Above the Law

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Region
West/Rocky Mountain
State
Washington
Dean
Mark Niles
Enrollment
1,011
Student/Faculty Ratio
12.3
Talking Points
  • Legal Writing Program ranked #1 by US News
  • Notable Alumni: Sean Parnell (governor of Alaska), Ralph R. Beistline (Chief Judge, US District Court for Alaska)

Recent Headlines from Above the Law

 

If you’ve got an ice-cream cone and a trench coat, you might be considered armed and dangerous at this law school.

Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 / 12:11 PM

* Congratulations to Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft! The firm saw its first revenue increase in three years, with profits per partner jumping up 11.6 percent, yet they didn’t top Cravath’s bonuses. Rude. [Am Law Daily]

* Thanks to the firm’s association with Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro, Shook Hardy & Bacon was accused of aiding and abetting in securities law violations and is facing a multimillion-dollar suit. [Miami Herald]

* Lawyer glut? What lawyer glut? Let’s open some new law schools, yayyyy!!! Despite the fact that applications are at their lowest in a decade, new schools are still throwing their doors open wide. [Wall Street Journal]

* With the dean of Seattle University School of Law stepping down, Annette Clark, she of the most epic St. Louis University Law resignation letter, may get a second bite at the proverbial deanship apple. [National Law Journal]

* “Flattery doesn’t get you anywhere in this court.” Wooing the judge won’t work, so Lindsay Lohan’s new lawyer has a tough row to hoe — he had to pick up Shawn Holley’s pieces AND deal with his client. [Fox News]

* Ed Koch, former mayor of New York City and judge of “The People’s Court,” RIP. [New York Times]

Friday, Feb 1, 2013 / 9:05 AM

New law school dean tells reporter he’s not the university president’s “butt boy.”

Monday, Aug 27, 2012 / 11:15 AM

We check back in with Jim Foley, Washington state judicial candidate and star of a sweet campaign rap video.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 / 1:52 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
  • Ratings*

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

    Total Employed ? 74%
    LST
    Score ? 43%
    School Funded 0.00%
    Large Firm 3.70%
    Federal Clerkships 0.30%
    Government 11.11%
    Public Interest 7.94%
    Top Biglaw Employers ?
    1. Perkins Coie
  • Cost

    Tuition   $39,810
    Total Investment ?   $214,303
  • Admissions

    46.3 / 100
    applicants are accepted.
    3.20 / 10
    admitted students enroll.
     
    LSAT (25/75) 156/161
    GPA (25/75) 3.14/3.60
  • US News Rank

    102