Temple University Beasley School of Law
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| Parent school | Temple University |
| Established | 1895 |
| School type | Public |
| Dean | Gregory Mandel |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| USNWR ranking | 50th |
| Website | http://www.law.temple.edu |
The Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law (also known as Temple Law School or Temple Law) is one of the professional graduate schools of Temple University, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1895, the law school has an enrollment of about 530 students. In 2016, Temple Beasley School of Law was ranked the 50th best law school overall and 2nd best for Trial Advocacy training by US News & World Report. Temple Law consistently boasts a top-five national ranking in Trial Advocacy, and is a perennial powerhouse in national Mock Trial competition. Temple Law also offers a highly rated evening program for working students; its evening program was ranked 6th overall by U.S. News & World Report.
The admission for the fall 2015 entering class was highly competitive, with 1,956 applicants for an entering class of 217. The class represented 94 different colleges, and came from 25 states and countries.
In the 2015 entering class, women represented 48% of the class, 28% were minority students and the average age was 25. The median GPA was 3.50 and the median LSAT score was 160. The 25th/75th percentile of entrants had GPAs of 3.29/3.69, and LSAT scores of 155/163.
Temple Law School currently employs 68 full-time faculty members and retains numerous local attorneys as adjuncts. The faculty is well balanced and diverse. Gregory N. Mandel, a noted intellectual property law scholar, currently serves as Interim Dean.JoAnne A. Epps, a professor at Temple Law since 1985, served as Dean from 2008-2016, when she was appointed Provost of Temple University. Robert J. Reinstein served as Dean of the Law School from 1989 to 2008.
Temple Law School offers two study abroad programs that are open to students from any ABA approved law school: the summer session in Rome and the spring semester in Tokyo (at Temple University Japan). The Tokyo program is perhaps the most notable, as it is the only ABA-accredited semester program for law students in Japan.
Additionally, Temple JD students are eligible to study at the following partner institutions:Tsinghua University, University College Cork, Tel Aviv University, Utrecht University, Jindal Global Law School, University of Lucerne, InterAmerican University, Bocconi University, and University of Muenster.
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