The napla sapla book of LAW SCHOOL LISTS

the napla/sapla book of

LAW SCHOOL LISTS

Information On ABA-Approved Law Schools

By

Edward M. Stern, Assistant Dean for Pre-Law Advising at Boston University and Gerald L. Wilson, Senior Associate Dean at Duke University

Copyright ? by Edward M. Stern and Gerald L. Wilson 1993

Revised edition, May 2011. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microfilm, xerography or any other means, or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission of the authors.

Forward

As Editors of this publication, we continue to try to provide to both prelaw advisors and prelaw students the most current and useful information possible. In the spring of this year we conducted our annual survey of ABAaccredited law schools in the United States in order to update these lists of law school academic programs, clinical programs, available scholarships, admission policies and other information. Two notes, both caveats, should be added here. First, this is really a reference book, a ready reference, we hope. Individual schools should be contacted for more information. Second, both advisors and students should be cautious when selecting a law school on the basis of one or just a few factors such as specialized programs, joint-degree programs, salary ranges, student organizations, etc. For the most part, a legal education is a general education in law and specialization occurs after law school. Applicants should look at the total program presented by a law school and see which school in its totality seems to best meet their needs.

We hope that users of this book will also recognize that these lists are compiled from information received from law schools and that they are, to coin a phrase, "subject to change without notice."

A word of appreciation, actually far more than a word, is due to Ms. Terry Wilkerson and Marguerite Geagan in the PreLaw Advising Center at Duke University. An additional word of appreciation is due to Heather C. Struck of SUNY Binghamton for her research on Dean's Certification Letters & Summer Conditional Programs. A very special thank you is owed to Rita Callahan Ralston who edited and supervised this project this year.

Please note that NAPLA and SAPLA do not endorse, support or acknowledge the effectiveness or utility of any commercial test preparation or advising program.

Edward M. Stern Boston University Gerald L. Wilson Duke University

Table of Contents

1. Law School Academic Programs

A. Special Degree Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 B. Master of Laws (LLM) Programs Offering Specialities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 C. Dual Degree Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 C. i Law Schools Offering Accelerated JD/MBA Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 D. Areas of Emphasis without a Graduate Degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 E. Law Schools Offering a Summer or Semester of Study Abroad or an Exchange Program . . . . . . . . . . 69

(Arranged by Schools) E. i. Law Schools Participating in Programs which Offer a Law Degree from a Foreign Country . . . . . . . . 80

(in addition to the JD) F. Law Schools Offering a Summer or Semester of Study Abroad or an Exchange Program . . . . . . . . . . 82

(Arranged by Countries) G. Law School Summer Foreign Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 H. Law Schools with an Evening Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 I-1. Law Schools Offering Summer Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 I-2. How many credits can a student take in summer school? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 J. Law Schools Offering a January Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

2. Clinical Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

(Arranged by Program Area)

3. Law School Publications Open to Student Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

(Arranged by Subject)

4. Student Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

5. Scholarships

A. Schools Offering Non-Need Based Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 B. Schools Offering Need Based Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

6. Additional Useful Information

A. Schools Requiring Disciplinary Clearance from Applicant's Undergraduate Institution . . . . . . . . . . 335 B. Schools Offering a Summer Conditional Admission Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 C. Schools Offering One Year Deferrals for Accepted Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 D. Loan Repayment Assistance Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 E. Schools Permitting Pre-Selection of Students to be Interviewed by Firms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 F. Top States Represented in Law School Student Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 G. Top States Where Alumni Are Practicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 H. What Schools Do With Multiple LSAT Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 I. How Schools Treat Old LSAT Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 J. Preferred Means of Receiving Letters of Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 K. Schools Offering On-Campus Housing for Law Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 L. Schools Using a Formula in the Admissions Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 M. Law School Attrition Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 N. Moot Court Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

O. Ranges, Median Salaries and Types of Employment for Recent Graduating Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 P. Admission and Support Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 Q. Bar Passage Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 R. E-Mail and Internet Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412 S. FAQ's

Application Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 Diversity and Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 Section Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437 Internet Available? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 Early Action/Early Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444 No Early Action or Early Decision Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 December LSAT Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 February LSAT Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452 How Schools Treat Special Accommodations LSATs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461 Time Off Before Law School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462 Waitlisting 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465 In-State Preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471 In-State Tuition Rates After One Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473 Debt After Law School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 Transfer Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477 Fee Waivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483 Online Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491 T. Partners in the Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493

Law School Academic Programs

Some law schools offer graduate work in a general field of law while others have graduate programs in a specific area of the law. A number of law schools have joint degree programs whereby a student may combine his/her legal studies with course work in another discipline. In these cases some of the credits from the law courses will count toward the graduate degree in the other discipline while some of the graduate work will fulfill a part of the law degree. When these programs are available the individual will generally be able to complete the two degrees in a year less than if they were taken separately. A large number of law schools give special emphasis to certain areas of the law but not enough work to warrant a graduate program. The information on the following pages was compiled from a questionnaire submitted to the law schools by Dean Edward Stern of Boston University and Dr. Gerald Wilson of Duke University.* Again thanks are due to Ms. Rita Callahan Ralston, who shepherded this process from beginning to end, Marguerite Geagan, and Terry Wilkerson for their participation. Many schools change their programs from one year to another. After finding the special program in which a student is interested, attention should be given to the most recent bulletin of that school. Several schools have indicated that a student might be able to work out another joint degree program on an individual basis.

*When there is an asterisk (*) beside a school, the information came from the Official Guide rather than from a response to the Stern/Wilson Survey.

** Graduates of foreign law schools only 1

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