had helped pave the way by winning an Iowa Supreme Court case ensuring his children's right to attend public school in 1868. Clark, Sr. also attended Iowa Law, a few years after his son.
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I AM A HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE. I have always felt part of a global community. After earning a master’s degree in Belfast and working in Prague to combat human trafficking, I felt the need to do more. The College of Law was a place that would expand my capabilities without draining my financial resources. In addition to offering classes in international law, Idaho has allowed me to coordinate visits from international scholars speaking about things like the WTO, NAFTA, and Mexico’s legal system. Through the College’s clinic, I represented a family seeking refuge from persecution in Southeast Asia and argued on their behalf before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. I also presented a paper on European trade agreements and human trafficking to international scholars at a symposium hosted by the College of Law. Idaho has prepared me to be an international human rights advocate and, just as important, made it affordable for me to do so. I AM MIKELA FRENCH. I AM THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO.
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University of Maryland School of Law The University of Maryland School of Law is the premier law school in the State of Maryland. Our diverse student population includes people of many different racial, ethnic, religious, cultural, socio-economic and geographic backgrounds. Highlights of our legal program include: the Law and Health Care Certificate and Environmental Law Certificate Programs; as well as the International and Comparative Law; Intellectual Property Law; Women, Leadership & Equality in the Law; Business Law; and Clinical Law specialty programs. Our state-of-the-art facility is located in the heart of Baltimore, Maryland and a stone’s throw from Washington DC.
University of Michigan Law School Michigan Law enjoys a national and international reputation for academic excellence. Its broad and innovative curriculum—the first top law school, for instance, to require a course in Transnational Law— prepares students for legal practice in an era of global interconnectedness. In addition to rigorous professional training that melds theory and practice, the Law School provides students with the opportunity for reflection about many of our most fundamental and urgent public questions and encourages students’ engagement in both debate and advocacy.
University of Minnesota Law School For over a century, the University of Minnesota Law School has been the choice of ambitious, energetic, and public-minded students nationwide. Our faculty are some of the most productive and influential scholars in legal education. Students have access to federal and state courts, opportunities with private and public employers. Our alumni practice in all 50 states, with nearly 300 serving as judges nationwide. We are confident you will receive an excellent education, well grounded in theory, ethics, and practical application.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law In seeking to fulfill its mission, the Boyd School of Law aspires to become a model community, one in which the people of the law school will deal with one another professionally, respectfully, and with a view to maximizing the potential of each participant in this exciting educational enterprise.
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University of New Mexico School of Law The University of New Mexico School of Law is the only law school in New Mexico, with a total enrollment of 350 students, with approximately 115 in the first-year class. By design, the school has remained this size in order to provide students more hands-on learning and individual attention from professors. The School's clinical program, a requirement for graduation, is recognized nationally as one of the best, offering students a broad range of practical opportunities. Students can earn certificates in Indian Law and Natural Resources Law. Study abroad opportunities are available with special UNM exchange programs in Mexico, Canada, and Tasmania.
University of North Carolina School of Law The University of North Carolina, the first state university chartered in the United States, has offered degrees in law since 1845. The School of Law has been a member of the American Association of Law Schools since 1920 and has been an approved school since the American Bar Association began its accreditation activities in 1923. The School of Law is one of the outstanding institutions in the United States, and the University of North Carolina is recognized as being among the nation’s leaders in graduate and professional education.
University of Oregon School of law At the University of Oregon School of Law, we partner with you to ensure that your legal education will result in a professional career that you find personally meaningful and professionally satisfying. We challenge you with an education that is intellectually rigorous to sharpen your skills in analyzing problems, mediating conflict, and administering justice. You accomplish these goals as you immerse yourself in our wide range of programs and course options. Your legal education at Oregon can be as broad as you want it to be. You can test out a range of legal interests or you can tailor your program to match very specific goals. You will have many choices and few limitations. As a law student at Oregon, you also will have the time of your life.
University of Pennsylvania Law School Penn Law's strengths--a superior legal education enhanced through cross-disciplinary studies and our diverse and supportive community--are reflected in all that we do.
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University of San Diego University of San Diego School of Law offers a professional JD degree as well as post-JD LL.M. degrees.
University of San Francisco School of Law The USF School of Law educates students to be effective lawyers with a social conscience, high ethical standards, and a global perspective. Our dedicated professors emphasize professional skills, practical learning experience, and legal theory; their teaching is enhanced by the exceptional internship and service opportunities available in the San Francisco Bay Area. The law school is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools.
University of Southern California Gould School of Law The University of Southern California Gould School of Law is a private, highly selective national law school with a 100-year history and a reputation for academic excellence. Under the leadership of a stellar, energetic faculty, the school’s rigorous, interdisciplinary program focuses on the law as an expression of social values and an instrument for implementing social goals. USC is know for its diverse student body, its leadership in clinical education, and its tight-knit alumni network composed of national leaders in the legal profession, business, and the public sector. With approximately 210 JD students and 100+ graduate international students in each class, the school is small, informal, and collegial.
