query: what does jd stand for in law school

pos: Juris Doctor Juris Doctor The Juris Doctor degree (J.D. or JD), also known as the Doctor of Jurisprudence degree (J.D., JD, D.Jur. or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. It is earned by completing law school in Australia, Canada and the United States, and some other common law countries. It has the academic standing of a professional doctorate in the United States, a master's degree in Australia, and a second-entry, baccalaureate degree in Canada (in all three jurisdictions the same as other professional degrees such as M.D. or D.D.S., the degrees required

pos: Valparaiso University School of Law have an opportunity to complete their education. The law school offers a traditional three-year full-time program, an accelerated two-and-a-half year program, and a five-year, part-time program toward the Juris Doctor degree, a Master of Laws degree program, and the following dual degree programs: JD/MBA, JD/MALS, JD/MA (Psychology), JD/Clinical Mental Health Counseling, JD/MA in Chinese Studies, JD/MA in Liberal Studies, JD/MS International Commerce & Policy, and JD/MS Sports Administration, and the S.J.D, the School's advanced research degree that is open to candidates who have completed an LL.M. The School of Law offers eight live legal clinics: criminal clinic, civil clinic, juvenile

pos: Chapman University School of Law Chapman University School of Law Chapman University's Dale E. Fowler School of Law, commonly referred to as Chapman University School of Law or Chapman Law School, is a private, non-profit law school located in Orange, California. The school offers the Juris Doctor degree (JD), combined programs offering a JD/MBA and JD/MFA in Film & Television Producing, and multiple LL.M. degree options. The school also offers emphasis options in Business Law, Criminal Law, Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, International Law, Trial Advocacy, and Taxation. Currently, the school has 74 full- and part-time faculty members and a law library with holdings in excess

pos: JD–MBA joint program before matriculating to either program, or after matriculating to either law school or business school. Many schools including Elon University, Northwestern University, University of Houston, Cornell University, Yale University, New York University, Harvard University, Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, and Villanova University offer the program. JD–MBA A JD/MBA is a dual degree program offered jointly by some law and business schools. The program generally lasts four years (saving one year over completing both degrees separately) and results in the candidate earning both a Juris Doctor degree and a Master of Business Administration degree. Top ranking

pos: University of Massachusetts School of Law part-time day, and part-time evening/weekend Juris Doctor degree programs. Additionally, they offer JD/MBA and JD/MPP joint degrees with UMass Dartmouth and a JD/MSW joint degree with Bridgewater State University. UMass Law announced 3+3 programs, under which students can earn an undergraduate and law degree in six rather the normal seven years, with UMass Dartmouth, UMass Boston, UMass Lowell, Fitchburg State University, Worcester State University, the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Becker College, Westfield State University, and Framingham State University. UMass Law has three in-house legal clinics— Community Development (business), Human Rights at Home, and Immigration Litigation—as well as the Criminal

neg: Loyola Law School of the class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation (excluding solo practitioners). Loyola's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 36.8%, indicating the percentage of the class of 2013 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. Loyola claims 13.37% of its graduates were employed in "JD Advantage" jobs, but the school does not define "JD Advantage." In 2009, Loyola reported that 95.1% of its students were employed within 9 months after graduation. However, Loyola does not disclose what percentage of its graduates work part-time or

neg: Tulane University Law School growth of the Law School's JD/MBA joint degree," and strengthening ties between the law school and Freeman School of Business. In January 2008, the Tulane JD/MBA Club held a networking event in New York City with the creator of jdmba.com, an interschool JD/MBA networking website. Recent JD/MBA graduates have gone on to work for law firms, management consulting firms, investment banks, and in-house legal departments in New York, Houston, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and other cities. The program does not require highly qualified applicants to have significant full-time work experience. In March 2009, the University announced the designation of a

neg: Université de Moncton to instruct francophone lawyers in common law to practice in other parts of Canada. The University of Ottawa law school teaches both common and civil law, as does McGill; thus the University of Moncton's Faculty of Law is the only exclusively French, exclusively common law school in Canada. U de M offers both the JD and the graduate LLM. The school also offers joint degrees: the JD-MBA (Masters of Business) and JD-MEE (Masters of Environmental Studies). As well, students who already possess a civil law degree (an LL.L or a BCL) from a Canadian school can enroll at U de

neg: Emory University School of Law JM/MBA), the Candler School of Theology (JD/MTS and JD/MDiv), the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (JD/PhD), the Rollins School of Public Health (JD/MPH), the Emory Center for Ethics (JD/MA in Bioethics), and joint JD and Master of Laws degree (JD/LLM) through Emory School of Law. In partnership with Central European University, Emory also provides an LLM program for students with a U.S. law degree seeking advanced training in international commercial law and international politics. Emory also has a separate LLM program for qualified foreign professionals seeking training in international and comparative law. Emory Law's Juris Master is a 30-credit

neg: Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration Education & Human Development. For doctoral level work, the school offers a PhD in Public Policy and Public Administration. The school offers a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management, which can be completed as a stand-alone program or jointly with the Master of Public Administration degree. In addition to degrees offered solely by the Trachtenberg School, the school offers joint JD/MPA and JD/MPP degree programs with The George Washington University Law School and a joint MPP/PhD with the Department of Political Science. The school is also affiliated with three Master of Arts in Public Policy offered by the Columbian College of

neg: Suffolk University Law School Litigation, Financial Services, Health/Biomedical, and Intellectual Property. In addition to the JD, Suffolk offers an advanced LLM in Global Law and Technology. Suffolk University Law School also offers joint degrees with Suffolk's Sawyer Business School (JD/MBA, JD/MSF and JD/MPA), and the Suffolk College of Arts and Sciences (JD/MSCJ and JD/MSIE). The average faculty to student ratio at Suffolk is 16.5 students per faculty member. Tuition for the 2013–2014 academic year is $44,934 for the day division and $33,700 for the evening division. Suffolk Law School students come from 50 states, 30 countries and more than 375 colleges and universities. Suffolk

neg: James C. Hathaway Chair of Law at the Melbourne Law School in Australia . At Melbourne he led the Law School's transition to become Australia's first, all-graduate (JD) program. Hathaway's main focus was to establish Melbourne as Australia's leading law school, including by joining leading law schools from around the world in establishing the London-based Centre for Transnational Legal Studies, and launching joint degree programs linking Melbourne with leading law schools on three continents, including the Chinese University of Hong Kong (JD/LLM), New York University (JD/JD and JD/LLM) and Oxford University (JD/BCL). Hathaway's scholarly work focuses on international human rights and refugees. Among

