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'''Vermont Law School''' ('''VLS''') is a private, [[American Bar Association]] accredited [[law school]] located in South Royalton, Vermont (a village of [[Royalton, Vermont]]). The school has one of the United States' leading programs in [[environmental law]].
'''Vermont Law School''' ('''VLS''') is a private, [[American Bar Association]] accredited [[law school]] located in South Royalton, [[Vermont]] (a village of [[Royalton, Vermont]]). The school has one of the United States' leading programs in [[environmental law]].


== Facts ==
== Facts ==
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* Merit Scholars: 49
* Merit Scholars: 49
[[Image:Vermont law school oakes hall 20040808.jpg|thumb|300px|Oakes Hall, Vermont Law School]]
[[Image:Vermont law school oakes hall 20040808.jpg|thumb|300px|Oakes Hall, Vermont Law School]]
==Campus==

Vermont Law School resides in South Royalton, in Grafton County, central Vermont. The Law School’s campus is set just above the broad banks of the White River.

The oldest and centermost classroom building on the campus is the town's original schoolhouse, built in 1892. In 2005 the former town schoolhouse (the original Law School building in 1973) was renovated and renamed Debevoise Hall, after one of the first deans of the law school, Thomas M. Debevoise. Practicing what it preaches, the Law School emphasized environmental concerns in the renovation, as well as historical preservation and design efficiency. Debevoise Hall was the only LEED Silver Certified renovation building project in the state of Vermont. Debevoise Hall continues to serve as classroom space and now also houses administration offices, the Environmental Law Center, and the Yates Common Room.<ref>{{cite web | author=Vermont Law School| year=2009| title=Vermont Law School - History and Mission | url= http://www.vermontlaw.edu/About_VLS/History_and_Mission.htm | accessdate=2009-04-27}}</ref>

The Julien and Virginia Cornell Library opened in 1991. <ref>{{cite web | title=Id. | url= http://www.vermontlaw.edu/About_VLS/History_and_Mission.htm}}</ref>

The James L. and Evelena S. Oakes Hall building was constructed and dedicated in 1998. Oakes Hall incorporates "green building" techniques along with the latest classroom technology.<ref>{{cite web | title=Id. | url= http://www.vermontlaw.edu/About_VLS/History_and_Mission.htm}}</ref>

Jonathon Chase, the late former dean of Vermont Law School, liked to joke that South Royalton was the only town in America "with a law school and no stop light."<ref>{{cite web | author=Nemethy, Andrew (The New York Times)| year=1988| title=
Off the Beaten Track to Study Law - The New York Times | url= http://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/15/us/off-the-beaten-track-to-study-law.html?scp=2&sq=Vermont%20law%20School&st=cse | accessdate=2009-04-27}}</ref> As of April 2009, South Royalton does not have a stoplight.



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Vermont Law School
[[File:‎Vermont Law School seal|frameless]]
MottoLaw for the Community and the World
Established1973
School typePrivate
DeanGeoffrey B. Shields, President and Dean
LocationSouth Royalton, Vermont, United States
Enrollment601 (J.D.), 42 (MELP), 20 (LLM)
Faculty44
Bar pass rate85.2%
Websitewww.vermontlaw.edu/

43°12′26″N 71°32′45″W / 43.20722°N 71.54583°W / 43.20722; -71.54583

Vermont Law School (VLS) is a private, American Bar Association accredited law school located in South Royalton, Vermont (a village of Royalton, Vermont). The school has one of the United States' leading programs in environmental law.

Facts

  • Campus area: 13 acres (53,000 m²)
  • Enrollment: 615
  • School type: Independent
  • Year founded: 1972
  • Degrees Offered: Juris Doctor (JD); Master of Laws (LL.M) in Environmental Law; Master of Environmental Law and Policy (MELP) (formerly known as Master of Studies in Environmental Law (MSEL)); Joint JD/MELP
  • Ranked #1 in Environmental Law by U.S. News and World Report , 2009; Ranked #2 in 2008; ranked #1 in 2007 (never lower than #2 since rankings began in 1991, #1 ranked 12 times)[1]

Profile of the 2008 JD Entering Class

  • JD Class: 193[2]
  • LSAT 75th %: 158
  • LSAT Median: 155
  • LSAT 25th%: 151
  • GPA 75th%: 3.54
  • GPA Median: 3.25
  • GPA 25th%: 2.95
  • Students of Color: 26 (13 %)
  • Median Age: 25
  • States and Territories: 42
  • Undergraduate Institutions: 138
  • Merit Scholars: 49
Oakes Hall, Vermont Law School

Campus

Vermont Law School resides in South Royalton, in Grafton County, central Vermont. The Law School’s campus is set just above the broad banks of the White River.