University of St. Thomas School of Law The mission of the University of St. Thomas School of Law, as a Catholic law school, is to integrate faith and reason in the search for truth through a focus on morality and social justice. To implement this mission, each member of the law school community is dedicated to promoting excellence in: Professional Preparation, Scholarly Engagement and Societal Reform, Service and Community
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University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law The University of the District of Columbia's David A. Clarke School of Law is the public interest law school of Washington, D.C. Our mission is to provide an opportunity to study law for those historically underrepresented at the bar. We offer students an opportunity to study within a nationally recognized program of clinical legal study (Ranked within the Top Ten in U.S. News and World Report for the subcategory of Clinical Legal Education), The program of study focuses upon experiential learning and gives students a chance to be within a cadre of students who each provide 700 hours of necessary legal services to the residents of the District of Columbia.
University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law Established in 1913, the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is nationally recognized for its outstanding academic reputation, stellar faculty, small student population, low student-to-faculty ratio, innovative curriculum, and stunning location.
University of Washington School of Law At the University of Washington School of Law, students are asked by their teachers and peers to rethink and defend their conceptions of the law and its relation to social problems. First-year students are often surprised to learn that their principal objective is not to "learn the law" but rather to develop the intellectual tools and skills necessary to work with the law as professionals. They gain experience in analyzing cases, statutes, and other legal materials, thereby learning the structure and operation of the legal system.
Vanderbilt Law School Among the nation's leading law schools, Vanderbilt stands out for its pathbreaking approaches to preparing lawyers for the 21st century, connecting outstanding theoretical training to real-world strategies and experiences that provide immediate advantages to graduates. With about 195 students in each entering class and an accessible and distinguished faculty, Vanderbilt offers a challenging and collegial intellectual environment. An extensive network of more than 8,000 alumni in 49 states, DC, three US territories, and 25 foreign nations reflects the school’s national and international reach.
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A great place to start your legal career. • Outstanding teaching, accessible faculty, diverse community, small classes • Externships, clinics, business and criminal law centers to build your skills and resume • 10,000 strong alumni network to connect you to the legal community • Strong academic support and preparation for the bar • Great Orange County, Southern California location – 25 miles from Los Angeles To speak with an Advisor, call 714.459.1101 or 800.WSU.4LAW or email us at adm@wsulaw.edu.
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Villanova University School of Law The Law School's distinctive mission draws upon the Catholic tradition emphasizing the unique value of individual human lives and the endowment of free will. In addition, it upholds a tradition of academic freedom that draws upon the thought of Saint Augustine to emphasize the value of critical, searching inquiry and open debate; is inspired by Saint Thomas More, whose principled resistance to corruption has been an exemplar of integrity for centuries; and, motivated by Saint Ives, who taught that a lawyer’s vocation must include a sense of responsibility for the poor. The Law School is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. The Law School has created a reputation for excellence in its curriculum and the academic achievements of its faculty and students.
Washington University in St. Louis For over 135 years, outstanding students like you have attended Washington University School of Law. They have studied with a nationally recognized faculty. They have had the opportunity to augment their legal education through a number of joint degree programs, including particularly outstanding JD/MSW, JD/East Asian Studies, and JD/MBA programs.This learning takes place in a relatively small school where you can benefit from a sense of intellectual excitement, professional development, and shared adventure.
Western State University College of Law Western State University College of Law, founded in 1966, is the oldest law school in Orange County. Our 10,000 graduates provide a strong alumni network resulting in a high job placement record for students. A private law school of about 400 students, Western State offers small class sizes, personal interaction with faculty, a supportive learning environment and an outstanding academic success program. Western State is recognized for its Business Law and Criminal Law Centers and Family Law Clinic.
Whittier Law School Whittier Law School was founded in 1966 as an institution designed to provide a superior public-centered legal education. The Law School is affiliated with Whittier College which was founded in 1887. Whittier Law School is fully accredited by the ABA and is a member of the AALS. The Law School’s Centers for Children’s Rights, Intellectual Property and International and Comparative Law are recognized for their excellence and offer specialized programs and opportunities. The Law School’s strengths in Public Interest Law and Health Law offer additional options to students wishing to focus their education. The Law School also offers five summer study abroad programs in China, France, Israel, Mexico and Spain.
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Widener University School of law Widener University is a metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. The School of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and holds membership in the Association of American Law Schools. Widener provides an all-around comprehensive legal education program with special certificates available from its Health Law Institute, which is consistently ranked among the top 10 in the nation, the Law and Government Institute, Trial Advocacy Institute, and Institute of Delaware Corporation Law. Widener Law has two locations: the Wilmington, De. campus, which opened in 1971, and the Harrisburg, Pa. campus, which opened in 1989.
Willamette University College of Law Willamette University College of Law is a small private law school located in Salem Oregon. We have specialty certificate programs, as well as a JD/MBA degree and an LLM in Transnational Law.
William Mitchell College of Law William Mitchell College of Law is an independent, private law school, providing a rigorous legal education that stresses practical skills, theory, and ethics. Mitchell is known for its academic program that integrates practical skills training in trial and appellate advocacy, clinical programs, and legal writing. A growing number of centers and institutes on campus will extend our faculty expertise into the community and give students more real-world experience in national security, intellectual property, tobacco control, negotiation, and elder justice. Our alumni are leaders in the profession, and include the 15th chief justice of the United States, Warren E. Burger, '31, and the first woman to serve on the Minnesota Supreme Court, Justice Rosalie E. Wahl, '67.
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