neg: University of Baltimore School of Law Baltimore School of Law produces many of the leading lights of Maryland's legal community -- practitioners, judges, public defenders, prosecutors, scholars and community and civic advocates. More than one-third of judges on the Maryland state bench are UB alumni. The UB School of Law offers the juris doctor (J.D.) degree and master's degrees (LL.M.) in tax and U.S. law. The school offers several concentrations for J.D. students, including: In conjunction with the law school's and University's other programs and schools, the law school offers joint degree combinations of JD/MBA, JD/MPA, JD/MS in criminal justice, JD/MS in negotiations and conflict management,

neg: Ms. JD UT Austin, the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan, the University of Virginia, and Yale Law School came together and created Ms. JD in March 2006 at a two-day conference hosted by Stanford Law School. In 2006, Ms. JD incorporated in the state of California and received 501(c)(3) charitable status from the Internal Revenue Service. On March 31, 2007, Ms. JD publicly launched its website at a national conference co-hosted by Yale Law Women and hosted at Yale Law School. The Women's Law School Coalition (WLSC) merged with Ms. JD in 2007. In April 2008, Ms. JD launched the

neg: University of Toronto Faculty of Law designation does not, however, reflect significant changes in the law school's curriculum. The move to the JD was controversial at the time it was announced, though it has now gained wide acceptance and has been emulated by almost all Canadian law schools. In addition to the regular JD program, the faculty offers the most combined law degrees in Canada. These include the JD/MBA (business), JD/MGA (diplomacy), JD/MPP (government), JD/MSW (social work), JD/MA (arts and science), and JD/PhD (arts and science), among others. While about one-fifth of the class currently is enrolled in a combined program, the most popular is the

neg: Ms. JD Ms. JD Ms. JD is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that promotes women in the legal profession and provides an online forum for dialogue and networking among women lawyers and law students in all arenas of the legal profession. Ms. JD was created in 2006, by women law students from 12 law schools from around the United States. Ms. JD's mission is to reinforce and expand the representation of women in law school and the legal profession. Ms. JD disseminates information and fosters dialogue about and for women in the law. In addition, Ms. JD provides summer scholarships to law

neg: Schulich School of Law administrative space. In January 2011, the Senate voted to change Dalhousie's law degree designation from a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) to a Juris Doctor (JD). Students attending the Schulich School of Law today can undertake a regular JD degree or concentrate their JD in one of four specific areas: health law, business law/corporate law, marine and environmental law, and law and technology. The school also offers a variety of combined-degree programs for undergraduate students: The Schulich School of Law also gives 20 to 30 aspiring professors and jurists who wish to enhance their knowledge of law and specialize in a

neg: Chapman University School of Law Law Programs by the "US News and World Report's" annual law school rankings. Chapman University's Film School is ranked sixth in the nation by "The Hollywood Reporter's" annual rankings, making the school's signature joint J.D. and MFA in Film Production program a popular option to students wishing to specialize in Entertainment Law. In July 2017, the first time bar passage rate for Chapman School of Law was 65%. The overall first-time pass rate in California was 62%. The cost of tuition for full-time JD students at Chapman for the 2016-2017 academic year is $50,076, which does not include living expenses

neg: Roger Williams University School of Law toward students interested in maritime, admiralty, and environmental law, and the joint JD/Master of Science in Labor Relations and Human Resources program is designed for students interested in issues relating to employment and labor relations. In addition the School of Law offers a JD/Masters of Science in Historical Preservation and a JD/Masters of Science in Cyber Security (to be introduced Fall 2016). According to Roger Williams's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 46.2% of the Class of 2014 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo-practitioners. Roger Williams's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 24.6%, indicating the percentage of

neg: Cornell Law School excel in placing graduates at the top 250 law firms. The advanced degrees in law, LL.M. and JSD, have been offered at Cornell since 1928. The JD/MBA has three- and four-year tracks, the JD/MILR program is four years, the JD/MPA is four years, and JD/MRP is four years. In addition, Cornell has joint program arrangements with universities abroad to prepare students for international licensure: The JD/Master en Droit lasts four-years and prepares graduates for admission to the bar in the United States and in France. The JD/M.LL.P is three years and conveys a mastery of German and European law and

neg: University of Alberta Faculty of Law is 25 years of age. In 2017, 17% of applicants successfully gained admissions to the University of Alberta Faculty of Law (185/1060). For purposes of grouping, the law school looks primarily at your last two years of study or the equivalent thereof. JD/MBA: A 4-year joint-JD/MBA program is offered in cooperation with the University of Alberta School of Business. DUAL JD: The University of Alberta Faculty of Law and the University of Colorado at Boulder Law School (Colorado, USA) offer a dual degree program that enables students to obtain an Alberta law degree and a Colorado law degree within four

neg: Pepperdine University School of Law Ethics at the School of Law. Pepperdine University School of Law’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution provides professional training and academic programs in dispute resolution including a Certificate, Masters in Dispute Resolution (MDR) and Masters of Laws in Dispute Resolution (LLM). The Straus Institute provides education to law and graduate students, as well as mid-career professionals in areas of mediation, negotiation, arbitration, international dispute resolution and peacemaking. The Institute has consistently ranked as the number one dispute resolution school in the nation for the past 13 years. Pepperdine Law offers six joint degrees, which include the JD/MBA, JD/MDiv, JD/Master of

neg: Creighton University School of Law years to complete. A growing number of students are enrolled in the Accelerated JD program, which takes two years to complete. A small portion of the student body is enrolled in a part-time JD program, which takes approximately four years to complete. Creighton School of Law offers six certificates and four joint degrees. The certificates are Health Law, Family Law, Business, Commercial and Tax Law; Criminal Law and Procedure, International and Comparative Law, and Litigation. The joint degree programs include the law 3/3 program with its BSBA/JD degree (the completion of an undergraduate degree and a JD in six years

neg: Northwestern California University School of Law (JD) law degree program. Those who are successful in the degree program receive the JD degree at the end of the 4L year. The school no longer offers the Bachelor of Science in Law Degree (BSL). Northwestern California University School of Law is registered with the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California as a “Registered Unaccredited correspondence law school”, which means students to whom the school awards the JD degree are eligible to take the California Bar Examination and become licensed to practice law in California, and indicates that the school meets certain standards of the

