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University of Oregon School of Law 

University of Oregon School of Law
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Motto Mens agitat molem (Latin) Minds Move Mountains
Established 1884
School type Public
Endowment
Parent Endowment US $ 454 million [1]
Dean Margie Paris
Location Eugene, Oregon, USA
Enrollment 536[2]
Faculty 61[2]
USNWR ranking 82[3]
Bar pass rate 85%[2]
Annual tuition $19,596[2]
Homepage www.law.uoregon.edu
ABA Profile University of Oregon School of Law Profile


The University of Oregon School of Law is a public law school in the U.S. state of Oregon. Housed in the Knight Law Center, it is Oregon's only state funded law school. The school, founded in 1884, is located on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, on the corner of 15th and Agate streets, overlooking Hayward Field. The law center's current enrollment is 538 students.[4]

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History

The law school was founded in 1884 in Portland, Oregon.[5] Richard R. Thornton organized the department that began as a two-year program with three classes per week.[6] In 1906, the course of study was expanded to three years, and in April 1915, the school’s board of regent’s ordered that the program be moved to Eugene as part of a consolidation program within the university.[6] Though the school moved, some of the faculty remained in Portland and started the Northwest College of Law, now the Lewis & Clark Law School.[6] In 1923, the school was approved by the American Bar Association (ABA), one of the first 39 schools to earn that distinction in the initial year of the ABA approving law schools.[7]

Programs

For the 2007 to 2008 year, the law school was ranked 82 in the country by U.S. News & World Report.[8] The University of Oregon is known for possessing the nation's first public law school to establish an environmental law program (ENR).citation needed The ENR Program is considered to be among the best environmental law programs in the United States.citation needed The program includes a masters of law degree (LL.M.) option.[9][10]

The law school also houses a prominent Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program open to both attendant law students, as well as prospective graduate students interested in earning a Master's degree in Conflict and Dispute Resolution.citation needed

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ US News (2007). "University of Oregon Endowment" (PDF). US News. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
  2. ^ a b c d University of Oregon School of Law Official ABA Data
  3. ^ Law - Best Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report
  4. ^ Prospective students: admissions: 2006-2007 at a glance. University of Oregon School of Law. Retrieved on February 28, 2008.
  5. ^ Corning, Howard M. (1989) Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing. p. 253.
  6. ^ a b c Horner, John B. (1919). Oregon: Her History, Her Great Men, Her Literature. The J.K. Gill Co.: Portland. p. 241.
  7. ^ ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year. American Bar Association. Retrieved on February 28, 2008.
  8. ^ America's Best Graduate Schools: School of Law: University of Oregon. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved on February 28, 2008.
  9. ^ Environmental and Natural Resources Law. University of Oregon School of Law. Retrieved on February 28, 2008.
  10. ^ LLM Guide: University of Oregon. Pritzwalks. Retrieved on February 28, 2008.

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