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| {{Infobox Law School | | {{Infobox Law School |
| | nickname = Summit | | | name = Phoenix School of Law |
| | | nickname = Phoenix |
| | image = | | | image = |
| | motto = | | | motto = |
| | parent = | | | parent = |
| | established = 2005 | | | established = |
| | type = Private for-profit | | | type = |
| | endowment = | | | endowment = |
| | dean = Shirley Mays | | | dean = Shirley Mays |
| | street_address = 1 N Central Ave
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| | city = Phoenix | | | city = Phoenix |
| | state = AZ | | | state = Arizona |
| | country = US | | | country = USA |
| | full_time_students = 489 | | | full_time_students = |
| | part_time_students = | | | part_time_students = |
| | full_time_faculty = 38 | | | full_time_faculty = |
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| | website = www.azsummitlaw.edu | | | website = www.phoenixlaw.org |
| | aba_profile = | | | aba_profile = |
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| The '''Arizona Summit Law School''', known until 2013 as the '''Phoenix School of Law''', is a for-profit, [[Private university|private]] [[law school]] located in [[Phoenix, Arizona]]. Founded in 2005 and accredited by the [[American Bar Association]] in 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phoenixlaw.edu/about/default.asp?PageID=149&ID=452 |title=Phoenix School of Law: News & Events |publisher=Phoenixlaw.edu |date=2010-06-15 |accessdate=2013-10-17}}</ref> SummitLaw is the only private law school in Phoenix, AZ and asserts to have had a bar pass rate of 100 percent. The school is not affiliated with the similarly named [[University of Phoenix]]. SummitLaw is part of the [[InfiLaw System]] of independent law schools, which includes [[Florida Coastal School of Law]] and [[Charlotte School of Law]], owned by [[Sterling Partners]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infilaw.com/infilaw/ |title=Home |author=Infilaw Corp. |year=2012 |publisher=Infilaw Corp. |accessdate=May 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sterlingpartners.com/portfolio/#infilaw |title=Portfolio:InfiLaw |author=Sterling Partners |year=2011 |publisher=Sterlings Partners |accessdate=May 13, 2012}}</ref> The retired Dean of the University of Alabama School of Law, Ken Randall, who has been credited to have raised the rankings and reputation of the school over the last quarter century has since joined InfiLaw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infilaw.com/about/kenneth-c-randall|title=Arizona Summit Law School: News & Events |publisher=InfiLaw|date=2014-04-17 |accessdate=2014-05-17}}</ref> | | The '''Phoenix School of Law''' is a private [[law school]] located in [[Phoenix, Arizona]]. Phoenix Law is the only law school in Arizona with both a part-time evening program and full-time program. The school's faculty includes former and sitting [[Arizona Superior Court]] judges. |
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| According to Arizona Summit's 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 40.5% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo practitioners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azsummitlaw.edu/sites/default/files/aba_employment_summary_report_140226.pdf|title=Employment Summary for 2013 Graduates}}</ref>
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| == Employment ==
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| According to Arizona Summit's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 40.5% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo practitioners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azsummitlaw.edu/sites/default/files/aba_employment_summary_report_140226.pdf|title=Employment Summary for 2013 Graduates}}</ref> Arizona Summit's [[Law School Transparency]] under-employment score is 31.5%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2013 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/arizonasummit/2013/|title=Arizona Summit Law School Profile}}</ref>
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| |title= ABA Employment Summary for 2013 Graduates <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azsummitlaw.edu/sites/default/files/aba_employment_summary_report_140226.pdf|title=Employment Summary for 2013 Graduates}}</ref>
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| |left1=Employment Status
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| |caption=Total of 279 Graduates
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| {{bar percent|Employed - Bar Passage Required|green|57.71}}
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| {{bar percent|Employed - J.D. Advantage|blue|18.64}}
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| {{bar percent|Employed - Professional Position|orange|10.75}}
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| {{bar percent|Employed - Non-Professional Position|teal|2.15}}
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| {{bar percent|Employed - Undeterminable|brown|0.36}}
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| {{bar percent|Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time|purple|2.15}}
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| {{bar percent|Unemployed - Start Date Deferred|blue|0.0}}
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| {{bar percent|Unemployed - Not Seeking|sienna|3.23}}
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| {{bar percent|Unemployed - Seeking|red|4.66}}
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| {{bar percent|Employment Status Unknown|silver|0.36}}
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| ==Costs==
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| The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Arizona Summit for the 2014-2015 academic year is $64,856.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azsummitlaw.edu/admissions/tuition-and-financial-aid/cost-attendance|title=Cost of Attendance}}</ref> The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $243,864.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/arizonasummit/costs/2013/|title=Arizona Summit Law School Profile}}</ref>
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| ==Campus==
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| The school is located in the Phelps Dodge Tower, a 20-story building in downtown Phoenix, occupying the eight top floors (13-20), across from CityScape, at One North Central Avenue. | |
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| ==Academics==
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| SummitLaw's mission is based upon three pillars: 1) a student-centered educational experience; 2) supporting programs that allow for professionally prepared graduates; and 3) commitment to underserved communities.
