University of Kansas School of Law explained

University of Kansas
School of Law
Established:1878[1]
Head:Stephen W. Mazza
Country:U.S.
Students:311[2]
Faculty:80
Ranking:46th (tie) (2024)[3]
Bar Pass Rate:96%[4]
Annual Tuition:$19,623 (Kansas resident)[5]
$33,067 (non-resident)
Homepage:http://www.law.ku.edu/
Aba Profile:ABA Profile

The University of Kansas School of Law is the law school of the University of Kansas, a public research university in Lawrence, Kansas. The University of Kansas Law School was founded in 1893, replacing the earlier Department of Law, which had existed since 1878.[6] The school has more than 60 faculty members and approximately 315 students. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools.[7]

With over 400,000 volumes, the Wheat Law Library at the University of Kansas School of Law is the second largest and oldest law library in the state of Kansas.[8] [9]

Admissions

For the class entering in 2023, the school accepted 48.71% of applicants with 32.84% of accepted applicants enrolling. The class had an average LSAT score of 160 and an average undergraduate GPA of 3.71.[10]

Centers and programs

Ten clinical and field placement programs[11] permit students, acting under faculty supervision, to develop legal skills and learn professional values in actual practice settings: Criminal Prosecution Field Placement, Elder Law Field Placement, Judicial Field Placement, Legal Aid Clinic, 6th Semester in Washington, D.C. Externship, Medical-Legal Partnership Field Placement, Paul E. Wilson Project for Innocence and Post-Conviction Remedies, and Tribal Judicial Support Clinic.[12]

Publications at the University of Kansas School of Law

Curriculum

The first-year curriculum includes Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Torts, and Property.[13] In addition, students take Lawyering I and II, legal writing classes designed to teach legal research and writing in a context that emphasizes professionalism and practical skills. All first-year students have one of their classes in a small section of approximately 20 students, providing an informal learning atmosphere.

Employment

According to The University of Kansas official 2020 ABA-required disclosures, 72% of the Class of 2019 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage-required employment 10 months after graduation.[14]

Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at the University of Kansas for the 2020–2021 academic year was $40,421 for residents of Kansas and $46,456 for residents of other states.[15] 90 percent of students received grants for the 2020–2021 academic year.[16]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

Notes and References

  1. Web site: University of Kansas. Best Graduate Schools. U.S. News & World Report. 11 March 2015.
  2. Web site: University of Kansas. Standard 509 Information Report. ABA. 30 August 2018.
  3. Web site: University of Kansas. Best Graduate Schools. U.S. News & World Report. April 8, 2024.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2020-06-25 . 2020-06-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200627123650/https://law.ku.edu/sites/law.ku.edu/files/docs/standard_509/aba-bar-passage-report-2020.pdf . dead .
  5. Web site: University of Kansas. Best Graduate Schools. U.S. News & World Report. 12 March 2014.
  6. http://www.law.ku.edu About KU Law
  7. http://www.law.ku.edu/glance KU Law at a glance
  8. http://www.ku.edu/libraries/ Wheat Law Library
  9. Web site: About the Law Library .
  10. Web site: Kansas, University of - 2023 Standard 509 Information Report . abarequireddisclosures.org . . 7 December 2022.
  11. Web site: Hands-On Learning.
  12. https://www.lsac.org/choosing-law-school/find-law-school/llm-and-other-law-programs-us-canada/university-kansas-school LSAC Law School Description
  13. http://www.law.ku.edu/academics/course_descriptions.shtml Course descriptions
  14. Web site: ABA Employment Summary Class of 2019. 11 June 2019.
  15. Web site: Tuition, Fees and Residency.
  16. Web site: KU Law Standard 509 Information Report 2021.
  17. News: Judge Lawrence "Larry" Meyers, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Place 2 (D). The Texas Tribune. December 16, 2014. December 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141221060536/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/lawrence-meyers/. dead.

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