neg: Ateneo Law School Juris Doctor (J.D.). The J.D. degree was first conferred on the school year 1990-1991 graduates. The Ateneo was the first law school in the Philippines to offer the J.D. in lieu of the Bachelor of Laws degree, which is still what most law schools in the Philippines offer today. The Ateneo JD program covers the different aspects of legal study required for admission to the practice of law. Among the key subjects are constitutional and political law, civil law, criminal law, remedial law, commercial law, international law, tax law, and legal ethics. There is a particular emphasis on legal and

neg: University of Toronto Faculty of Law Michael Trebilcock (Law and Economics), among many others. The JD degree is the faculty's first level of professional law degree, with about 200 students in every class and 600 in total. In 2001, the Faculty of Law became the first law school in Canada to offer the Juris Doctor (JD) designation rather than the Bachelor of Laws (LLB). The JD designation is intended to reflect the fact that the vast majority of the law school's graduates enter the law school with at least one university degree. (In fact, approximately one quarter enter with one or more graduate degrees.) The JD

neg: Elon University School of Law opportunity to counsel businesses through the law school's Small Business & Entrepreneurship Clinic. Students meet professionals within the fields of business and business law at regional and national levels. Elon Law students can apply after their first year to one of two dual-degree programs offered at the school: a JD/MBA program with Elon University's Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, or a JD/Master of Environmental Law & Policy in coordination with Vermont Law School. In the JD/MBA program, students take courses at both the law school’s downtown Greensboro campus and at the Ernest A. Koury Sr. Business Center located

neg: Maurice A. Deane School of Law Maurice A. Deane School of Law The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (commonly known as Hofstra Law) is a law school located in Hempstead, New York on Long Island, affiliated with Hofstra University. Founded in 1970 and accredited by the ABA in 1971, the school offers a JD, a joint JD/MBA degree, and LL.M degrees in American Law (for foreign law graduates) and Family law. Hofstra Law School is on the southern portion of the Hofstra University campus, in Hempstead, New York. The school was renamed to the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra

neg: University of Wyoming College of Law University of Wyoming College of Law The University of Wyoming College of Law is the law school of the University of Wyoming and the only law school located in Wyoming. It is situated in the rocky mountains in Laramie, Wyoming at 7,165 ft. between the Laramie Mountains and Snowy Range Mountains. Frequently, it is referred to as "Law at its Highest Point". Established in 1920, the law school offers the J.D. degree in law, as well "a joint JD/MA in Environment and Natural Resources and joint degrees in JD/MPA and JD/MBA. Other electives include coverage of trial and appellate practice,

neg: Tulane University Law School $1.5 million donation to support in perpetuity a JD/MBA professor of national stature at Tulane. The joint Juris Doctor/Master of Health Administration program with the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (TUSPH&TM) permits students to earn both degrees in 4 years, whereas normally the JD would take 3 years and the MHA, 2 years. Students take 79 units in the law school (rather than the normally-required 88 units) and 46 units in TUSPH&TM.<ref name="TLS JD/MHA">Tulane Law School JD/Master of Health Administration (MHA) Visited 3-19-12.</ref> Students are permitted to skip the course Social and Behavioral Aspects of Global Health

neg: University of St. Thomas School of Law is made up of 131 students. 47% are female and 53% are male. 16% of the class represents minority students. The median undergraduate GPA was a 3.35 and the median LSAT score was 153. Roughly 50% of the student body identifies as Catholic. St. Thomas Law is best known for its emphasis on relationships, practical training and social justice. The school offers the three-year Juris Doctor, as well as combined degrees: the JD/MBA, the JD/MA in Catholic studies, the JD/MSW and the JD/LLM in organizational ethics and compliance. St. Thomas Law also offers master's and LL.M. programs in organizational ethics

neg: Roger Williams University School of Law 50 hours of pro bono legal work before graduation. Roger Williams University School of Law offers two degrees: the standard American law school professional degree, Juris Doctor (JD), as well as a Master of Studies in Law (MSL) degree. In addition, Roger Williams University offers numerous joint degree programs. The JD/Master of Science in Criminal Justice is designed to prepare graduates to formulate system policy and serve effectively as administrators to United States justice system agencies. The School of Law offers two joint-degree programs in conjunction with the University of Rhode Island: a JD/Master of Marine Affairs program is geared

neg: Touro Law Center enroll in either a program to earn a Juris Doctor (JD) degree or to earn a Master of Laws (LLM) degree. Both full-time and part-time programs are available to students in the JD program. Touro Law Center is one of several law schools in New York State to offer a two-year accelerated JD program, in which accepted students fulfill their credit-requirements of study within 24 months, beginning with the summer of their first year, and sit for a Bar Examination 26 months after they begin their law school studies. In addition, Touro Law Center offers an accelerated JD program, referred

neg: Vermont Law School degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. JD tuition for 2015–2016 is $46,848. Eighty-eight percent of the entering JD Class of 2014 received a partial merit scholarship. Vermont Law School students publish two legal journals, the "Vermont Law Review" and the "Vermont Journal of Environmental Law", on a regular basis several times a year in print and online. In addition to regular publication, both journals sponsor annual symposia. Vermont Law School Vermont Law School (VLS) is a private, American Bar Associationaccredited law school located in South Royalton, Vermont. The school has one of

neg: Chungnam National University Law School Chungnam National University Law School Chungnam National University Law School (CNULS, colloquially referred as Chungnam Law) is the professional graduate law school of Chungnam National University located in Daejeon, South Korea. Established in 2008, Chungnam Law is one of only twenty-five officially-accredited law schools of South Korea, only whose graduates can take unified bar examination of South Korea. Chungnam Law offers courses for JD, SJD and PhD in Law; each class in Chungnam Law's three-year JD program enrolls about one hundred students, making it one of big law schools in South Korea where law student enrollment is tightly capped at

neg: Indiana University Maurer School of Law class, with 178 matriculating. The median LSAT and GPA for the entering class were 161 and 3.75. Sixty percent of the incoming class was from outside Indiana, 45% were women, and 22% were minorities. The school has no part-time or evening program; all students are full-time. The Juris Doctor (JD) degree is offered, along with 11 joint and dual degrees, including a JD/MBA with the Kelley School of Business and a JD/MPA with the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. A master's in cybersecurity law and policy is also available in partnership with the Kelley School ad the School of

neg: Columbia Law School completed in the Columbia J.D. program: Columbia has cultivated alliances and dual degree programs with overseas law schools, including the University of Oxford, King's College London, University College London, and the London School of Economics in London, England; the "Institut d'études politiques de Paris" ("Sciences Po") and the "Université Panthéon-Sorbonne" in Paris, France; the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands; and the Institute for Law and Finance (ILF) at Goethe University Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany. The double degree options include JD/Masters in French Law (4 year program in Paris), JD/Masters Program in Global Business (3 Year program in Paris), JD/LLM