The oldest and centermost classroom building on the campus is the town's original schoolhouse, built in 1892. In 2005 the former town schoolhouse (the original Law School building in 1973) was renovated and renamed Debevoise Hall, after one of the first deans of the law school, Thomas M. Debevoise. Practicing what it preaches, the Law School emphasized environmental concerns in the renovation, as well as historical preservation and design efficiency. Debevoise Hall was the only LEED Silver Certified renovation building project in the state of Vermont. Debevoise Hall continues to serve as classroom space and now also houses administration offices, the Environmental Law Center, and the Yates Common Room.[3]

The Julien and Virginia Cornell Library opened in 1991. [4]

The James L. and Evelena S. Oakes Hall building was constructed and dedicated in 1998. Oakes Hall incorporates "green building" techniques along with the latest classroom technology.[5]

Jonathon Chase, the late former dean of Vermont Law School, liked to joke that South Royalton was the only town in America "with a law school and no stop light."[6] As of April 2009, South Royalton does not have a stoplight.


Centers, institutes, clinics, and programs

Julien and Virginia Cornell Library

The Cornell Library contains over 220,000 print volumes, including primary and secondary legal materials focusing on state, national, and international law. Its reference section includes legal encyclopedias and dictionaries and reference sources including bibliographies and form books. The library also possesses a collection of microforms including congressional documents, state session laws, and briefs. The library's electronic collection includes access to LexisNexis and Westlaw and other online gateways and databases, as well as a large catalog of full-text electronic journals and books and databases offering primary legal materials.

As Vermont Law School offers a world-class environmental law program, the library maintains "an extensive interdisciplinary environmental collection, including journals, monographs, electronic resources, and other material related to the study of the environment and environmental law and policy".[7]

The Cornell Library is open to the public.

Publications

Vermont Law School students publishes two legal journals, The Vermont Law Review and The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law on a regular basis several times a year. In addition to regular publication, both legal journals sponsor annual symposia.

The Vermont Law Review has sponsored the following symposia:

2008 Examining Our Priorities: The Relationship Between National Security and Other Fundamental Values. Louis Fisher, Specialist in Constitutional Law with the Law Library of the Library of Congress, author of The Constitution and 9/11: Recurring Threats to America's Freedoms, was the keynote speaker.
2008 Climate Change and Future Generations
2007 Good for What Ails You? A Legal, Ethical, and Policy Review of State-Based Healthcare Reforms in New England
2006 Hidden Traps in the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act
2005 Vermont: Judicial Accountability
2004 Changing Tides in Ocean Management
2003 Vermont: Changing the Legal Landscape
2001 Mountain Resorts: Ecology and the Law
2000 The Environmental Effects of War

Solomon Amendment

Vermont Law School is one of two law schools in the U.S. to refuse cooperation with the Solomon Amendment, a statute passed by Congress requiring colleges and universities to allow military recruitment on campus or risk losing federal funding. VLS refused and in doing so gave up over a million dollars in federal funding. The school is also part of FAIR, or the Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, a consortium of 38 law schools and law faculties that challenged the Solomon Amendment in Rumsfeld v. FAIR, claiming that the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy was discriminatory. The district court ruled for the Attorney General, but the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for the law schools. Oral arguments were heard before the Supreme Court on December 6, 2005, and a unanimous ruling for the government was issued on March 6, 2006, in part because the government could directly require campuses to allow military recruitment, it can therefore also indirectly require the campuses to allow recruitment or forego funds.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ US News and World Report (2006). "Environmental Law - Best Law Schools - Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report". Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  2. ^ http://www.vermontlaw.edu/Admissions/JD_Admissions/JD_Class_Statistics.htm
  3. ^ Vermont Law School (2009). "Vermont Law School - History and Mission". Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  4. ^ "Id".
  5. ^ "Id".
  6. ^ Nemethy, Andrew (The New York Times) (1988). "Off the Beaten Track to Study Law - The New York Times". Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  7. ^ Library Information (2008). "Information about Julien and Virginia Library: Collections" (webpage). Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  8. ^ US Supreme Court (2006). "Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defence, et al. v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, et al" (PDF). 547 U.S. ____ (2006). Retrieved 2006-05-04.
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