Phoenix School of Law
| Phoenix School of Law | |
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| Established | 2005 |
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| School type | Private |
| Dean | Shirley Mays |
| Location | Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
| Enrollment | 489[1] |
| Faculty | 38[1] |
| Website | www.phoenixlaw.edu |
The Phoenix School of Law (also referred to as PhoenixLaw) is a private, for-profit law school located in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 2005 and accredited by the American Bar Association in 2010,[2] PhoenixLaw is the only private law school in Arizona. The school is not affiliated with the similarly named University of Phoenix.
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[edit] Campus
The school is located in Phoenix's Central Avenue Corridor. It has opened up its new campus in Downtown Phoenix for 1L's in August 2011, and starting Spring Semester 2012, the school hopes to have all students moved to the downtown campus.[3]
[edit] Academics
PhoenixLaw‘s mission is based upon three pillars: 1) a student-centered educational experience; 2) supporting programs that allow for professionally-prepared graduates; and 3) commitment to underserved communities.
- Clinical Programs: PhoenixLaw houses a Mediation Clinic and other clinical programs designed to develop and enhance practice skills. Courses are offered in trial and appellate practice, mediation and alternative methods of dispute resolution. Clinical methods are used in various courses throughout the curriculum.
- Externships: PhoenixLaw offers qualified, upper-level students in good academic standing opportunities to participate in a for-credit externship program. Students attend a classroom component that provides a link between the placement setting and the learning process. A faculty member coordinates and supervises the externship program.
- Mentoring Programs: Each student is assigned a faculty member as their mentor. The faculty member helps to guide the student through their law school experience and form a professional relationship that will carry into their future career.[4]
[edit] Student organizations
- Delta Theta Phi, Law Fraternity, International
- Black Law Student Association
- Jewish Law Students Association
- Phi Alpha Delta, International Law Fraternity
- Hispanic Law Students Association
- Intellectual Property Law Society
- J. Reuben Clark Law Society
- Justice for All
- Juvenile Law Society
- Parents Attending Law School (PALS)
- Public Interest Law Project
- Legal Aid Work for the Protection of Animal Welfare Society (LAWPAWS)
- Student Bar Association
- Night Student Society
- Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA)
- PhoenixLaw Women's Association
- Federalist Society
- Real Estate Club
- International Law Society
- Moot Court
- Law Review
[edit] Reputation
- Previously ranked in the "4th Tier" of American Law Schools by US News and World Report, under U.S. News's new ranking system it is "unranked."
- The 2010 Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools shows an employment status of 88.2 percent nine months after graduation and a bar pass rate of nearly 97 percent.[5]
- In 2008, 97 percent of the graduating class passed the Arizona bar exam.[6]
- In 2009, PhoenixLaw was ranked #8 for the "Most Diverse Faculty" in the Princeton Review's "Best 174 Law Schools Rankings".[7]
[edit] Leadership
Currently the Chairman of the Board is Dennis Archer, a former Mayor of Detroit, Michigan Supreme Court justice and the first African-American president of the American Bar Association.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b School of Law Official US Department of Education Data
- ^ PhoenixLaw Receives Full Approval From ABA
- ^ For-profit Phoenix School of Law plans to move downtown Arizona Republic
- ^ http://www.phoenixlaw.edu/downloads/viewbook.pdf
- ^ Phoenix School of Law ABA Data
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ http://www.princetonreview.com/Login3.aspx
- ^ "Board Members". Phoenix School of Law. 2007. http://www.phoenixlaw.edu/board_members.aspx. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
http://www.evliving.com/cities_news.php?action=fullnews&id=7279
[edit] External links
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