Drake University School of Law
| Drake University Law School | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1865 |
| Dean | Jerry Anderson |
| Location |
Des Moines, Iowa, US Coordinates: 41°36′08″N 93°39′11″W / 41.60216°N 93.65306°W |
| Enrollment | 330 |
| Website | www.law.drake.edu |
Drake University Law School is a fully accredited law school of Drake University, located in Des Moines, Iowa. The school has over 330 full-time students. The school is led by Dean Jerry Anderson. Drake Law School's curriculum includes the nation's only First-Year Trial Practicum. In 2016, the U.S. News and World Report ranked Drake Law School as the 111th best law school in the nation.
Established in 1865 by Chester C. Cole, a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, Drake Law is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country and the second law school founded west of the Mississippi River after the University of Iowa. Justice Cole felt that having a law school located in the state capital would be advantageous. That notion proved to be correct. In time, Drake Law alumni would fill the ranks of all branches of Iowa local and state government. This alumni base, combined with the school's physical location as the only law school in the capital city of Des Moines, permit a large portion of the student body to participate in long-term governmental, corporate, and private practice internships.
In addition to the full-scale, three-year, Juris Doctor program, the law school features the following special programs:
The Dwight D. Opperman Lecture series, endowed by the former CEO of West Publishing and Drake Alumnus, is an annual event of national importance in constitutional law. Several Supreme Court Justices have visited campus to deliver lectures on American jurisprudence. Numerous current and former United States Supreme Court Justices have delivered the Opperman Lecture, including Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Samuel Alito, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Stephen Breyer, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, and late Justices Harry A. Blackmun, Lewis F. Powell and William H. Rehnquist.
...
Wikipedia