add site
services
publishers
database
health videos
toolbar
stats
live show
health store
more stuff
JOIN/LOGIN
| advertise add site services publishers database health videos
| | about toolbar stats live show health store more stuff JOIN/LOGIN |
Dr Chaves Credentials - University of Pennsylvania - School of Dental cosmeticdentalservices.co... | Spotlight - Dr. Meeta Prasad, MD, University of Pennsylvania School insidermedicine.com | Of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, University Of Pennsylvania School Of upennanesthesiology.typep... | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, College of Philadelphia braceface.com |
The University of Pennsylvania Law School, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania, a member of the Ivy League. It is currently ranked 8th overall by U.S. News & World Report,[1] and it offers the degrees of Juris Doctor (J.D.), Master of Laws (LL.M.), and Doctor of the Science of Law (S.J.D.). Penn Law is one of the most selective law schools in the country, with the entering class of 2012 having a median LSAT score of 170 and a median GPA of 3.82.[2] Over a third of students identify as persons of color, and 10% of students enrolled with an advanced degree.[3] The school prides itself on its collegiality[4] and the importance it places on diversity.[5] Penn Law emphasizes cross-disciplinary education, both within the law school and through courses, certificates, and joint/dual degree programs with the other graduate and professional schools on the Penn campus, such as the Wharton School.[6]
[edit] HistoryThe University of Pennsylvania Law School officially traces its origins to a series of lectures delivered in 1790 by James Wilson, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution.[7] Following this early beginning, Penn began offering a full-time program in law in 1850, under the leadership of George Sharswood, an innovator in legal education.[7] Under Sharswood's leadership, Penn Law created what has become the template for modern legal education: a combination of lectures in law with practical experience for students. In 1897, Penn Law once again reformed legal education by initiating a three-year curriculum and instituting stringent admissions requirements. In 1900, the new Law School building (now Silverman Hall) opened in its present site on the Penn campus with its massive Georgian structure of brick and limestone with ornamental details throughout. It was at the time considered the largest structure devoted solely to legal education in the country. [edit] CampusThe University of Pennsylvania campus covers over 269 acres (~1 km²) in a contiguous area of West Philadelphia's University City district. All of Penn's schools, including the Law School, and most of its research institutes are located on this campus. Recent improvements to the surrounding neighborhood include the opening of several restaurants, a large upscale grocery store, and a movie theater on the western edge of campus. Much of Penn's architecture was designed by the architecture firm of Cope & Stewardson, whose principal architects combined the Gothic architecture of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge with the local landscape to establish the Collegiate Gothic style. The Law School consists of four interconnecting buildings around a central courtyard. At the east end of the courtyard is Silverman Hall built in 1900, housing the Levy Conference Center, classrooms, faculty offices, the Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies, and administrative and student offices. Directly opposite is Tannenbaum Hall, which opened in 1993, home to the Biddle Law Library, several law journals, administrative offices, and comfortable student spaces. Gittis Hall sits on the north side and has new state-of-the-art classrooms (renovated in 2006) and new and expanded faculty offices. Opposite is Pepper Hall, which houses administrative offices, a seminar room, and a large classroom. The 11,000 square foot Pepper Hall is to be demolished and replaced with a $33 million, 45,000 square foot building completed by 2012. A small row of restaurants and shops faces the Law School on Sansom Street. North of Penn Law, on Chestnut Street, is a new deluxe apartment complex with retail outlets. Nearby are the Penn Bookstore, the Pottruck Center (a new 115,000-square-foot (10,700 m2) multi-purpose sports activity area), the Institute of Contemporary Art, a performing arts center, and area shops. [edit] Cross-disciplinary studiesOver 70% of the Law School faculty hold advanced degrees other than a J.D., and a third hold secondary appointments in other departments at the University. As a result, many of the law courses have an interdisciplinary perspective. Students are allowed to take four courses outside the Law School as part of their J.D. degree, and many students earn joint/dual degrees or certificates. The Law School is located on the University of Pennsylvania campus, in close proximity to the Wharton School of Business, the Fels Institute of Government, the Medical School, the Annenberg School for Communication and the other graduate and professional programs at Penn.
Students can earn a Certificate of Study within the three year J.D. program.
Other certificate programs, such as the Certificate in Non-Profit Management at the Fels Institute of Government and the Certificate in Islamic Studies, may be available to students on an ad hoc basis. Nineteen percent of the Class of 2007 earned a Certificate.[8] [edit] Notable faculty
[edit] Notable alumniMain article: List of Penn Law School alumni Demonstrating Penn Law's commitment to cross-disciplinary education, graduates of the law school include judges, politicians, diplomats, business leaders, activists, and academics. [edit] Toll Public Interest CenterPenn Law was the first national law school to establish a mandatory pro bono program and the first law school to win the American Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publico Award. Students complete 70 hours of pro bono service as a condition of graduation. More than 73% of the Class of 2007 exceeded the requirement. Students can create their own placements or select from 1,200 slots in close to 400 public interest organizations in Philadelphia and nationwide. The Law School awards Toll Public Interest Scholarships to accomplished public interest matriculants and has a generous Public Interest Loan Repayment Program for graduates pursuing careers in public interest. Students interested in public interest work receive funding for summer positions through money from the student-run Equal Justice Foundation or via funding from Penn Law. Additionally, the Law School funds students interested in working internationally through the International Human Rights Fellowship. [edit] Gittis Center for Clinical Legal StudiesStudents have a wide variety of opportunities to use their legal training in Penn Law’s client-centered clinics that focus around the distinct roles that lawyers play in various parts of our society. The Clinic provides the opportunity for students to explore the intersection of the legal system with a broad array of societal issues while developing skills common to any practice setting. Students may enroll in clinical courses in their second and third years of law school.
Students serve clients in civil litigation in housing, consumer, family law, employment discrimination, and government benefits disputes.
Students provide representation to an entrepreneurial client base, from emerging businesses and non profit organizations to larger organizations involved in community economic development activities.
In this unique clinic, students are trained in dispute resolution skills and serve as front-line appointed mediators in civil litigation, criminal and family disputes, employment discrimination, and on-campus disciplinary matters.
Students combine classroom study of legislative lawyering and public policy with firsthand experience in legislative and federal placements in Washington, D.C. and Harrisburg, PA.
Taught by a Penn Law clinical professor and a pediatrician, and a social work supervisor, Penn Law students team with medical, nursing, and social policy & practice students to represent children.
Students work with clients across cultures, languages, borders and legal systems. Cases may include immigration-related matters, human rights claims and international transactions and development projects.
Students get first-hand experience trying cases in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and the Philadelphia Municipal Court under the close supervision of a senior trial attorney from the Defender Association of Philadelphia.
Students examine lawyering themes that arise in the representation of low-income and disadvantaged clients.
Penn Law externs can elect from a diverse and rich mix of experiences in a range of unique Philadelphia organizations. [edit] JournalsStudents at the Law School publish several legal journals.[9]
[edit] Institutes, programs, and centersPenn Law’s institutes, programs and centers address many legal issues from a cross-disciplinary perspective. The Law School's partnerships extend across the University.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ↑ top of page ↑ | about thumbshots |
