Established 1965 Location Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. USNWR ranking 25 Total enrollment 614 (2010) Dean Douglas Sylvester | School type Public Faculty 128 Phone +1 480-965-6181 Founded 1964 | |
Parent school Arizona State University Address 111 E Taylor St, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 24,471 USD (2011), Domestic tuition: 38,595 USD (2011) Parent organization Arizona State University Tempe campus Notable alumni Diane Humetewa, Ruth McGregor, Barry G Silverman, Terry Goddard, Grant Woods Similar Arizona State University, Barrett - The Honors College, ASU College of Liberal Ar, James E Rogers College o, Arizona Summit Law Scho Profiles | ||
Sandra day o connor college of law at arizona state university
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law is one of the professional graduate schools at Arizona State University, located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school is currently located in the Beus Center for Law and Society on the downtown Phoenix campus. The school was previously located in Armstrong Hall, adjacent to the Ross-Blakley Law Library on the Tempe Campus. The first classes held in the new building started in the Fall semester of 2016. The law school was created in 1965 as the Arizona State University College of Law upon recommendation of the Arizona Board of Regents, with the first classes held in the Fall of 1967. The school has held American Bar Association accreditation since 1969 and the school is a member of the Order of the Coif, the most distinguished mark awarded American law schools. The school is also a member of the Association of American Law Schools. In 2006, the law school was renamed in honor of retired United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
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- Sandra day o connor college of law at arizona state university
- History
- Employment
- Costs
- Campus
- Clinical programs
- Centers and other academic programs
- Notable lecturers and professors
- Law journals
- Notable alumni
- References
ASU is ranked 25th overall in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, the 8th highest public law school, and the highest ranked law school in Arizona.
History
In 2012, the school announced plans that it will relocate to Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus. The Beus Center for Law and Society opened in 2016. The new law building cost $129 million, paid for with construction bonds, private donations and the city of Phoenix, which is providing land and $12 million. The building is named for Phoenix attorney Leo Beus, who donated $10 million to the law school in 2014.
Apart from the law school, the Beus Center for Law and Society also houses: the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics, The McCain Institute for International Leadership, the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, Arizona Voice for Crime Victims, the Arizona Justice Project, and the ASU Alumni Law Group.
Employment
According to ASU's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 84.3% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage employment nine months after graduation. ASU Law ranks No. 19 in the nation and No. 5 among public law schools for successful postgraduate job placement in great lawyer jobs. As a regional school, the vast majority of ASU graduates find employment in Arizona after graduation. Of the 204 graduates in 2013, 172 were employed in Arizona, with 5 in California and 4 in Texas. Additionally, ASU has an underemployment score of 12.7% on lawschooltransparency.com, and 8.8% of graduates are employed in school-funded positions.
Costs
For the 2016-2017 academic year, the tuition for residents was $27,074, and the tuition for nonresidents was $42,794. In 2016, the school has the highest bar passage rate in Arizona with 76.8% of first time test takers passing compared to 74% for University of Arizona, and 24.6% for Arizona Summit Law School. The state's total passage rate was 64.3% for first time test takers and 52.9% overall.
Campus
In 2012, the school announced plans that it will relocate to Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus, which it completed in 2016.
Apart from the law school, the Beus Center for Law and Society also houses: the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics, The McCain Institute for International Leadership, the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, Arizona Voice for Crime Victims, the Arizona Justice Project, and the ASU Alumni Law Group.
The new law building cost $129 million, paid for with construction bonds, private donations and the city of Phoenix, which is providing land and $12 million. The building is named for Phoenix attorney Leo Beus, who donated $10 million to the law school in 2014.
Clinical programs
The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law has 13 clinics which offers students opportunities to practice law in a variety of settings with people who have real legal problems. Under the supervision of faculty members who are experts in their subject matter, students manage real cases and represent clients in hearings and trials before courts and administrative agencies, assist in the commercialization and monetization of new technologies, and mediate cases pending in the judicial system.