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ICLE's Sponsoring Organizations Wayne State University Law School Wayne State University Law School has educated and trained lawyers for Detroit, the state of Michigan and the rest of the nation since 1927. The Law School is dedicated to, and has become widely known for, excellence in both legal education and research. Unlike many law schools, the leading faculty at Wayne State actually teach in the classroom. Recognized for its strong traditional legal curriculum, the Law School's program also emphasizes the development of skills in legal writing and research, oral and written advocacy, litigation and alternative dispute resolution. The Law School's 9,000 alumni are successful leaders of the bench and bar and respected in the legal and business communities. They include six of the last ten presidents of the State Bar of Michigan, the current national president of the Federal Bar Association, several members of Congress, and a quarter of all sitting judges in the Michigan judiciary. The Detroit metropolitan area is a center for leading law firms and corporations as well as state and federal courts and governmental agencies. The Law School is able to enrich its core curriculum through many practical internship opportunities with courts, judges, prosecutors and defenders offices, governmental agencies and public interest law firms. As importantly, the Law School's standing in the community affords its students an exceptional opportunity to obtain good jobs upon graduation, including clerkships with leading courts. Wayne State University Law School offers a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree in day and night programs. It offers combined J.D./M.A. studies in history, political science and business administration. Wayne also has the fourth largest Master of Laws (LL.M.) program in the nation, and the only one in Michigan designed for the practicing lawyer, offering advanced study in taxation, labor law and corporate planning. Wayne State University's Arthur Neef Law Library is the second largest in Michigan and 23rd in the United States. The Law Library staff emphasizes instruction and service, utilizing varied resources and up-to-date technology. The Library is fully equipped with an extensive collection of over 525,000 books, journals, and United States government documents, video and audiotapes, microforms, full-text databases and CD-ROM files. Its huge collection and public accessibility make it a significant research center not only for faculty and students of the University, but also for members of the legal community, federal and state agencies, alumni and the public. Library users are provided with research assistance, training and access choices on-site or via modem from home. Law students have a modern, comfortable computer facility with IBM, IBM compatible and Macintosh work stations. The Library provides access and training in Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI), LEXIS/NEXIS, Westlaw, Internet, gopher and the World Wide Web. Students can perfect their advocacy skills in the large moot court room and several trial practice rooms. They can round out their educational experience by participating in many law school activities, including outstanding law review, moot court, student trial advocacy, free legal clinic and commercial law clinic programs, plus numerous student organizations, guest lectures and symposia. Wayne State University is committed to maintaining an affordable law school tuition rate. In the fall of 1994, the tuition per year for full-time study was $6,050 for residents and $13,070 for non-residents. Resident tuition is less than one-half that of any other law school in Michigan. The Law School administers a variety of scholarship and loan funds to assist students who would otherwise be denied a law school education because of insufficient family or personal resources. These include Board of Governors' Grants, Perkins Loans, College Work Study, Stafford/Unsubsidized Stafford Loans and Law Access Private Loans. All programs but the latter are need-based. The Law School has approximately 750 students enrolled in the J.D. program. The median grade point average for the 1994 entering class was 3.26. The median Law School Admissions Test score was 156. The class consisted of 48.5% women and 19% students of color. The average student age is 26. The Career Services Office offers comprehensive skills training, career information, counseling and job postings for law students and graduates. A survey of the 192 members of the graduating class of 1994 indicated that, six months after graduation, 92.9% were employed, 77.1% in legal positions. The median salary for all 1994 graduates was $37,500. Wayne State University is a leader in graduate and professional education, currently with more graduate and professional students than any other public university in the nation. It is located in the heart of the University Cultural Center area about four miles from downtown Detroit near the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Public Library, the International Institute, and the Detroit Historical Museum. Convenient parking is available to law students and the public. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION: Wayne State University Law School © Copyright 2008 The Institute of Continuing Legal Education |
