Above the Law

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Stats

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School Website
NALP
Region
Southwest
State
Texas
Dean
Raymond T. Nimmer
Enrollment
877
Student/Faculty Ratio
11.3
Talking Points
  • Dean was a co-Reporter of the UCC Article 2 and Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA)
  • Notable Alumni: Richard “Racehorse” Haynes (Time magazine referred to him as one of the country’s top six criminal lawyers), Star Jones, Philip D. Zelikow (executive director of the 9/11 Commission)

Recent Headlines from Above the Law

 

Do you have something to say about your law school’s U.S. News ranking? This is the place to do it!

Friday, Mar 15, 2013 / 11:21 AM

Which law schools’ alumni have the worst views of their alma maters? Let’s find out!

Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 / 3:40 PM

Are law firms using the wrong criteria when it comes to hiring associates?

Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 / 1:36 PM

Remember law school hottie Erica Rose? Check out her Stiletto Bikini Blast Workout…

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 / 12:56 PM

* Was the Obamacare case brought prematurely? Did the Supreme Court’s judicial intervention come too soon? Yesterday’s arguments before SCOTUS can be summed up in four simple words: “That’s what she said.” [New York Times]

* Howrey going to get out of this one? The defunct firm’s bankruptcy trustee, Allan Diamond, is trying to decide whether he’ll be bringing adversary claims against the dissolution committee and its members. [Am Law Daily]

* U.S. News is doing what the American Bar Association refuses to do: make law schools its b*tch. Listen up, administrators, because your next “reporting error” could cost you your ranking. [National Law Journal]

* Armed with a treasure trove of new evidence, Facebook has moved to dismiss Paul Ceglia’s lawsuit. What does his lawyer from Milberg have to say? A hacker planted all of the evidence, duh. [Wall Street Journal]

* Apparently Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s got hos in different area codes. He’s been keeping his pimp hand strong — so strong, that he’s been charged with aggravated procurement of prostitutes. [Bloomberg]

* Broke your nose trying to walk through a glass wall at the Apple store and now you’re suing for $1M? That’s an app for that! It’s called common sense, and for a limited time only, it’s being offered free of charge. [Forbes]

Tuesday, Mar 27, 2012 / 9:08 AM

This is not a good month for legal types in reality television. Albie Manzo of The Real Housewives of New Jersey failed out of Seton Hall Law School. Brooklyn Law School grad Victoria Eisner of Downtown Girls failed the New York bar exam. And now all of the law school classmates of Erica Rose have…

Tuesday, Jun 29, 2010 / 3:23 PM
  • ATL Top 50 Rank

    35
  • Ratings*

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

    Total Employed ? 92%
    LST
    Score ? 62%
    School Funded 1.10%
    Large Firm 17.60%
    Federal Clerkships 1.10%
    Government 7.12%
    Public Interest 4.27%
    Top Biglaw Employers ?
    1. Fulbright & Jaworski
    2. Baker Botts
    3. Baker & Hostetler LLP
    4. King & Spalding
    5. Greenberg Traurig
  • Cost

    Tuition   $29,820 / $39,771
    Total Investment ?   $165,154 / $205,750
  • Admissions

    26.9 / 100
    applicants are accepted.
    2.8 / 10
    admitted students enroll.
     
    LSAT (25/75) 160/164
    GPA (25/75) 3.20/3.69
  • US News Rank

    48