neg: Washington University School of Law Law School Rankings placed the law school: GraduatePrograms.com ranked Washington University as number 1 for social life. Most of the students at Washington University School of Law are enrolled in the Juris Doctor (JD) program. JD students are required to take 86 semester hours of credit in order to graduate. In the first year of law school all students are required to take one semester each of Contracts, Property, Torts, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, and Criminal Law. Additionally, in fall of their first year all students are required to take Legal Practice I and Legal Research Methodologies I, and in

neg: University of Pennsylvania Law School has been known for its strong focus on inter-disciplinary studies, a character that was shaped early on by Dean William Draper Lewis. Its medium-size student body and the tight integration with the rest of Penn's schools (the "One University Policy") have been instrumental in achieving that aim. More than 50% of the law school's courses are interdisciplinary, and it offers more than 20 joint and dual degree programs, including a JD/MBA (Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania), a JD/PhD in Communication (Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania), and a JD/MD (Perelman School of Medicine). Various certificate

neg: Loyola Law School According to Loyola's official ABA-required disclosures for the class of 2017, 86.96% of graduates were employed within 10 months of graduation. About 70.23% were employed in full-time, long-term, bar-admission-required or JD-advantage jobs. Loyola Law School had the third-highest number of class of 2016 graduates employed in full-time, long-term, bar-admission-required or JD-advantage jobs among ABA-approved California law schools as of March 15, 2017. According to Loyola's official ABA-required disclosures for the class of 2016, 83.15% of graduates were employed within 10 months of graduation. About 72.2% were employed in full-time, long-term, bar-admission-required or JD-advantage jobs. The National Association for Law Placement

neg: Anderson School of Management (University of New Mexico) School offers several dual-degree programs for students who wish to pursue a second advanced degree in conjunction with the MBA. MBA dual degree programs are offered with the Juris Doctor (JD) with the School of Law (MBA/JD), the Master of Engineering programs in manufacturing engineering and electrical or computer engineering (MBA/MEME and MBA/ME) with the School of Engineering; the MBA/Pharm.D. (MBA/Doctor of Pharmacy); and the Master of Arts in Latin American Studies (MBA/MA) with the UNM Latin American Studies Program. The School also offers a dual-degree program with the School of Law with the Master of Accounting (JD/MACCT). Anderson’s MBA

neg: Antonin Scalia Law School that year, the Council advised against allowing that merger, but the Virginia state legislature voted for it anyway and it was signed into law in early March 1979. U.S. News & World Report ranks the school ranked 41st among American law schools and the 3rd-highest-ranked law school in the Washington metropolitan area, behind Georgetown University Law Center and George Washington University Law School. As of 2017, the school had 525 students in its J.D., LL.M., JD/MBA, and JD/MPP programs. The median LSAT score among incoming J.D. students in 2018 was 163 and the median GPA was 3.76. The passage rate

neg: University of Akron School of Law in either a JD-required, JD-preferred, or Other Professional position nine months after graduation. The total cost of tuition at The University of Akron for the 2014-2015 academic year is $24,440 for non-residents and $24,340 for residents of Ohio. In its 2015 rankings, Above The Law ranked The University of Akron School of Law at No. 50 in the country. In 2015, U.S. News & World Report listed Akron's full-time Juris Doctor program as 127th and its part-time Juris Doctor program at 47th in the nation. University of Akron School of Law The University of Akron School of Law is the

neg: James E. Rogers College of Law JD-required or JD-advantage employment nine months after graduation. Arizona's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 21.8%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2013 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. As a regional school, the vast majority of Arizona graduates are employed in Arizona. The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) for the three-year JD program at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law for the 2016–2017 academic year for Arizona Residents is $46,374.94 and $51,874.9 for Non-Residents.

neg: Wake Forest University the JD, the JD/MDiv, the JD/MA in Religion, the JD/MA in Bioethics, the Master of Studies in Law, the Master of Laws in American Law, the SJD and the JD/MBA in conjunction with the university's Schools of Business. Class sizes are limited to sections of 40 in the first year, with legal writing classes limited to sections of 20. The Wake Forest School of Medicine has one campus on the Bowman Gray Campus in the Ardmore neighborhood of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and a second campus downtown which opened in July 2016. Founded in 1902, the School of Medicine directs the

neg: Vermont Law School the University of South Carolina (MELP/JD), University of South Dakota (MELP/JD), and Northeastern University School of Law (MELP/JD). International universities include the University of Cambridge (JD/master of philosophy), Cergy-Pontoise University (France), and the University of Seville (Spain). The Julien and Virginia Cornell Library opened in 1991. The library contains over 250,000 print volumes, including primary and secondary legal materials focusing on state, national, and international law. The library also possesses a collection of microforms including congressional documents, state session laws, and briefs. The library's electronic collection includes access to LexisNexis and Westlaw and other online gateways and databases, as well

neg: Pace University School of Law Pace University School of Law The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University (formerly Pace Law School), is the law school of Pace University, a comprehensive, independent, and diversified university with campuses in New York City and Westchester County. Founded in 1976, Pace Law School is accredited by the American Bar Association and is located in White Plains, New York. According to Pace Law School's 2017 ABA-required disclosures, 87.6% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment or JD-advantage after graduation. Pace Law School has a strong Environmental Law program. Its campus is also home to the

neg: Vermont Law School Law School's 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 54.5% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation. Vermont Law School's campus is located in South Royalton in central Vermont. The campus is set just above the broad banks of the White River. The oldest and centermost classroom building on the campus is the town's original schoolhouse, built in 1892. In 2005 the former town schoolhouse (the original Law School building in 1973) was renovated and renamed Debevoise Hall, after one of the first deans of the Law School, Thomas M. Debevoise. Practicing what it preaches, the Law

neg: University of Victoria Faculty of Law and the Law Centre located in downtown Victoria, mooting, , and interest oriented clubs. The umbrella organization for JD students at the Faculty of Law is the Law Students' Society. The student society acts as a student government, providing funding to student organizations and advocating on behalf of students to the faculty and administration. University of Victoria Faculty of Law The University of Victoria Faculty of Law is a law school at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The school grants JD, LLM, and PhD degrees in law. The school was consistently ranked as one of the

