Hamline University School of Law

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Hamline University School of Law is a private law school affiliated with Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The School of Law was founded in 1972 as the Midwestern School of Law by a group of legal professionals. It was then absorbed by Hamline University as its own School of Law, making Hamline one of the few smaller universities to support a full law school. The School is accredited by the American Bar Association.

1 Programs
2 Rankings
3 Journals
4 Athletics
5 Notable Alumni
6 External links

[edit] Programs

Hamline University School of Law offers full and part-time legal education in pursuit of the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, as well as the Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree for international lawyers.

The School of Law is well-recongnized by its Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program. The program, founded in 1991, offers courses in both domestic and international dispute resolution. It is enhanced by agreements with international institutions that bring international students to Hamline University and send U.S. students overseas.

[edit] Rankings

US News & World Reports 2007 ranks the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program third among its class across the United States, rounded out by Pepperdine University (McConnell), University of Missouri–Columbia, Harvard Law School, and Ohio State University (Moritz); the general law school is placed in the fourth tier.

[edit] Journals

The School publishes three law journals. The Hamline Law Review is in the top 25% of the Most Cited Law Reviews[1]. The Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy provides a forum for discussions relating to public policy decisions of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches at all levels of government. The Journal of Law and Religion is also supported by the school; it is an international publication that explores issues of law, religion, and ethics.

[edit] Athletics

The School of Law fields student-run sports teams under the team name Res Ipsa, particularly in ice hockey, where it competes in community leagues, intramural competition, and inter-law school competition among the Minnesota-based law schools.