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*[[Sonia_Sotomayor|Hon. Sonia Sotomayor]], Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] (2014 visit with law students)<ref>{{cite web|title=L&C|url=https://law.lclark.edu/academics/justice_sotomayor/}}</ref>
*[[Sonia_Sotomayor|Hon. Sonia Sotomayor]], Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] (2014 visit with law students)<ref>{{cite web|title=L&C|url=https://law.lclark.edu/academics/justice_sotomayor/}}</ref>
*[[John Roberts|Hon. John G. Roberts, Jr.]], [[Chief Justice of the United States]] (2013 visit to inaugurate the law school's Environmental Moot Court Advocate of the Year competition) <ref>{{cite web|title=The Oregonian |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/04/lewis_clark_law_school_showcas.html}}</ref>
*[[John Roberts|Hon. John G. Roberts, Jr.]], [[Chief Justice of the United States]] (2013 visit to inaugurate the law school's Environmental Moot Court Advocate of the Year competition) <ref>{{cite web|title=The Oregonian |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/04/lewis_clark_law_school_showcas.html}}</ref>
*[[Michael_Chertoff|Michael Chertoff]], Former United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2012 Public Lecture Reflecting on 9/11)<ref>{{cite web|title=L&C|url=http://law.lclark.edu/live/events/12580}}</ref>
*[[Anthony_Kennedy|Hon. Anthony Kennedy]], [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States]] (2008 visit to deliver remarks and meet with federal judges; 2009 inaugurate the law school's Anthony Kennedy Lecture on the Supreme Court and the Constitution)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Oregonian |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/12530388706390.xml&coll=6}}</ref>
*[[Anthony_Kennedy|Hon. Anthony Kennedy]], [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States]] (2008 visit to deliver remarks and meet with federal judges; 2009 inaugurate the law school's Anthony Kennedy Lecture on the Supreme Court and the Constitution)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Oregonian |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/12530388706390.xml&coll=6}}</ref>
*[[Antonin_Scalia|Hon. Antonin Scalia]], Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (2002 visit with law students)<ref>{{cite web|title=L&C|url=http://legacy.lclark.edu/dept/public/scalia.html}}</ref>
*[[Antonin_Scalia|Hon. Antonin Scalia]], Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (2002 visit with law students)<ref>{{cite web|title=L&C|url=http://legacy.lclark.edu/dept/public/scalia.html}}</ref>

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Lewis & Clark Law School
MottoExplorare, Discere, Sociare (Latin)
Parent schoolLewis & Clark College
Established1915
School typePrivate
Parent endowmentUS$231.2 million[1]
DeanJennifer J. Johnson
LocationPortland, Oregon, US
Enrollment719[2]
Bar pass rate87% (ABA profile)[2]
Websitelaw.lclark.edu
ABA profileLewis & Clark Profile

The Northwestern College of Law of Lewis and Clark College (also known as Lewis & Clark Law School or LC), is an American Bar Association-approved private law school in Portland, Oregon. The law school received ABA approval in 1970[3] and joined the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in 1973.[4]

Lewis & Clark Law School offers the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, including a range of scholastic concentrations and legal certificate programs, as well as the Master of Laws (L.L.M.) degree. Each class in the three-year J.D. program has approximately 200 students. The first-year class is broken into six sections (pods) of approximately 30 students who take most first-year classes together. The current dean of Lewis & Clark Law School is Jennifer J. Johnson, current Erskine Wood Sr. endowed Professor of Law. Dean Johnson is a noted securities law scholar and arbitration expert, as well as a member of the American Law Institute.

Lewis & Clark law students can complete their degrees on full-time or part-time schedules, take courses during the day or evening, and focus in a number of legal specialties. The institution has a well-regarded general law review and a range of nationally ranked specialty programs, including environmental law, intellectual property law and the legal writing program.

Campus Grounds

The law school grounds are surrounded by Tryon Creek State Park in the Southern hills of Portland, west of the Willamette River, at the base of the undergraduate campus of Lewis & Clark College.[5] The Lewis & Clark undergraduate campus occupies 137 acres (554,000 m²), centered on the M. Lloyd Frank Estate on Palatine Hill in the Collins View neighborhood of Southwest Portland.

History

The origins of Lewis & Clark Law School began when the University of Oregon established a Department of Law in Portland in 1885. After the Oregon legislature moved the program to Eugene in 1915, several faculty members resisted the move, and formed the Northwestern College of Law. In 1965, the Faculty and Overseers of Northwestern College of Law joined with the President and Trustees of Lewis & Clark College to incorporate the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College (Portland, Oregon).[6]

Law Library

The Paul L. Boley Law Library is the largest law library in the state of Oregon [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 are exposed to numerous 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.

Recent Rankings

Lewis & Clark Law School

The law school's curriculum and programs continue to receive high marks. In 2014, Lewis & Clark Law School again topped the list of environmental law programs in the United States, according to the US News and World Report's rating system.[9] Meanwhile, the Lewis & Clark Part-Time Program was ranked 7th in the country as of 2015.[10] The law school was also ranked 72nd in the same US News and World Report survey,[11] making it the highest ranked law school in Oregon and the second-highest ranked law school in the Pacific Northwest. The Lewis & Clark Law Review was ranked among the top 10% of all law journals and the top 25% of general-interest law reviews by the 2013 Washington and Lee Law Review Rankings[12] and Google Scholar.

Certificates and Special Programs

Lewis and Clark Law School's academic programs are enhanced by the support of the Portland legal community, faculty mentoring programs, and small class sizes (organized by pods). Areas of scholastic study include eight certificate programs: Business Law, Criminal Law, Tax Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Environmental Law, Animal Law, and Public Interest Law. Students can also pursue an LL.M. in Environmental and Natural Resources Law, or an Animal Law LL.M., the world’s first advanced legal degree in animal law. [13]

Environmental Law Specialty Program

The highly-regarded Environmental Law program includes courses in 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.[14] Practical experience in the field of environmental law is developed through a variety of clinics, skills courses, and organizations present on campus.

Public Interest Specialty Program

Lewis & Clark is home to several pro bono campus organizations. 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 1990, law students founded the Public Interest Law Project (PILP) to encourage 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.

Centers at Lewis & Clark Law School

Journals at Lewis & Clark Law School

Clinical Learning Programs

Practical Skills

Students are encouraged to gain practical lawyering skills through judicial clerkships, externships, and participating in Moot Courts; such as Appellate Advocacy, Client Counseling, and the ABA Negotiation Competition. Other student organizations include:

Noted people

Visitors

Alumni

References

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  2. ^ a b c Lewis & Clark Law School Official ABA Data
  3. ^ "ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year". ABA website. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  4. ^ AALS Member Schools
  5. ^ http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/northwestern-school-of-law-03134
  6. ^ http://www.lclark.edu/about/history/
  7. ^ a b https://officialguide.lsac.org/Release/SchoolsABAData/SchoolPage/SchoolPage_PDFs/LSAC_LawSchoolDescription/LSAC4384.pdf/
  8. ^ http://lawlib.lclark.edu/updates/?cat=5
  9. ^ Best Graduate Schools: Law Specialty Rankings: Environmental Law. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  10. ^ Best Graduate Schools: Law Specialty Rankings: Part-time Law. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  11. ^ Best Graduate Schools: Best Law Schools (Ranked in 2013). U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  12. ^ Washington and Lee Law Review Rankings
  13. ^ http://law.lclark.edu/offices/registrar/certificate_programs/
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