Above the Law

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School Website
NALP
Region
Mid-Atlantic
State
Pennsylvania
Dean
Ken Gormley
Enrollment
688
Student/Faculty Ratio
20.4
Talking Points
  • This Catholic university offers an international program at the Vatican, with an expensive study of canon law and Roman law.
  • Notable Alumni include: Alan Braverman (General Counsel, Walt Disney), Janice M. Holder (Chief Justice, TN Supreme Court), Max Baer (Justice, PA Supreme Court), Travis E. Williams (General Counsel, Pittsburgh Penguins) Arthur J. Rooney, II (President, Pittsburgh Steelers).

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Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 / 3:26 PM

Remedial bar prep classes for 3Ls would go down a lot smoother if they had a choice…

Tuesday, Jul 24, 2012 / 3:35 PM

* Rajabba is appealing his insider trading convictions and prison sentence, but someone needs to suffer for this outrage. Where are Solo and the Wookiee when you need them? [Bloomberg] * PETA is suing SeaWorld on Thirteenth Amendment grounds for enslaving killer whales. Oh, so the only marine animals you’ll help have to be black…

Wednesday, Oct 26, 2011 / 9:10 AM

Speaking at Duquesne University School of Law, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that Antonin Scalia said: “I hope this place will not yield — as some Catholic institutions have — to this politically correct insistence upon suppression of moral judgment, to this distorted view of what diversity in America means.” Apparently, this was Scalia’s way of supporting Catholic University’s same-sex dormitories. Because really, with all of the problems with our system of higher education, it’s whether or not boys and girls reside in the same physical building that’s the pressing issue worthy of supreme comment….

Monday, Sep 26, 2011 / 2:27 PM

* Will the DOJ ask the 11th Circuit to reconsider Obamacare before appealing to SCOTUS to get the president reeelected? Does a bear sh*t in the woods? [Los Angeles Times] * The verdict is in on Elena Kagan’s first year on the bench, and one thing’s for sure: the ladies love her. That’s definitely what…

Monday, Sep 26, 2011 / 9:23 AM

* Republicans won’t have Michael Steele to kick around anymore. [Huffington Post] * Akin Gump apologizes for a controversial post on Powerline by partner Paul Mirengoff. [Indianz.com] * Is WikiLeaks responsible for the Tunisian revolution? [Business Insider] * Speaking of Tunisia, MLK Day is important and everything — but maybe, just maybe, U.S. officials in…

Friday, Jan 14, 2011 / 5:36 PM

* Brooklyn College kid complains of a hidden camera in her apartment and is sent to psychiatric ward. The thing is, there was a hidden camera in her apartment. And tinfoil hats work. (Only one of those last two sentences is true.) [Forbes] * Somebody should start a group for law professors against law schools.…

Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 / 5:45 PM

To steal a line from Sports Illustrated, I must bring you this week’s sign that the apocalypse is upon us. Law students are struggling to find jobs; this we know. But what I didn’t know until this very day was that law students are also struggling to find the basic professional necessities. Like clothes. That’s…

Wednesday, Nov 3, 2010 / 9:38 PM
  • Ratings*

    Student Rating ? C-
    Alumni Rating ? C-
      Student Alumni
    Academics C- C
    Practical/Clinical Training C- C-
    Career Counseling C- C
    Financial Aid Advising C- C-
    Social Life A- C
  • Employment

    Total Employed ? 80%
    LST
    Score ? 51%
    School Funded 1.00%
    Large Firm 7.00%
    Federal Clerkships 0.50%
    Government 5.83%
    Public Interest 2.91%
    Top Biglaw Employers ?
    1. K&L Gates
    2. Reed Smith
    3. Jones Day
  • Cost

    Tuition   $34,364
    Total Investment ?   $177,070
  • Admissions

    55.1 / 100
    applicants are accepted.
    4.6 / 10
    admitted students enroll.
     
    LSAT (25/75) 152/156
    GPA (25/75) 3.17/3.64
  • US News Rank

    144