Above the Law

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Region
Southwest
State
California
Dean
Deanell Reece Tacha
Enrollment
667
Student/Faculty Ratio
14.3
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Notable alumni include: Rod Blagojevich, James Hahn (former mayor of Los Angeles), Pierre-Richard Prosper (former US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues)


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Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 / 3:26 PM

Today, the lawyers leading the law school litigation squad announced that they are planning to target 20 more law schools for class action lawsuits over their allegedly deceptive post-graduation employment statistics. This time around, you may be surprised by some of the law schools that appear on their list….

Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012 / 2:42 PM

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Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 / 6:32 PM

California has released some macro-level results from the July 2011 administration of the bar exam. The California bar is notoriously difficult, and every year we like to take a look at which schools prepared their students well for the exam, and which schools did not. You might be surprised at which California law school had the best passage rate on the California bar. Hint: it’s not Stanford, or Boalt Hall, or UCLA….

Wednesday, Jan 11, 2012 / 6:33 PM

Here’s a new mini-trend: federal judges leaving the bench to lead law schools. In 2007, David F. Levi stepped down as chief judge of the Eastern District of California, to assume the deanship of Duke Law School. Today, Pepperdine University School of Law announced that Judge Deanell Reece Tacha — who has served on the…

Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 / 4:58 PM

Here in New York, home to Above the Law and Breaking Media, we’re gearing up for more epic snow. Those of you lucky enough to live in the Golden State might have to deal with earthquakes, mudslides, and obnoxious celebrities, but at least you don’t have to deal with blizzards. Falling snow? Not in sunny…

Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 / 7:33 PM
  • Ratings*

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

    Total Employed ? 73%
    LST
    Score ? 46%
    School Funded 4.20%
    Large Firm 4.70%
    Federal Clerkships 3.30%
    Government 3.93%
    Public Interest 1.75%
    Top Biglaw Employers ?
    1. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
    2. McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
    3. Latham & Watkins LLP
    4. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
  • Cost

    Tuition   $44,920
    Total Investment ?   $255,651
  • Admissions

    33.80% / 100
    applicants are accepted.
    2.30 / 10
    admitted students enroll.
     
    LSAT (25/75) 159/165
    GPA (25/75) 3.31/3.75
  • US News Rank

    61