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Links
School Website
NALP
Region
Mid-Atlantic
State
District of Columbia
Dean
Kurt L. Schmoke
Enrollment
473
Student/Faculty Ratio
18.7
Talking Points

Notable alumni include Thurgood Marshall (first African American Supreme Court Justice), Kasim Reed (Mayor of Atlanta, GA), Mary Ann Shad Cary (first African American woman to cast a vote in a national election)


Recent Headlines from Above the Law

 

* “Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey. Chim chim cher-ee! A sweep of a law firm has found a body!” Dead body found in law firm chimney at Moody and Woolley Solicitors in England. [BBC]

* Reddit joins the new trend of writing terms of service that can be read by real-life people. [Associate's Mind]

* Defense Distributed, the arms dealer fronted by Texas law student Cody Wilson, announced today that they have completed a fully 3D printed gun, with the added benefit of avoiding metal detectors. Yay? [Gizmodo]

* In honor of May the Fourth: a legal analysis of the Chewbacca defense. [The Legal Geeks]

* A Howard Law School grad has set up a new business allowing companies to hire bike messengers through their smartphone. So now there’s an app for THAT. [DCist]

* Is the legal profession poised for a comeback? Not sure I buy the argument. Just because more litigation kicks up, doesn’t mean firms will go on a hiring spree because litigation doesn’t need a glut of associates anymore. Document management companies are smothering future associate jobs in the cradle and they’re not going anywhere. [TaxProf Blog]

* A review of ATL’s Top 50 Law School Rankings. In the interest of complete modesty, this is the most accurate review ever. [Adam Smith, Esq.]

Monday, May 6, 2013 / 5:54 PM

Of course this happened. Of course Andrew Meyer, the University of Florida student who was famously tased during a John Kerry speech, ended up going to law school. Of course a law school looked at Meyer’s history of barely civil disobedience and resisting police and said, “Come on down.” And really, Meyer’s story isn’t even…

Friday, May 20, 2011 / 1:38 PM

Now this is an interesting list. Yesterday we wrote about how the National Law Journal ranked law schools based on how many graduates they send straight into large law firms. Even if you think law school is a “scam,” you have to at least acknowledge that it’s a pyramid scheme. There are some winners. There…

Wednesday, Mar 2, 2011 / 2:59 PM
  • Ratings*

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

    Total Employed ? 81%
    LST
    Score ? 48%
    School Funded 0.7%
    Large Firm 15.20%
    Federal Clerkships 1.30%
    Government 16.56%
    Public Interest 6.37%
  • Cost

    Tuition   $29,360
    Total Investment ?   $198,511
  • Admissions

    27.2 / 100
    applicants are accepted.
    3.63 / 10
    admitted students enroll.
     
    LSAT (25/75) 151/156
    GPA (25/75) 3.00/3.50
  • US News Rank

    126