Duke University School of Law (11)

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Duke University School of Law

Science Drive & Towerview Road, Box 90393
Durham, NC 27708-0393

Phone : 919.613.7020

Fax : 919.613.7257

E-mail : admissions@law.duke.edu

Website : admissions.law.duke.edu

Introduction

Located in North Carolina's technology-focused Research Triangle Park, Duke law school has established itself as one of the leading law schools in the nation.
Students come to Duke Law from every state and, as alumni, are dispersed throughout the country and around the world.
One of the reasons students choose Duke Lawis its collaborative environment, where growth is encouraged not only through rigorous scholarship, but also through cooperation and support. Within this close academic community, students discover a rare level of interactionwith faculty and fellow students.
Duke law school’s faculty members have longestablished reputations for being not only insightful and engaging in their teaching, but also accessible and responsive to students. The open-door policy practiced by faculty encourages students to ask questions, continue discussions, and seek advice on specialized interests. Faculty-student interaction extends beyond the classroom to committee work, pro bono opportunities, career counseling, and mentoring. Ultimately, students experience a nurturing environment where the focus is on training and developing the whole person in a diverse atmosphere that values different perspectives, backgrounds, and orientations.

Enrollment/Student Body

Duke Law admits a select group of students with diverse backgrounds who have in common a record of academic
excellence. In 2003, J.D. students came to Duke from 39 states and two foreign countries. These students represented 104 different undergraduate institutions and had a wealth of different experiences. Approximately 40 percent of the students entering Duke Law in 2003 came directly from college, while the other 60 percent entered
law school after gaining experience for a year or more in another profession or graduate school.

Faculty

Central to Duke Law's success is its faculty.
Well-respected in the legal field, Duke Law professors are known for groundbreaking legal scholarship and the practice of law in both the public and private sectors in the United States and abroad. Their backgrounds are as varied as they are distinguished; they are former Fulbright Scholars, Rhodes Scholars, and Marshall Scholars. A number of faculty members have served as Supreme Court clerks, and one was the chief judge for the U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Faculty members hold joint appointments in departments throughout the university and have obtained Ph.D.s in a wide variety of disciplines. Several visiting professors from abroad teach at Duke Law each year, and many full-time faculty members have extensive international connections.

Joint Degrees

The Duke Law faculty believes that society is best served by lawyers with diverse education and training. The law school jointly sponsors numerous academic and professional programs, including 21 joint-degree programs in conjunction with other schools or departments at Duke University.
The law school and the graduate school jointly sponsor programs of study in law and several other disciplines including, at the master’s level, cultural anthropology, East Asian studies, economics, electrical and computer engineering, English, environmental studies, history, humanities, mechanical engineering, philosophy, political science, psychology, public policy studies, religion, and romance studies. The only additional time necessary to obtain both degrees is the summer prior to the first year of school. At the doctoral level, a joint program in political science is available.
The law school offers joint professional degrees with the Fuqua School of Business, the Divinity School, the Nicholas School of the Environment, the Medical School, and the Sanford Institute of Public Policy. Specific information about applying to the joint professional
degree programs and time requirements for these programs is available on the Duke Law website.
Duke Law students may also earn graduate certificates in Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Legal Studies; Health Care Policy; Health System Management; or Women's Studies.

Special Programs

＊ J.D./LL.M. in International and Comparative Law?

Duke Law has pioneered a unique joint-degree program that makes it possible for students to earn a J.D. and a Master of Laws in International and Comparative Law concurrently in three years. The only additional time needed to complete both degrees is the summer prior to the first year of law school and the first half of the following summer, during which students attend one of Duke's Institutes of Transnational Law, either in Switzerland or Asia.

＊International Study Abroad and Externships?

Duke law school has arrangements at 19 top foreign universities, which give all interested Duke students an opportunity to study abroad. Programs are arranged on an individual basis and are supervised by Duke and the host institution. Duke Law also offers international externship opportunities in legal internships for one semester’s credit at public sector institutions that engage in international work. Duke has preapproved externships with certain agencies, but students are also encouraged to submit their own proposals if they are interested in working with other groups.

Admission

Admission to Duke law school is highly competitive. In addition to the academic criteria, other factors may help to distinguish some applicants. These include capacity for leadership, dedication to community service, excellence in a particular field, motivation, graduate study, work experience, extracurricular activities, and character.
Duke Law tries to achieve broad diversity in terms of general background, geography, and undergraduate institutions represented. Students are chosen not only for their potential for academic success but also because of qualities that will enhance the overall character of the class. Duke takes special care in eval‎uating applications from minorities who traditionally have not been well represented in the legal profession.
Duke Law offers a nonbinding early-action option. To be eligible for early action, the LSAT must be taken no later than June, and the application, along with all supporting material, must be received in the Office of Admission no later than November 1. Early action
applications are judged by a higher than normal standard since we must make decisions before the size and quality of the rest of the pool of applications is known. Early action applicants who are admitted will be notified by January 1. All other candidates will be
considered in comparison to the rest of the pool.

Cocurricular Activities

Scholarship in the classroom is reinforced through a variety of opportunities for hands-on leadership training and professional experience. These begin soon after students arrive and continue throughout their tenure at Duke Law. Through pro bono work, legal clinics, public interest projects, moot court, and opportunities
for scholarly writing and editing on seven different legal journals, Duke prepares students for the real-world practice of law.