| Creighton University School of Law | |
| Motto | Educating for Service and Justice |
|---|---|
| Established | 1904 |
| School type | Private |
| Dean | Dean Marianne B. Culhane |
| Location | Omaha, Nebraska, US |
| Enrollment | 472 |
| Faculty | 30 |
| USNWR ranking | 127 (out of 145) |
| Bar pass rate | 91.2% |
| Annual tuition | $31,054 (2011-12) |
| Website | http://law.creighton.edu |
Creighton University School of Law is a part of Creighton University. Founded in 1904, Creighton Law is one of 14 Jesuit Catholic law schools in the U.S. Situated primarily in urban centers, these schools were traditionally among the first to provide women and minorities access to high-quality legal education.
Located in Omaha, Nebraska, in view of the Missouri River and the Loess Hills, Creighton University School of Law is a Jesuit Catholic institution educating aspiring attorneys in the theory, practice and ethics of lawyering for more than 100 years. Consistent with its mission, the Law School's motto is "educating for service and justice," and its goal is to produce attorneys who not only meticulously care for their clients' needs, but also recognize their own over-arching duty to the profession and society-at-large.
Creighton Law was ranked number 127 (out of 145) among law schools in the 2011, and reports a employment rate upon graduation of a below average--57.5%..[1]
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The middle 50% range of LSAT scores of the full-time Fall 2010 entering class was 151 (25%) - 157 (75%). The GPA range was 3.56 (75%) - 2.92 (25%). Creighton is less selective than more highly regarded 1st-tier Universities. 49.5% of applicants that applied were admitted. The average starting salary in the private sector was a meager $62,500. In the public sector is was $49,000.
The law school offers multiple types of scholarships to incoming first-year law students, as well as scholarships to returning second- and third-year law students. Examples include the Dean's Academic Scholarship and the Frances M. Ryan Diversity Scholarship (for minority students), and the A.A. and Ethel Yossem Scholarship (for Jewish students) for entering first-years. These scholarships can range anywhere from $2,000 a year, to one that includes tuition plus expenses. The median amount granted for new full time students is $10,472. Approximately 50% of the entering class receives scholarships.
The majority of Creighton Law students are enrolled in a full-time Juris Doctor program, which takes three 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 Law offers four areas of concentration in:
Creighton also offers five joint degrees:
In 2005, Creighton inaugurated the Werner Institute for Negotiation & Dispute Resolution which was funded by a $4 million donation from C.L. Werner, CEO of Werner Enterprises.
Creighton operates two legal clinics. The Milton R. Abrahams civil law clinic offers free legal assistance on civil matters to low-income residents of Douglas County, Nebraska. The Civil Law Clinic offers free legal assistance on civil matters to low-income residents of Douglas County, Nebraska. The Community Economic Development (CED) Law Clinic has a goal of encouraging economic growth and stability .
Creighton's Law Review is published four times each year. First-year law students are selected based on class standing or writing ability to work on the Law Review in their second and third years.
The Moot Court team at Creighton has received recognition for winning a number of regional moot court competitions.[2]
On a bi-annual basis, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas co-teaches a course on Constitutional law. His last visit was in February 2011.
Once a year, the Nebraska Supreme Court holds session at Creighton law school. The most recent session was on April 7, 2011.
The law school completed a $3.6 million renovation and expansion of the law library in 1998.
On June 20, 2011 the Omaha World Herald reported that Creighton Law School was reducing it's class size due to the poor condition of the legal market. [3]
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