University of Missouri Columbia School of Law
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Hulston Hall is home to the University of Missouri School of Law
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| Motto | Salus Populi (Latin) |
| Parent school | University of Missouri |
| Established | 1872 |
| School type | Public |
| Parent endowment | US $1.0 billion |
| Location | Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
| Enrollment | 455 |
| Faculty | 41 (Fall) 48 (Spring) |
| USNWR ranking | 59th in "Best Law Schools" |
| Bar pass rate | 96.49% (Missouri, 2007) 92.37% (All states, 2007) |
| Website | aw |
| ABA profile | Profile |
The University of Missouri School of Law (Mizzou Law or MU Law) is the law school of the University of Missouri. It is located on the university's main campus in Columbia, forty minutes from the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. The school was founded in 1872 by the Curators of the University of Missouri, making it one of the oldest law schools west of the Mississippi River. Its alumni include governors, legislators, judges, attorneys general, and law professors across the country. According to Mizzou Law's 2016 ABA-required disclosures, 82% of the 2016 Class obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.
Mizzou Law is one of the nation's leaders in Alternative Dispute Resolution, having founded the nation’s first center dedicated to the study of settling disputes beyond litigation. This center, the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution (CSDR) is Mizzou Law’s only research center. The School also offers a Certificate in Dispute Resolution to its J.D. candidates, and a LL.M. for those who have already completed law school.
The median LSAT score for the incoming class of 2016 was 158, with a median GPA of 3.48. It accepted 58% of its applicants. Its student body total was 324 during the 2014-2015 school year. The law school also has a historical bar passage rate around 90.8%, which is higher than the Missouri state average of 86%. At graduation, roughly half of its students have secured employment for after the bar; 9 months after graduation around 95% of all students are employed.
Students must complete 89 credit hours in order to receive a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Missouri. During the first year, all students must take Advocacy & Research, Civil Procedure I & II, Contracts I & II, Criminal Law, Lawyering, Legal Research & Writing, Property, and Torts. During the second year, all students must take Constitutional Law and Evidence. During either the second or third year, all students must take Professional Responsibility and Criminal Procedure. Students may apply up to 3 hours of non-law school coursework towards their degree in some circumstances. Students may also apply up to 31 hours of legal coursework completed at another ABA-accredited law school towards their degree from MU.
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