Temple Law School, or the Temple University James E. Beasley School of
Law, has been a part of Temple University since 1895. At present, Temple Law
School has a class of just under a thousand people, as are taught by a staff of
64 full-time professors of law, with JoAnne Epps currently acting as Dean.
Temple Law School is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
University of Texas Law School
The Austin-based University of Texas Law School is ranked 15th among
American law schools by U.S. News & World Report, and as such is highly
competitive. Due to its public funding, 65% of the University of Texas Law
School class, one currently composed of 1484 students, is reserved for Texas
residents. Lawrence Sager is the school’s dean. The University of Texas Law
School was founded in 1883, and over its history has sent alumni to prominent
positions in government, including Secretaries of State, Energy, and the
Treasury.
Concord Law School
Concord Law School is an online law school operated by the Kaplan
educational company out of Los Angeles, California. The California Bar
Examination is open to graduates of the Concord Law School Juris Doctor (J.D.)
degree program, while the Massachusetts bar examination was also opened to a
Concord alumnus through a lawsuit heard in the state Supreme Court. In addition
to the 92-unit J.D. program, Concord students can also take the 72-unit
Executive Juris Doctor program.
Cardozo Law School
Cardozo Law School is ranked 48th among American law schools by U.S.
News & World Report and is part of Yeshiva University. The full title for
Cardozo Law School is the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Current class size
stands at 1300 students, who are taught full-time by 85 law professors. Cardozo
Law School graduates are particularly prominent in New York City legal circles,
and frequently come from Cornell University, NYU, and Columbia University.
Catholic University Law School
The Catholic University Law School, or Columbus School of Law, is the
88th best-ranked law school in the United States according to the evaluation
provided by U.S. News & World Report. Catholic University Law School is a
component of the Catholic University of America, and is currently responsible
for the legal education of 950 people, a task filled by 120 professors of law.
The law school was first established in conjunction with the Knights of
Columbus.
Baylor Law School
Baylor Law School is ranked at position #64 by U.S. News & World
Report and has a class size of 418 law students. Located in Waco, Texas, the
school is publicly funded and admits students into different “quarters,”
through which they may enter in the summer, fall or spring. Baylor Law School
alumni include former members of the Texas Supreme Court and governors of
Texas, while the school is known historically as Texas’s oldest law school.
William and Mary Law School
The oldest law school still operating in
the United States, William and Mary Law School is located in Williamsburg,
Virginia and ranked #28 among American law schools, and #10 among American
public law schools, by U.S. News and World Report. Current class size at
William and Mary Law School is 625 students. William and Mary Law School is
closely linked to American history, having been created at the urging of Thomas
Jefferson.
University of Houston Law Center
The publicly funded University of Houston
Law Center is the 59th best American law school in U.S. News & World
Report’s survey of this educational field. University of Houston Law Center has
a class size of 1103 students and a faculty of 130 law professors. The bar
examination pass rate for University of Houston Law Center graduates nears 90%.
University of Houston Law Center has full accreditation from the American Bar
Association (ABA) and is a member of the honorary society Order of the Coif.
University of Miami School of Law
The privately-funded University of Miami
School of Law is ranked at position #60 among the nation’s law schools by U.S.
News & World Report. The school, with Patricia D. White currently serving
as Dean, has a class of 1208 students and a faculty with 70 full-time law
professors. Annual tuition for students is $34,652, and can allow them to
pursue such various legal degrees as for Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Master of Laws
(LL.M.).
DePaul University School of Law
Ranked the 98th best law school in the
United States, DePaul University College of Law serves 741 students on a
full-time basis, in addition to 352 part-time students, and is administered by
Dean Warren Wolfson. DePaul University School of Law, which is Roman
Catholic-affiliated and privately funded, has its campus in Chicago, Illinois,
as a part of the larger framework of DePaul University, where it is noted for
its Intellectual Property and Health Law programs.
Rutgers Law School
Two Rutgers Law School options exist for
people who are interested in gaining their legal education in this way. People
can choose to enroll in Rutgers School of Law Camden, the nation’s 77th best
law school in the ranking drawn up by U.S. News & World Report, or
alternately they can enter Rutgers School of Newark, U.S News & World
Report’s 80th highest ranked law school.
Boston University Law School
Boston University Law School serves a
class of 836 hopeful lawyers and is staffed by a faculty of 126 law professors,
having existed since 1872. Boston University Law School students are estimated
to pass the Bar Examination at a rate of 92.92%, and are applied to by around
8,000 people on a year-to-year basis. Historically, Boston University Law
School can be distinguished for having accepted female and non-white students
earlier than most American law schools.
McGeorge School of Law
University of the Pacific, McGeorge
School of Law has a class size of 1104 and a full-time faculty of 60, with
annual tuition rates of $38,556. McGeorge School of Law is ranked at position
#98 by U.S. News & World Report. The namesake of the law school, Verne
Adrian McGeorge, began the institution with informal law classes in the 1920s.
The law school became a part of the University of the Pacific in the late
1960s.
Touro Law School
Touro Law School, also called Touro Law
Center and the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, has campuses in
Central Islop, New York and is privately funded. The dean of Touro Law School
is Lawrence Raful, while the institution has existed since 1980, and its parent
school, Touro College, since 1970. Touro Law School currently has a class of
793 people and a faculty of 50, with a student body which is 46% female and 27%
minority.
University of Washington School of Law
University of Washington School of Law is
funded publicly and is incorporated into the University of Washington, on that
institution’s Seattle campus. U.S. News & World Report ranks University of
Washington School of Law at position #34 of the county’s legal education
institutions. Class size at University of Washington School of Law is 671,
while faculty size is 66, and the bar examination pass rate for graduates is
87.5%.
Tulane Law School
Tulane Law School is located in New
Orleans and is backed privately. Ranked #48 by U.S. News & World Report,
the institution offers, among other programs and possible courses, a course on
the differences between civil and common law, based on the fact that Louisiana,
unique among American states, has a legal system based on the former rather
than latter. Tulane Law School students may be accredited as Juris Doctors
(J.D.), Masters of Laws (LL.M.), and Doctors of Laws (S.J.D.).
Osgoode Hall Law School
Osgoode Hall Law School is a Canadian law
school which is backed publicly and located in Toronto. The law degree offered
through Osgoode Hall Law School is accepted throughout the country save in
Quebec, where a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree received through this school
can be used in conjunction with a Bachelor of Civil Law (LL.L.) degree obtained
from Université de Montréal. Osgoode Hall Law School has been open since 1889.
University of Baltimore School of Law
University of Baltimore School of Law
provides Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees to its
students, who presently comprise 1000 people, as are taught by 50 professors of
law. J.D. concentrations include estate planning law, intellectual property
law, and litigation and advocacy law. LL.M. specializations allowed through
study at University of Baltimore School of Law are tax and United States law.
U.S. News & World Report ranks University of Baltimore School of Law as
being on the third tier of U.S. law schools.
