Chapman University School of Law

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Chapman University School of Law
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Established 1995
School type Private
Dean John C. Eastman
Location Orange, California, USA
Enrollment 474
Faculty 98
USNWR ranking Tier 3
Bar pass rate 72% (July 2007)[1]
Annual tuition $34,250 (FT), $29,468 (PT)
Homepage http://www.chapman.edu/law/
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Chapman University School of Law, commonly referred to as Chapman Law, is a private, non-profit law school located in Orange, California. The school offers the Juris Doctor degree (JD), a combined JD/MBA program, and two LL.M. degrees in Taxation and Prosecutorial Science. Currently, the school has a full-time faculty of thirty-nine and a law library with holdings in excess of 290,000 volumes and volume equivalents.[2]

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[edit] Accreditation History

Established in 1995 as part of the much older Chapman University, Chapman Law gained provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association (ABA) in 1998.[3] And in 2002, the ABA awarded the school full accreditation.[4][5] In addition to its ABA membership, the Association of American Law Schools has also formally admitted Chapman Law as one of its members in 2006, noting that "the school has an outstanding physical facility and has developed a faculty with a strong commitment to teaching and scholarship."[5]

[edit] Rankings

Chapman Law is currently listed in the 3rd Tier (out of four) of the US News and World Report's annual law school rankings.[6]

The 2008 edition of The Princeton Review's Best 170 Law Schools lists Chapman Law as #1 in the "Best Quality of Life" category, #5 in the "Professors Rock (Legally Speaking)" category, and #7 in the "Best Classroom Experience" category.[7]

[edit] Faculty

In 2007, Chapman Law added Dr. Vernon L. Smith, who won the Nobel Prize for his work in experimental economics, to the list of its faculty.[8][9] To date, Dr. Smith "may be the only Nobel Laureate on a law faculty in California."[9].

Additionally, Chapman Law's faculty includes four former U.S. Supreme Court law clerks.[10]

Radio host and well-known blogger Hugh Hewitt is a professor of Constitutional Law at Chapman.

[edit] Law Journals

Chapman Law has three law journals: the Chapman Law Review, the "Journal of Criminal Justice," and the Nexus Journal of Opinion. According to the Washington and Lee University School of Law's submissions and ranking system, Chapman's law review ranks 59 (out of 262) in the general law journals category and 93 (out of 1424) in the total law journals category.[11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The State Bar of California
  2. ^ Chapman University - Law - Rinker Law Library
  3. ^ ABA Approved Law Schools
  4. ^ ContractsProf Blog: March 19, 2006 - March 25, 2006
  5. ^ a b february2006.indd
  6. ^ USNews.com: America's Best Graduate Schools 2008: Tier 3 Law Schools
  7. ^ Best 170 Law Schools | Ranking | Top Law Programs on The Princeton Review
  8. ^ Economics Blog : Little Chapman University Lures Big Name in Economics
  9. ^ a b DeBenedictis, Don J. "Nobel-winning economist to joint Chapman School of Law," Los Angeles Daily Journal, 27 July 2007.
  10. ^ LLM GUIDE - Chapman University School of Law
  11. ^ Law Journals: Submissions and Ranking

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