neg: Melbourne Law School teaching, instead of part-time practitioners. Many prominent international academics were invited to study at the School, and many Australians were given the opportunity to study abroad. In 2007 MLS accepted its last cohort of LLB students. From 2008 the only degree offered by MLS qualifying for legal practice is the graduate-entry JD. This change to an entirely graduate law school is consistent with University-wide changes occurring under Vice-Chancellor Glyn Davis's Melbourne Model, although MLS does offer some subjects to the University's undergraduate students (known as 'breadth' subjects). Applications are assessed on two criteria: academic results in all previous tertiary study

neg: Pepperdine University School of Law Pepperdine University School of Law The school offers the Juris Doctor (JD), and various Masters of Laws (LLM) options in Dispute Resolution, International Commercial Arbitration, United States Law, and Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law. The school also offers joint degrees with its JD and Master of Dispute Resolution (MDR) in partnership with other Pepperdine University graduate schools. The school now offers an online Master of Legal Studies program and an online Master of Dispute Resolution program. The school is particularly known for its Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution, which is consistently ranked #1 in the nation by U.S. News and

neg: Rutgers Law School in its 2018 rankings of Best Graduate Schools, ranked Rutgers Law School 62nd among 197 law schools fully accredited by the American Bar Association. Above the Law ranked Rutgers 43rd on its 2017 list of top law schools According to Rutgers Law School's 2016 ABA-required disclosures, 93.7% of the Class of 2016 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo practitioners. Rutgers Law School is the oldest law school in New Jersey. Rutgers Law School has its in the roots in three law schools. The first was founded October 5, 1908 as the New Jersey

neg: Salmon P. Chase College of Law Salmon P. Chase College of Law The Salmon P. Chase College of Law – shortened as "Chase College of Law" – is located on the campus of Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky, approximately seven miles from downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. NKU Chase provides both part-time (day and evening) and full-time programs of study that lead to a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, as well as joint degrees in JD/Master of Business Administration, JD/Master of Health Informatics, and JD/Master of Business Informatics. The law school was founded in 1893 and accredited by the American Bar Association in 1959. The school was

neg: Widener University School of Law World Report" "Best Law School Rankings", Widener is classified as a "Second Tier" law school and the full-time JD program is not given a numerical value, as "U.S. News" only ranks the Top 145, with the rest being placed in the "Second Tier" However, the part-time JD program is ranked 36th in the nation. In 2010, Widener University School of Law was named to a national list of "Top Green Schools" based on the strength of Widener's environmental law curriculum and the school's earth-friendly practices. The median LSAT score and the median GPA for the Delaware-campus class entering in 2012

neg: Willamette University College of Law three years working on their bachelor's degree at those institutions, finishing their fourth year electives as a first year student at Willamette Law. The College of Law offers full-time and part-time enrollment for its JD program, with no application deadline for the JD program. In 2016, the school accepted 74% of all applicants who applied to the school. Enrolled students from that entering class had Law School Admission Test (LSAT) scores in the range of 148 to 155 (25th–75th percentile) and a median score of 151. In 2007 and 2010, "U.S. News & World Report" ranked the school in their

neg: Law school in the United States to engaging in advocacy. Law schools that offer accelerated JD programs have unique curricula for such programs. Nonetheless, ABA-approved law schools with Accelerated JD programs must meet ABA rules. Finally, it should be noted that the emphasis in law schools is rarely on the law of the particular state in which the law school sits, but on the law generally throughout the country. Although this makes studying for the bar exam more difficult since one must learn state-specific law, the emphasis on legal skills over legal knowledge can benefit law students not intending to practice in the same state they

neg: Gonzaga University School of Law schools awarded a Diversity Matters Award from the Law School Admissions Council for its diversity outreach efforts in 2013. Most of the students at Gonzaga University School of Law are enrolled in the Juris Doctor (JD) program. JD students are required to take 90 semester hours of credit in order to graduate. The traditional J.D. program includes two years of legal research and writing classes, although students are allowed to choose between three capstone writing courses (Advanced Advocacy, Drafting for Litigation, and Transactional Drafting). Doctrinal classes include Civil Procedure, Contracts, Property, Torts, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence, and Professional Responsibility.

neg: Vermont Law School in Food and Agriculture Law, and Master of Laws (LLM) in Energy Law; Master of Environmental Law and Policy (MELP), Master of Energy Regulation and Law (MERL), and Master of Food and Agriculture Law and Policy (MFALP). The Law School has partnered with different domestic and international universities to offer dual-degree programs. Domestic schools include: Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (JD/Master of Environmental Management), Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (MELP/Master of Business Administration), the University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Natural Resources (MELP/Master of Science in Natural Resources), Thunderbird School of Global Management (JD/Masters of Business Administration),

neg: University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Dual J.D. program. In 2009, the Law School admitted about 45 percent of its 1,707 full-time applicants and about 40 percent of its 219 part-time applicants. The Law School's JD 2016 entering class had a median LSAT of 151 and a median GPA of 3.15 and a median LSAT of 155 and a median GPA of 3.312 for Dual JD students. In January 2012, Detroit Mercy Law purchased a 6,000 sq. ft. facility across the street from its campus which will house the numerous clinics operated by the school. Detroit Mercy Law was founded as the University of Detroit Law

neg: Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Northwestern University School of Law when Northwestern assumed total control. Throughout the 20th century, programs such as the JD-MBA and JD-PhD were added to maintain the law school's position as one of America's top-ranked schools of law. In October 2015, it was named, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, after J.B. Pritzker and his wife, M.K. Pritzker, gave $100 million to the law school. Northwestern Law is located on Northwestern University's downtown campus in Chicago's Streeterville/Gold Coast neighborhood. The law school is on Lake Shore Drive and Chicago Avenue, adjacent to Lake Shore Park and Lake Michigan, and a few blocks

neg: Mercer University degree in school counseling and a Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision. In 2013, the college began offering graduate programs in human services and rehabilitation counseling. The Walter F. George School of Law, founded in 1873, is one of the oldest law schools in the United States. The school is named for Walter F. George, Mercer Law Class of 1901, who was a long-time United States Senator and was President pro tempore of the Senate. The School of Law offers the Juris Doctor (JD) degree and a joint Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA) in conjunction with the

neg: Columbia Law School (3 year program in London), LLB/JD (4 year program in London), and JD/LLM (4 year program in Frankfurt). Columbia Law School has one of the largest international alliances with China, and with Peking University, specifically, a joint exchange program that begin in 2006 when students could be exchanged for a semester, which was expanded as a program in 2011 to allow faculty to teach or co-teach courses abroad, and which was expanded as a program again in 2013 when Columbia Law School dean David Schizer and Peking University Law School dean Zhang Shouwen signed a memorandum of understanding between the

