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===Clinics at Lewis & Clark Law School===
===Clinics at Lewis & Clark Law School===
*[http://law.lclark.edu/centers/national_crime_victim_law_institute/ National Crime Victim Law Institute]
*[http://law.lclark.edu/centers/national_crime_victim_law_institute/ National Crime Victim Law Institute]
*[http://law.lclark.edu/continuing_education/ Oregon Law Institute, Continuing Legal Education (OLI)]
*[https://law.lclark.edu/centers/small_business_legal_clinic/ Small Business Legal Clinic (SBLC)]
*[https://law.lclark.edu/centers/small_business_legal_clinic/ Small Business Legal Clinic (SBLC)]
*[https://law.lclark.edu/clinics/legal_clinic/ Lewis & Clark Legal Clinic]
*[https://law.lclark.edu/clinics/legal_clinic/ Lewis & Clark Legal Clinic]

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Lewis & Clark Law School
MottoExplorare, Discere, Sociare (Latin) To explore, to learn, to work together
Parent schoolLewis & Clark College
Established1915
School typePrivate
Parent endowment$231.2 million[1]
DeanJennifer J. Johnson
LocationPortland, Oregon, US
45°27′9.01″N 122°40′37.41″W / 45.4525028°N 122.6770583°W / 45.4525028; -122.6770583
Enrollment719[2]
Faculty107[2]
USNWR ranking72[3]
Bar pass rate87%[2]
Websitelaw.lclark.edu
ABA profileLewis & Clark Law School Profile
Lewis & Clark Coat of Arms

Lewis and Clark Law School (L&C) is a private American law school located in Portland, Oregon.

L&C offers the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, with optional certificate programs in the following areas: Business Law, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property Law, Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Public Interest Law, Global Law, and Tax Law. The master of laws (L.L.M.) degree is offered in Environmental Law and Animal Law. Located on the Southern end of Portland in the hills west of the Willamette River, Lewis & Clark Law School is associated with Lewis & Clark College.[4]

The school is fully accredited by the American Bar Association.

History

Lewis & Clark Law School was founded in 1884 when the University of Oregon established a Department of Law in Portland offering evening courses to Oregon residents. In 1915, the Oregon legislature formally moved the University of Oregon School of Law from Portland to Eugene. Some of the school's law faculty in Portland resisted the move and reformed the school as the Northwestern College of Law. In 1965, Northwestern College of Law merged with Lewis & Clark College to form Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College.[5]

Following this merger, Northwestern's Law Library moved from Portland's Geisey Building to Lewis & Clark College's Aubrey R. Watzek Library. In 1967, L&C's current campus was built beside Lewis & Clark College and Tryon Creek State Park. Boley Library was built that year, and named for Paul L. Boley, a Harvard-trained Portland attorney and long time trustee of the College.[6] By 1973, Boley Library held 69,000 volumes. That same year, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College gained full accreditation from the American Bar Association and American Association of Law Schools.

The law school campus has continued to grow. In 2002 the school expanded into a 5th building, Wood Hall, and remodeled Boley Library. The remodel and addition of Wood Hall increased library space from 27,939 square feet to 45,139 square feet, resulting in additional seating and new study venues for students.[6]

Paul L. Boley Law Library

The Paul L. Boley Law Library is the largest law library in Oregon state [7] and the second largest in the Pacific Northwest [7] with a current collection of over 505,000 volumes. As of Fall 2012, Boley is also home to clinical space and Animal Law offices.[8]

Academics and rankings

Lewis & Clark law students can complete their degrees on full- or part-time schedules, can take courses during the day or evening, and can focus in legal areas including global law, Indian law, and more. Among specialty programs, the institution has a well regarded general law review and a highly ranked environmental law program.

For hands-on training, students can get involved in clinical opportunities, including the Animal Law Clinic and the International Environmental Law Project, as well as through externships and clerkships. Lewis & Clark operates several centers that also offer research and training opportunities for law students, including the Center for Animal Law Studies, the National Crime Victim Law Institute, and the Natural Resources Law Institute.