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| * Clinical Programs: SummitLaw houses a Mediation Clinic and other clinical programs designed to develop and enhance practice skills. Courses are offered in trial and appellate practice, mediation and alternative methods of dispute resolution. Clinical methods are used in various courses throughout the curriculum.
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| * Externships: SummitLaw offers qualified, upper-level students in good academic standing opportunities to participate in a for-credit externship program. Students attend a classroom component that provides a link between the placement setting and the learning process. A faculty member coordinates and supervises the externship program.
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| * Mentoring Programs: Each student is assigned a faculty member as their mentor. The faculty member helps to guide the student through their law school experience and form a professional relationship that will carry into their future career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phoenixlaw.edu/downloads/viewbook.pdf |title=Phoenix School of Law |publisher=Phoenixlaw.edu |accessdate=2013-10-17}}</ref>
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| ==Student organizations==
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| * [[Delta Theta Phi]], Law Fraternity, International
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| * Black Law Student Association
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| * Jewish Law Students Association
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| * [[Phi Alpha Delta]], International Law Fraternity- Goldwater Chapter
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| * Hispanic Law Students Association
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| * Intellectual Property Law Society
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| * [[J. Reuben Clark Law Society]]
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| * St. Thomas More Society
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| * Justice for All
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| * Juvenile Law Society
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| * Parents Attending Law School (PALS)
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| * Public Interest Law Project
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| * Legal Aid Work for the Protection of Animal Welfare Society (LAWPAWS)
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| * Student Bar Association
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| * Night Student Society
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| * Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA)
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| * SummitLaw Women's Association
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| * Federalist Society
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| * Real Estate Club
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| * International Law Society
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| * Moot Court
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| * Law Review
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| ==Reputation==
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| * Previously ranked in the "4th Tier", the lowest ranking possible, of American Law Schools by U.S. News & World Report. Under U.S. News's new ranking system it is "2nd Tier", which is now all schools that do not rank in the top 100.
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| * The 2010 Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools shows an employment status of 88.2 percent nine months after graduation and a bar pass rate of nearly 97 percent.<ref>[http://officialguide.lsac.org/SearchResults/SchoolPage_PDFs/ABA_LawSchoolData/ABA4127.pdf ]{{dead link|date=October 2013}}</ref>
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| * In 2008, 97 percent of the graduating class passed the Arizona bar exam.<ref>[http://dev.phoenixlaw.edu/about/default.asp?PageID=149&ID=326]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref>
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| * In 2009, PhoenixLaw was ranked #8 for the "Most Diverse Faculty" in the Princeton Review's "Best 174 Law Schools Rankings".
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| * In 2010, PhoenixLaw was honored as a Best Value Law School by the National Jurist.<ref>[http://www.nationaljurist.com/content/best-value-law-schools-announced]{{dead link|date=August 2010}}</ref>
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| *The 2014 edition of Princeton Review's "The Best 169 Law Schools" features Arizona Summit Law School as top ten "Most Chosen by Older Students".
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| *Arizona Summit Law School has a median GPA of 3.15 and median LSAT Score of 151.
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| ==Leadership==
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| Currently the Chairman of the Board is [[Dennis Archer]], a former [[Mayor of Detroit]], [[Michigan Supreme Court]] justice and the first African-American president of the American Bar Association.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phoenixlaw.edu/board_members.aspx |title=Board Members |publisher=Phoenix School of Law |year=2007 |accessdate=2009-02-12}}</ref>
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| ==References==
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| ==External links== | | ==External Links== |
| * [http://www.phoenixlaw.edu/ Official site] | | *[http://www.phoenixlaw.org/ Phoenix School of Law] |
| * [http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad/law/items/03197 US News and World Report, Best Graduate Schools, Phoenix School of Law]
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| * [http://www.evliving.com/cities_news.php?action=fullnews&id=7279 Evliving.com]
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