Dayton Introduces 2-Year JD Program
As we reported in our August 2005 Insider Edge
newsletter, the University of Dayton is beginning a 2-year,
accelerated law program this fall. The program allows students to earn a JD in as little as
2 years by following 5 semesters of intense courses. Pepperdine,
Northwestern, and
Washington University are reported to be watching Dayton's experience with the program and and
may introduce their own accelerated JD programs if Dayton's experiment is a success. For more information about the 2-year
program, visit the Dayton School of Law
Web site.
Harvard Law Dean Lays Out Vision for Future
Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan recently gave her annual
"State of the Law School" address. In it, she called on HLS
students to help her achieve her goals for the School, which include
expanding international programs and making it more attractive for
new JDs to enter public service. Anyone interested in applying to
Harvard might want to take a look at the Webcast of the half-hour
long address, available at the
HLS Web site.
Drexel Gets Go-Ahead to Open Law School
Drexel University, in Philadelphia, has received state approval
to establish a law school. The University is already building a new
facility on its West Philadelphia campus to house the law program
and expects to begin classes for 120 JD students in fall 2006.
Drexel President Constantine Papadakis noted that high demand for
law education was a major factor in Drexel's decision to establish
the school. He said that Philadelphia's five existing law schools
receive about 14,000 applications each year but can only accommodate
about 4,000 students. The Drexel University College of Law will
focus on intellectual property, entrepreneurial business, and health
care law. It will be only the second law school in the US (after
Northeastern University, in Boston) to teach law through a
cooperative program in which students alternate between classes and
work assignments. ABA accreditation is expected by 2009, when the
first JD class graduates.
Law Schools Accepting Visiting Students
from Loyola & Tulane
The Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) has a
Web page with comprehensive information on US law schools that
are accepting Loyola and Tulane students on a visiting basis
while New Orleans universities remain closed. LSAC will also help
displaced students get the information they need from Tulane and
Loyola files in order to apply for visiting status at other
institutions.
Top 10 Law Schools for Hispanic Students
The September 2005 issue of Hispanic Business lists the top 10 law schools
for Hispanic students. Criteria include the number of Hispanic
students and alumni, school efforts to recruit Hispanic students, and the strength of
international and comparative law programs. The schools are:
- The University of Miami
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Stanford University
- The University of Arizona
- The University of Southern California
- The University of Florida
- The University of Connecticut
- Southwestern University
- The University of California, Los Angeles
- Florida State University
LSAC Offers On-Line Applications
The Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) now offers on-line law
school applications through the Law School Data Assembly Service.
The service allows applicants to enter basic information such as
name and address, education and employment histories, etc., into a
database one time; the program then inserts the information into the
appropriate space on each school's application form. Applications
for all ABA-accredited schools are available at no additional fee to
registered LSDAS users. For more information, visit the LSAC Web
page.
