Book of Law School Lists 2019-2020 unlocked - BU

THE WILSON-STERN 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

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Copyright ? by Gerald L. Wilson and Edward M. Stern 1993 Revised edition, May 2019. 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.

Foreword

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 very special thank you is owed to Terry Wilkerson who supervised this project this year. This book could not have been completed without her efforts. The editors are greatly appreciative of her abilities and grace throughout this project.

Please note that the authors 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 C. Dual Degree Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 C. i Law Schools Offering Accelerated JD/MBA Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 D. Areas of Emphasis without a Graduate Degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 E. Law Schools Offering a Summer or Semester of Study Abroad or an Exchange Program . . . . . . . . . . 94

(Arranged by Schools) E. i. Law Schools Participating in Programs which Offer a Law Degree from a Foreign Country . . . . . . . . 107

(in addition to the JD) F. Law Schools Offering a Summer or Semester of Study Abroad or an Exchange Program . . . . . . . . . 110

(Arranged by Countries) G. Law School Summer Foreign Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 H. Law Schools with an Evening Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 I-1. Law Schools Offering Summer Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 I-2. How many credits can a student take in summer school? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 J. Law Schools Offering a January Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

2. Clinical Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

(Arranged by Program Area) A. Pro Bono Work Requirement/Public Service Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

3. Law School Publications Open to Student Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

(Arranged by Subject)

4. Student Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

5. Scholarships

A. Schools Offering Non-Need Based Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 B. Schools Offering Need Based Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399

6. Additional Useful Information

A. Schools Requiring Disciplinary Clearance from Applicant's Undergraduate Institution . . . . . . . . . . . 425 B. Schools Offering a Summer Conditional Admission Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 C. Schools Offering One Year Deferrals for Accepted Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436 D. Loan Repayment Assistance Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 E. Schools Permitting Pre-Selection of Students to be Interviewed by Firms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442 F. Top States Represented in Law School Student Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 G. Top States Where Alumni Are Practicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 H. What Schools Do With Multiple LSAT Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457 I. How Schools Treat Old LSAT Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464 J. Preferred Means of Receiving Letters of Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467 K. Schools Offering On-Campus Housing for Law Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471 L. Schools Using a Formula in the Admissions Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473 M. Law School Attrition Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474

N. Moot Court Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478 O. Ranges, Median Salaries and Types of Employment for Recent Graduating Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484 P. Admission and Support Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489 Q. Bar Passage Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495 R. E-Mail and Internet Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 S. FAQs

Application Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517 Diversity and Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522 Section Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 Internet Available? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545 Early Action/Early Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 No Early Action or Early Decision Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 December LSAT Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556 February LSAT Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561 Time Off Before Law School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573 Waitlisting 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577 In-State Preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585 In-State Tuition Rates After One Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589 Debt After Law School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591 Transfer Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594 Fee Waivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603 Online Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614 3-Year Joint Degree Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619 Special Admissions Programs, LSAT Not Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624 New Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 626 Retention Rate in Declining Applicant Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 628 Transfer Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630 Application Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633 GRE Acceptance and Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 648 Specific Course Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650 T. Partners in the Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662

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 has been compiled over time and is updated annually from the responses to a questionnaire submitted to the law schools by Dr. Gerald Wilson of Duke University and Dean Edward Stern of Boston University. Again thanks are due to Terry Wilkerson, who shepherded this year's project from beginning to end. 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 website and/or 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. Two notes may be helpful to the reader:

First, when there is an asterisk (*) beside a school, the information came from the ABA ? LSAC Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools rather than from a response to the Stern/Wilson Survey. Second, when two asterisks (**) appear beside a school, the entry applies to graduates of foreign law schools only.

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