The University of La Verne College of Law is a private, ABA-approved law school in Ontario, California. Founded in 1970, it is part of the University of La Verne and is the only ABA-approved law school in the Inland Empire.
History
In 2001, the law school established a new campus in downtown Ontario. It is near the Ontario Civic Center and the city library.
It is not a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), but has paid a fee to receive AALS services.
Campus
Organization and administration
Academic profile
Degrees offered
The school offers the Juris Doctor (JD) law degree. This requires 88 credits which can be done on a full-time basis over 3 years or on a part-time basis over 4 years.
The school also offers two dual degree programs in conjunction with the University of La Verne College of Business and Public Management, the Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA) and Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration (JD/MPA).
Accreditation and ABA approval
On August 29, 2011, the school announced it received accreditation from the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California.
The College of Law first received provisional approval by the American Bar Association in 2006. Full approval was denied by the ABA in June 2011, as the first-time bar pass rate had not improved sufficiently. In March 2012, the ABA again granted provisional approval through 2017 following an extensive review of the law school’s program of legal education, faculty, admissions and student services, facilities and bar pass rate.
On March 14, 2016, The University of La Verne College of Law received full accreditation from the American Bar Association. [3][4]
Rankings
The school is "unranked" in the U.S. News & World Report, "Best Law Schools" report.
In The National Jurist: The Magazine for Law Students, La Verne Law was listed with a "B+" in the March 2011 "Diversity Honor Roll".
Law reviews, journals and publications
- University of La Verne Law Review ISSNÂ 1944-382X OCLCÂ 226246367
- Journal of Juvenile Law ISSNÂ 0160-2098 OCLCÂ 3367760
- Journal of Legal Advocacy & Practice ISSNÂ 1534-5599 OCLCÂ 42705442
- Inter alia OCLCÂ 44514382
- Grand Jury Training (2003). Published by La Verne College of Law and the California Grand Jurors' Association (video seminar) OCLCÂ 52204131
Legal clinics and student programs
The college of law opened a disability rights legal clinic in the Summer of 2007; it then opened a justice and immigration legal clinic. Additional programs for students include clinical externships and practicums in Family Law and Lawyering Skills.
Student loans
The average Class of 2009 graduate had $101,237 of student loan debt.
Costs
Effective for the 2014-2015 academic year, La Verne College of Law tuition is $25,000 per year for all full-time students, and $19,600 per year for part-time students. This rate is fixed for all three years of full-time students’ legal education, or all four years of part-time students’ education, with a provision for performance-based, outside-funded scholarships in the latter years.
The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at La Verne for the 2013-2014 academic year was $67,549. For the 2013-2014 academic year, Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $204,612.
Employment
According to the La Verne College of Law's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 62.8% of the Class of 2013 found employment nine months after graduation. 29.1% of the Class of 2013 found full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo-practitioners. La Verne's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 54.7%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2013 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation.
Employment Outcomes': According to the law professor blog, The Faculty Lounge, based on 2012 ABA data, only 35.6% of graduates found full-time, long term positions requiring bar admission (i.e., jobs as lawyers), 9 months after graduation, ranking 185th out of 197 law schools.
Noted Alumni
- Phil "E." Esbenshade, Professional Skateboarder and District Attorney
- Jessica Dominguez, American immigration lawyer based in California
- Vernard Eller, American writer
- Randy Kirner, American politician and member of the Nevada Assembly
References
External links
- Official website
- Official website
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