neg: Creighton University School of Law poverty law program was launched in 2017. On June 20, 2011, the "Omaha World-Herald" reported that Creighton Law School was temporarily reducing its class size. Creighton University School of Law Creighton University School of Law, located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, is a component of the Jesuit Creighton University. According to Creighton's official 2017 ABA-required disclosures, nearly 88% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-advantaged or JD-required employment nine months after graduation. In 1904, the School of Law began as a joint project with the Omaha Bar Association, with Timothy J. Mahoney as the first dean. The School

neg: New York University School of Law from NYU in only 3 and a half years instead of the normally required four. More recently, the NYU School of Law has entered into similar dual degree agreements with the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law and the University of Melbourne Law School. Oxford University has a program of academic exchanges with New York University School of Law, mainly involving faculty members and research students working in areas of shared interest. NYU Law offers a dual-degree program with Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Students may earn a JD/MPA or a JD/MPP. NYU Law offers a dual-degree

neg: University of North Carolina School of Law long-term, JD-required or JD advantage employment ten months after graduation. UNC Law has increased its tuition 71% for in-state residents since 2007-2008 at a time when law school graduates have faced a sharply declining legal job market. The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at UNC for the 2017-2018 academic year is $49,562 for North Carolina residents and $66,193 for out-of-state students. The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $176,368 for residents and $243,846 for nonresidents. There are more than 10,000 alumni of the University of North

neg: Temple University Beasley School of Law the summer session in Rome and the spring semester in Tokyo (at Temple University Japan). The Tokyo program is perhaps the most notable, as it is the only ABA-accredited semester program for law students in Japan. Additionally, Temple JD students are eligible to study at the following partner institutions:Tsinghua University, University College Cork, Tel Aviv University, Utrecht University, Jindal Global Law School, University of Lucerne, InterAmerican University, Bocconi University, and University of Muenster. Study abroad credits from any program can be used toward the J.D. program or the joint JD/LL.M. in Transnational Law. The Law School offers several advanced degree

neg: Post-law school employment in the United States by Simkovic and McIntyre. A separate study of law graduates earnings sponsored by the American Bar Foundation and National Association for Law Placement, "After the JD", came to substantially similar conclusions. "After the JD II" and "After the JD III" found that law graduates, even from low ranked law schools, typically had six figure incomes within 12 years of graduation and made substantial progress toward paying down their debts. A working paper by University of Chicago economics graduate student David Burk used another Census data source and came to conclusions broadly similar to those of Simkovic & McIntyre and "After

neg: New York Law School full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation. New York Law School's 2014 Law School Transparency under-employment score was 23.4%, a decrease of 8.3% from 2013. According to New York Law School's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 44% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation. New York Law School's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 31.7%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2013 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. New York Law School New York Law School is an ABA-accredited private

neg: Santa Clara University It also offers several double degree programs, including JD/Master of Business Administration and JD/Master of Science in Information Systems offered in conjunction with Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business. The school offers Master of Laws degrees in Intellectual Property, which is ranked 6th in the nation, Law Firms Rank Schools ranked 96th, Part-time Law ranked 48th, International and Comparative Law, and U.S. Law for Foreign Lawyers. Santa Clara Law features specialized curricular programs in High Tech and Intellectual Property law, International Law, and Public Interest and Social Justice law. SCU maintains its Catholic and Jesuit affiliation and supports numerous

neg: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law the organization also hosts the Paulsen Intramural Moot Court Competition, the Monroe Price Media Law Competition, the Cardozo/BMI Moot Court Competition, and the Langfan Oratorical Competition. According to Cardozo's official 2017 ABA-required disclosures, 86.99% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage employment ten months after graduation. The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Cardozo for the 2017-2018 academic year is $86,670. The Law School Transparency estimated non-discounted, debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $323,858. Notes Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law The Benjamin N. Cardozo School

neg: New York Law School of the NYLS class of 2015 had obtained employment 10 months after graduation, and 69% of the 2015 class had obtained long-term, full-time JD-required or JD-Advantage employment. On June 11, 1891, New York Law School was chartered by the State of New York, and the school began operation shortly thereafter. By this time, Theodore Dwight was in poor health, and was not able to be actively involved with the law school, so the position of dean went to one of the other professors from Columbia Law School, George Chase. New York Law School held its first classes on October 1,

neg: Loyola University Chicago School of Law of 3.02/3.54 and a 25th/75th percentile LSAT of 154/160. The decline in admissions standards to maintain enrollment has resulted in falling bar passage rates across the country. The total cost of attendance (including the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) in the full-time JD Program for the 2017-2018 academic year is $70,224. The total cost of attendance (including the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) in the part-time, Weekend JD Program for the 2017-2018 academic year is $59,922. The School of Law currently occupies the Corboy Law Center at 25 East Pearson Street. The Law School previously occupied

neg: Loyola Law School in New Orleans who were forced to relocate for a period of time after the hurricane. Degrees offered include the Juris Doctor (JD); Master of Science in Legal Studies (MLS); Master of Laws (LLM); Master of Laws in Taxation; Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA); Doctor of Juridical Science (JSD) It has been an American Bar Association (ABA) approved law school since 1935. It is a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). Loyola is a member of the Order of the Coif, a national law school honorary society Before 2004, Loyola used a unique "numeric grading system"

neg: Creighton University School of Law Creighton University School of Law Creighton University School of Law, located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, is a component of the Jesuit Creighton University. According to Creighton's official 2017 ABA-required disclosures, nearly 88% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-advantaged or JD-required employment nine months after graduation. In 1904, the School of Law began as a joint project with the Omaha Bar Association, with Timothy J. Mahoney as the first dean. The School of Law was housed in the Edward Creighton Institute on S. 18th Street until 1921, when it moved to new quarters on the Creighton campus.

neg: Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law an international moot court competition in neighboring Sierra Leone. The School of Law has a course of study that leads to the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree after three years of specialization by students at the university. Like the juris doctorate (JD), the LL.B. requires the completion of an undergraduate degree, which is legal study similar to the JD. Grimes School of Law also offers a part-time evening program that encompasses five years of study. Courses include civil procedure, legal research and writing, criminal law, property, torts, constitutional law, contracts, evidence, along with other standard law school courses. As the

neg: Columbia Law School (which in turn publishes "A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual"), "Columbia Journal of Asian Law", "Columbia Journal of Environmental Law", "Columbia Journal of European Law", "Columbia Journal of Gender and Law", "Columbia Journal of Law & Arts", "Columbia Journal of Law & Social Problems", "Columbia Journal of Race & Law", "Columbia Journal of Tax Law", "Columbia Journal of Transnational Law", "Columbia Science and Technology Law Review", and the "American Review of International Arbitration". In December 2010, the law school announced the addition of an accelerated JD/MBA joint degree program, which allows students to obtain both a JD and MBA within three years.

