South Texas College of Law
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South Texas College of Law is a private American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). Located in downtown Houston, Texas, it was founded in 1923—the oldest law school in Houston and the third-oldest in Texas.1 2 South Texas is well known for its moot court and mock trial trial advocacy program.
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[edit] Programs and resources
Surrounded by hundreds of law offices and legal service providers in Downtown Houston, South Texas College of Law has a faculty of 59 full-time professors and 40 adjunct professors.
South Texas offers a "3 and 3" program with Texas A&M University. This program makes it possible to obtain a Bachelor's degree and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) in six years. South Texas College of Law is also part of a consortium of four independent ABA and AALS accredited American law schools—California Western School of Law, New England School of Law, and William Mitchell College of Law. The Consortium for Innovative Legal Education (CILE), combines resources designed to enhance and strengthen the educational mission of each school separately and all of them collectively. This partnership provides access to educational programs on a national and international basis. Students at South Texas can study abroad in London, Ireland, Malta, Prague, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Mexico.
In 2005, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Trial Advocacy Program at South Texas number one in the nation, and it consistently ranks among the top 10 every year.3 4 In 2006, South Texas won the Association of Trial Lawyers of America national mock trial competition, beating over 260 schools. In 2007, South Texas won the National White Collar Crime Invitational Mock Trial Competition hosted by Georgetown Law School.[1] In 2008, the South Texas trial advocacy program was ranked sixth by U.S. News. [2]
In addition, South Texas sponsors the "The General Civil Clinic," which provides legal counseling to low-income residents of Harris County, Texas. South Texas is also the first Texas law school to provide $400 each month toward student-loan indebtedness for its alumni working for non-profit legal-aid organizations that provide services to the poor.
South Texas College of Law publishes several student-edited journals of legal scholarship, including Corporate Counsel Review, Currents: International Trade Law Journal, and South Texas Law Review.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Chris Bell (1992) — former Member of the United States House of Representatives and Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2006
- Jon Lynn Christensen (1989) — former Republican U.S. representative from Nebraska
- John Culberson (1989) — Republican congressman from Texas
- Oscar M. Laurel (1948) — Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives and district attorney from Laredo, member of the National Transportation Safety Board
- David Medina (1989) — Texas Supreme Court Justice
- Madalyn Murray O'Hair (1952) — founder of American Atheists
- Dan Rather (1990) — American Journalist
- Charles Holcombe (1958) — Judge Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
[edit] Notes
- Note 1: Source: Cambridge Study Abroad Program. [1]
- Note 2: Source: The Handbook of Texas Online. [2]
- Note 3: Source: South Texas College of Law, "News and Events". [3]
- Note 4: Source: U.S. News and World Report: Americas Best Graduate Schools: Law Specialties: Trial Advocacy. [4]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- South Texas College of Law
- A Chronological History of South Texas College of Law
- Co-Curriculum
Board of Advocates
Corporate Counsel Review
Currents: Int'l Trade L.J.
South Texas Law Review