Rankings

Lewis & Clark Law School

In 2014, the law school was ranked 72nd in the United States by the US News and World Report's rating system,[9] making it the highest ranked law school in Oregon and the 2nd highest ranked law school in the Pacific Northwest. The Environmental Law Program was ranked 1st nationwide.[10] Lewis & Clark's Part-Time Program was ranked 7th in the country as of 2015. [11]

Lewis and Clark Law School's varying academic programs are bolstered by affiliated interest groups, societies, and mentoring programs. J.D. students can pursue certification in one of eight areas: Business Law, Criminal Law, Tax Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Environmental Law, Animal Law, and Public Interest Law.[12]

Environmental Law Program

The Environmental Law (e-law) program is a high-profile academic program. Unofficially, the courses offered derive into two general areas: pollution control and natural resources management. Pollution-control courses tend to focus on regulation of industrial waste products. Natural-resource-management courses tend to involve restrictions on use of land and water to prevent ecological damage.[13] Practical experience in the field of environmental law is developed through a variety of clinics, skills courses, and organizations present on campus. Many of these groups focus on the Pacific Northwest, although any related environmental work of student interest is encouraged. In 2014, L&C's Environmental Law program was the highest-rated in the United States.

Earthrise Law Center, formerly Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center (PEAC) and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NEDC) are among two organizations hosted at L&C in which students apply practical environmental-law skills. Both groups regularly file motions and negotiate with government, industry, community groups, and other NGO's.[14]

NEDC's staff consists of an Executive Director, four Student Directors and a Law Clerk who manage the daily obligations of the organization. The organization relies heavily on student volunteers. Law students involved with NEDC work on one or more of the organization's project groups, which include: Lands and Wildlife, Water, and Air.[14]

PEAC was founded in 1996, and represents citizen-activists and nonprofit organizations in various areas of environmental and natural resources law. The organization provides students with practical experience in complex environmental litigation and negotiation. PEAC's staff currently consists of six attorneys, an administrative director, and an administrative assistant.[15]

In addition to Earthrise Law Center, the Western Resources Legal Center is a clinical program associated with L&C that provides opportunities to second and third-year law students to represent natural resource dependent entities.[16]

The Animal Law Program is also a subset of the Environmental Law Certificate. Graduates with an Animal Law Certificate from L&C receive a JD with a Certificate in Envr Law emphasizing in Animal Law. This can be a concentration on International endangered wildlife, or a general emphasis. In 2011, L&C hosted the international Animal Law Conference. And in 2012, the school finalized the nation's only Animal Law LLM program.[17]

Public Interest Program

Lewis & Clark is home to several pro bono campus organizations and two public interest coordinators. The law school encourages pro bono involvement by providing additional honors on the transcripts of students who document 30 or more hours of pro bono legal work, or 30 or more hours of community-service work during the course of the school year.

In addition, the law school is host to the Public Interest Law Project (PILP). PILP was founded by L&C students in 1990 to encourage law students to pursue careers in public interest. It is a funding organization for pro bono legal work done by students and graduating students. The organization also helps graduates of the school establish loan repayment programs for graduates who work in public interest.[18] Each year PILP holds a charity auction and a funding application process in order to provide pay for summer work and loan repayment. In summer 2006, 18 students were provided with a summer stipend for legal work. The annual auction, combined with other fundraising, typically provides stipends to 10 to 15 students per summer.[18]

Centers at Lewis & Clark Law School

Clinics at Lewis & Clark Law School

Journals at Lewis & Clark Law School

Noted people

Alumni

Visitors

  • Hon. Sonia Sotomayor (2014 visit with law students) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States [51]
  • Hon. John G. Roberts, Jr. (2013 visit to inaugurate the law school's Environmental Moot Court Advocate of the Year competition) Chief Justice of the United States [52]

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  7. ^ a b https://officialguide.lsac.org/Release/SchoolsABAData/SchoolPage/SchoolPage_PDFs/LSAC_LawSchoolDescription/LSAC4384.pdf/
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  9. ^ Best Graduate Schools: Best Law Schools (Ranked in 2013). U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  10. ^ Best Graduate Schools: Law Specialty Rankings: Environmental Law. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  11. ^ Best Graduate Schools: Law Specialty Rankings: Part-time Law. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  12. ^ http://law.lclark.edu/offices/registrar/certificate_programs/
  13. ^ http://law.lclark.edu/programs/environmental_and_natural_resources_law/40yearsofmilestones.php
  14. ^ a b http://law.lclark.edu/centers/northwest_environmental_defense_center/about_nedc/
  15. ^ http://law.lclark.edu/centers/pacific_environmental_advocacy/about_us/
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  17. ^ http://www.llm-guide.com/article/686/lewis-clark-to-start-animal-law-llm-this-fall/
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