neg: Bert Wolstein forces. Still debating what to do with his life, Wolstein enrolled in the accounting program at Cleveland College, an adult education institution jointly operated by Western Reserve University and Case School of Applied Science, paying for his education by working part-time coordinating subcontractors for a local building firm. The firm was owned by Harold I. Shur, his future father-in-law. In 1949, Wolstein enrolled at the Cleveland–Marshall Law School, an independent JD-granting institution which had formed in 1946. He attended classes at night while working full-time for Kalamazoo Appliances, Harold Shur's home heating and air conditioning business. Wolstein graduated cum laude

neg: Howie Roseman endeavors have benefited Eagles Youth Partnership, the team's public charity which serves over 50,000 low income children in the Greater Philadelphia region every year with a focus on health and education programming, as well as Eagles Care. In addition, Roseman has also worked with Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, USA Football, Pop Warner and Cop Wheels. He was named Honorary Commander for the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst for his continued efforts with the military. Roseman earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida before earning a JD degree from Fordham Law School. Howie and

neg: Willamette University College of Law The MLS is not intended to prepare students for the JD program or to sit for the bar examination. The law school offers five certificate programs for students in both the JD program and the joint degree program: Dispute Resolution, Law and Business, International and Comparative Law, Sustainability Law, and Law and Government. The business law, law and government, and international and comparative law certificate programs were introduced to the curriculum in 2002. These programs allow students to specialize in those areas of study and earn a certificate demonstrating that specialization. The College of Law produces five publications, including six

neg: Duke University School of Law an initiative of Creative Commons, for its work in pioneering open access to legal scholarship. The School offers joint-degree programs with the Duke University Graduate School, the Duke Divinity School, Fuqua School of Business, the Medical School, the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, the Pratt School of Engineering, and the Sanford School of Public Policy; and a JD/LLM dual degree program in International and Comparative Law. Approximately 25% of students are enrolled in joint-degree programs. According to Duke's 2017 ABA-required disclosures, 93.8% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation and

neg: What Does the K Stand For? What Does the K Stand For? What Does the K Stand For? is a BBC Radio Four sitcom series based on the experiences of comedian Stephen K. Amos growing up as a teenager in south London in the 1980s. The broadcast of the first series began in November 2013; the third series commenced in January 2017. Reviewing Series 1, Episode 1 for "Radio Times", Tristram Fane Saunders found the show suited Amos "down to the ground; there's a touch of "Seinfeld" about "What Does the K Stand for?" in the way it flows from stand up into a deliciously awkward

neg: Lewis & Clark Law School Clark's 2015 ABA-required disclosures, 61.7% of the Class of 2015 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-preferred employment nine months after graduation. The law school grounds are adjacent to a forested natural area, replete with 14-miles of biking and jogging trails in Tryon Creek State Park. The Law School is 4-miles from downtown, in the Southern hills of Portland, west of the Willamette River, at the base of the undergraduate campus of Lewis & Clark College. The Lewis & Clark College undergraduate, graduate school, and law campus grounds collectively occupy 137 acres (554,000 m²), centered on the M. Lloyd Frank Estate

neg: Law school in the United States Professors then grade the exams on an anonymous basis, only discovering student names after grades have been submitted to the Registrar's Office. General adoption of blind grading followed admission of significant numbers of minority students to law schools. An Accelerated JD program may refer to one of the following: As a result of student concerns about the time and cost (both in terms of tuition and the opportunity cost associated with foregoing a salary for three years) required to complete a law degree, there has been an emerging trend to develop accelerated JD programs. Most law school education in the

neg: Villanova University School of Law the School of Law and the School of Business. Through this program, degrees may be completed in less time than it would take to obtain them separately. The Graduate Tax Program is an interdisciplinary program led by Leslie M. Book conducted under the auspices of the Villanova University School of Law and Villanova’s School of Business. The program has over 30 courses, which are also available to JD candidates, who are able to enroll in LL.M. courses as well as participate in the joint JD/LL.M. program. Business students participating in the Graduate Tax Program may earn a Master of Science

neg: Georgetown Law Weekly Law Student Division's best newspaper award three years in a row, from 2002 to 2004. The late Reverend Father Robert F. Drinan served as Faculty Adviser. Greta Van Susteren (JD 1979), now a television news anchor on Fox News, wrote for the "Law Weekly". Mark Grabowski (JD 2007), now a syndicated columnist and internet law professor at Adelphi University, wrote for the "Law Weekly". The first newspaper at the Law Center was "The Hoya, Law School Edition" (1933–36). This was followed by "Res Ipsa Loquitur", which started publishing in 1936. "Res Ipsa Loquitur" served as the student newspaper and alumni

neg: Pace University School of Law September 2012. It is a first-of-its-kind legal residency and incubator program where recent Pace Law School graduates serve as Fellows intensively learning legal practice under the supervision of experienced attorneys and gaining the tools to create solo and small practices. According to Pace Law School's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 87.6% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment or JD-advantage employment nine months after graduation. Pace Law School's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 12.4%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2017 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine

neg: Touro Law Center to as a "three-plus-three" (BA/JD) program, with the University of Central Florida, and an accelerated JD Program which allows graduates of foreign law schools to earn a J.D. degree in two years. Touro Law Center offers 4 concentrations for J.D. candidates, an L.L.M program for U.S. law school graduates and a Master of Laws in U.S. Legal Studies for foreign law graduates, and joint J.D./M.B.A, J.D./M.P.A., and J.D./M.S.W. programs with Touro College, State University of New York at Stony Brook, and LIU-Post. Touro Law Center maintains summer programs in Vietnam, Germany, and Croatia; the Croatia program is operated jointly with

neg: J. Reuben Clark Law School was in accordance with its nondiscrimination policy. Most of the students at J. Reuben Clark Law School are enrolled in the Juris Doctor (JD) program. JD students are required to take 90 semester hours of credit in order to graduate. In the first year of law school all students are required to take one semester each of Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law, Property, Torts, Introduction to Legal Research and Writing, Introduction to Advocacy, Legislation and Regulation, and Structures of the Constitution. Additionally, each student must take Professional Responsibility during their second or third year and prepare a substantial paper (at

