Creighton University Law School , located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, is a Jesuit institution. According to the required disclosures by the official ABFY 2016, 74.8% of Class 2016 obtains a full-time, long-term, JD-benefit or JD required job nine months after graduation.
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History
In 1904, the Law School began as a joint project with the Bar Association of Omaha, with Timothy J. Mahoney as the first dean. The School of Law took place at the Edward Creighton Institute on S. 18th Street until 1921, when moving to a new place on the Creighton campus.
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Reception
The 50% middle range of the LSAT score of the full fall class of 2017 that enters the class is 149-155. The GPA range is 2.88-3.62. In this class, the ratio of men and women is 64 percent to 34 percent, respectively. The level of diversity is 22 percent.
Scholarship
Creighton Law offers different types of scholarships for first-year law students, as well as scholarships to return second- and third-year law students. Examples include Dean Academic Scholarships and Frances M. Ryan Diversity Scholarships. About 50% of incoming classes receive scholarships.
Program
The majority of Creighton Law School students are enrolled in the full-time Juris Doctor program, which takes three years to complete. More and more students are enrolled in the JD Accelerated program, which takes two years to complete. A small fraction of the student body is enrolled in the JD part-time program, which takes about four years to complete.
Concentration and degree together
Creighton School of Law offers six certificates and four joint titles. Certificates are Health Law, Family Law, Business, Commercial and Tax Laws; Criminal Law and Procedures, International and Comparative Law, and Litigation. The joint degree program includes a 3/3 law program with a BSBA/JD degree (completion of a bachelor's degree and a JD in six years instead of seven), an MBA/JD, JD/MS degree in Government Organization and Leadership (PURPOSE), and JD/MS in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.
Clinic
Creighton operates the Milton R. Abrahams Clinic, which offers free civil legal assistance to low-income residents in Douglas County. Beginning in Autumn 2017, the Creighton Immigrant and Refugee Clinic, housed within Milton R. Abrahams Clinic, offers support for immigrants and refugees and runs in collaboration with the Immigrant Legal Center (formerly known as Justice for Our Neighbors).
Activity
The Moot Court team at Creighton has received recognition for winning a number of regional and national competitions. Black Law Student Association (BLSA), was selected as "The Most Renowned Professional Student/Student Institution at Creighton University" for the 2017-18 school year.
Jobs
According to the required disclosures by the official ABFY 2016, 74.8% of Class 2016 obtains a full-time, long-term, JD-benefit or JD required job nine months after graduation. The absence of job vacancies in Creighton Transparency School is 5%, showing the percentage of Class 2016 unemployed, pursuing additional degrees, or working in non-professional, short-term, or part-time jobs nine months after graduation.
Cost
Among private Jesuit universities, Creighton is the least expensive institution for tuition and living expenses. It also includes the lowest to increase in average tariff rates in recent years. The total attendance cost (indicating cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Creighton for the academic year 2015-2016 is $ 62,499.
Important event
Every two years, High Court Judge Clarence Thomas teaches constitutional law courses with professor G. Michael Fenner, JD. His last visit was in February 2017.
Once a year, the Nebraska Supreme Court held a session at Creighton University School of Law. The most recent session was in April 2018. The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit heard oral arguments in law school in November 2017.
The law school completed a $ 4.6 million renovation during 2015-2017.
The poverty law program was launched in 2017.
On June 20, 2011, Omaha World-Herald reported that Creighton Law School temporarily reduced its class size.
Famous Alumni
- Laura Duffy, former US District Attorney for Southern California District
- Brad Ashford, a former member of the Nebraska Legislature, a former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Frank A. Barrett, former Wyoming Governor
- Patrick Bourne, a former member of the Nebraska Legislature
- John Joseph Cavanaugh III, former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Ernie Chambers, member of the Nebraska Legislature
- William M. Connolly, former Judge of the Supreme Court of Nebraska
- Robert Vernon Denney, former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Mike Johanns, Member of the United States Senate, former Nebraska Governor and former US Secretary of Agriculture
- Steve Lathrop, former member of the Nebraska Legislature
- Ray Madden, a former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Cheryl L. Mason - Veteran Council Appeal Chair, US Veterans Affairs Department (first woman appointed to the position)
- Francis P. Matthews, former Secretary of the United States Navy
- Michael McCormack, former Judge of the Supreme Court of Nebraska
- John McKay, former US Attorney
- Eugene O'Sullivan, former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Robert W. Pratt, District Judge for United States District Court for Iowa Southern District
- Mike Reasoner, a former member of the Iowa House of Representatives
- Matt Schultz, Council Bluffs, Iowa City Council, former Iowa State Secretary
- Lyle Elmer Strom, District Judge for United States District Court for Nebraska District
- Doug Struyk, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
- Lee Terry, former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Virginia Thomas, director of Executive Branch relations for the Heritage Foundation
See also
- List of law schools in the United States
References
External links
- Official website
- Official ABA profile
- Factsheet Faculty of Law
- To Educate and Serve: The Centennial History of Creighton University School of Law, by Oliver B. Pollak (Carolina Academic Press, 2007)
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