neg: Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law graduates are employed in school-funded positions. According to ASU's official 2017 ABA-required disclosures, 88.8% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage employment nine months after graduation. For the 2016-2017 academic year, the tuition for residents was $27,074, and the tuition for non-residents was $42,794. In 2016, the school had the highest bar passage rate in Arizona, with 76.8% of first-time test takers passing, compared with 74% for University of Arizona, and 24.6% for Arizona Summit Law School. The state's total passage rate was 64.3% for first-time test takers and 52.9% overall. The Sandra Day O'Connor College

neg: Pepperdine University and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. The School recently attained membership in the prestigious Order of the Coif. The School's Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution is consistently ranked as a leading dispute resolution program, offering Master's and Certificate programs. Other degree programs include the Juris Doctor/Master of Divinity with Seaver College, the JD/MBA, JD/MPP, and JD/MDR. The school offers both a summer session and a fall semester in London. Deanell Reece Tacha is the dean emeritus, and the current dean (as of June 1, 2017) is Paul L. Caron. The school tied for 65th among

neg: Tulane University Law School a top law school and a top business school located immediately next to one another, both of which consistently rank among the top 50 in the nation, according to the "U.S. News & World Report" and the Financial Times (the Finance department in particular has been ranked among the top 10 in the world on several occasions). This close proximity has facilitated the growth of Tulane's JD/MBA program. In the '06-'07 school year, Tulane boasted of having 25 joint JD/MBA candidates. In March 2007, Tulane announced that it had hired a new business law professor, whose objectives would include "maximiz[ing]...the

neg: Walter F. George School of Law includes Mercer in the 2013 edition of its "Best 168 Law Schools"; the student body is ranked the fourth most competitive in the nation. The School of Law enrolls approximately 440 students and has a faculty of approximately 30 full-time professors and 30 adjunct professors. The following degrees are offered: Juris Doctor (JD), a joint Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA) in conjunction with Mercer's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, and a Master of Laws (LLM) in Federal Criminal Practice and Procedure, which is the nation's only LLM program with this subject matter focus. The school publishes

neg: J. Reuben Clark Law School Leiter’s Law School Rankings placed the law school According to BYU's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, within nine months of graduation 64.6% of the Class of 2013 found full-time, long-term, bar-passage-requirement employment; 11.5% found full-time, long-term, JD-advantage employment; and 5.4% found part-time, long-term, bar-passage-required or JD-advantage employment. Overall, 92% of the Class of 2013 found employment within nine months of graduation, and 83.7% of those who found employment were in full-time, long-term positions. BYU's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 20.4%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2013 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or

neg: University of Alabama School of Law the Class of 2017 obtained JD-advantage employment. The diverse student body, of approximately 409 JD students, represent 58 undergraduate institutions from 28 states and 2 countries outside the U.S. The School of Law offers the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, as well as an International LL.M., an LL.M. in Taxation, and an LL.M. in Business Transactions. A joint J.D./M.B.A. program is also available. Students may also pursue a number of graduate degrees through established dual enrollment programs for M.A. or Ph.D. in Political Science, M.P.A., Ph.D. in Economics, or LL.M. in Taxation. In addition, a Certificate in Public Interest Law is

neg: Willamette University College of Law official 2016 ABA-required disclosures, 52.63% of the Class of 2016 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation. Of all 2016 grads who passed the bar, 84.31% had full-time, long-term, JD-required employment. Willamette's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 38.6%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2016 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Willamette for the 2017-2018 academic year is $61,860. The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for

neg: Creighton University School of Law instead of seven), the MBA/JD degree, the JD/MS in Government Organization and Leadership (GOAL), and the JD/MS in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. Creighton operates the Milton R. Abrahams Clinic, which offers free legal assistance on civil matters to low-income residents of Douglas County. Starting in the Fall of 2017, the Creighton Immigrant and Refugee Clinic, housed within the Milton R. Abrahams Clinic, offers support to immigrant and refugees and is run in cooperation with the Immigrant Legal Center (formerly known as Justice for Our Neighbors). "Creighton's Law Review" is published four times annually. Students are selected based on class standing

neg: JD Sports £238m, which has been credited partially to growing trends in athleisure. In 2018, JD Sports reached a deal to acquire Finish Line for $558 million. This will expand the brand's presence into the US and Puerto Rico. JD Sports JD Sports Fashion plc, more commonly known as just JD Sports, is a sports-fashion retail company based in Bury, Greater Manchester, England with shops throughout the United Kingdom. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. It is a subsidiary of the Pentland Group. The letters JD in JD Sports stand for

neg: Elon University School of Law on Elon University's main campus in Elon, N.C. Completing the requirements of both programs can be accomplished in as little as three years. In the JD/MELP program, students complete courses at Elon Law and live in Vermont during their second summer to work in Vermont Law's Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic. Those in the program typically complete requirements for both degrees in 2.5-years. According to Elon's ABA-required disclosures, 34% of the Class of 2016 obtained full-time long-term JD-required employment nine months after graduation. Also, 25.8% is the percentage of all 2016 graduates who had a full-time non-university/school funded job

neg: Loyola Law School created the term "JD Advantage" to "describe a category of jobs for which bar passage is not required but for which a JD degree provides a distinct advantage." According to Loyola's official ABA-required disclosures for the class of 2015, 87.7% of graduates were employed within 10 months of graduation. About 79.5% were employed in full-time, long-term, bar-admission-required or JD-advantage jobs. According to Loyola's official ABA-required disclosures for the class of 2014, 81.06% of graduates were employed within 10 months of graduation. About 71% were employed in full-time, long-term, bar-admission-required or JD-advantage jobs. According to Loyola's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 50.1%

neg: Jen Jordan 6th district. Her victory in this election ended what had been a Republican supermajority in the State Senate. Jordan is originally from South Georgia, coming to the Atlanta area for her law practice. She is currently married to her husband Lawton, and together they have two children. Jen Jordan Jennifer Auer Jordan is an American lawyer and politician who has represented District 6 in the Georgia State Senate since December 15, 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Jordan received her bachelor's degree from Georgia Southern University and her JD from the University of Georgia School of Law.

neg: Yale Law School Georgetown. Each class in Yale Law's three-year J.D. program enrolls approximately 200 students. Yale's flagship law review is the "Yale Law Journal", one of the most highly cited legal publications in the nation. According to Yale Law School's 2014 ABA-required disclosures, 88.3% of the Class of 2014 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo practitioners. The institution is known for its scholarly orientation; a relatively large number of its graduates (9%) choose careers in academia within five years of graduation, while a relatively low number (46%) choose to work in law firms five years