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'''Columbia Law School''' (often referred to as '''Columbia Law''' or '''CLS''') is a professional graduate school of Columbia University, a member of the Ivy League. Columbia is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious law schools in the world and has always been [[Law school rankings in the United States|ranked]] in the Top Five law schools in the United States by ''[[U.S. News and World Report]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.stanford.edu/sites/default/
<p class="mw_paragraph"><strong>Columbia Law School</strong> (often referred to as <strong>Columbia Law</strong> or <strong>CLS</strong>) is a professional graduate school of Columbia University, a member of the Ivy League. Columbia is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious law schools in the world and has always been <a href="Law%20school%20rankings%20in%20the%20United%20States" data-mce-href="Law%20school%20rankings%20in%20the%20United%20States" title="Law school rankings in the United States (Page Law school rankings in the United States could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext
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</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="141790" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%0A%7B%7Bcite%20web%0A%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/current_student/student_service/Law_Journals%0A%7Ctitle=Columbia%20Law%20School%20:%20Student%20Journals%0A%7Cpublisher=www.law.columbia.edu%0A%7Caccessdate=May%2026,%202009%0A%7Clast=%0A%7Cfirst=%0A%7D%7D%0A%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
 
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">
==Joint degree program==
<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Columbia Law School&nbsp;: Student Journals</a>,  </span>
 
</li>
In December 2010, the law school announced the addition of an accelerated [[JD/MBA]] joint degree program, which allows students to obtain both a JD and MBA within three years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/88722/20101204/jd-mba-joint-degree-columbia-new-program.htm |title=Columbia Law and Business Schools to launch 3-year joint JD/MBA degree |publisher=Ibtimes.com |date=2011-02-15 |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gmac.com/gmac/NewsandEvents/GMNews/2011/Feb/New-programs-at-the-intersection-of-business-and-law.htm?Page=1 |title=New programs at the intersection of business and law |publisher=Gmac.com |accessdate=2013-11-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314151924/http://www.gmac.com/gmac/NewsandEvents/GMNews/2011/Feb/New-programs-at-the-intersection-of-business-and-law.htm?Page=1 |archivedate=March 14, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The accelerated program will not replace the existing four-year JD/MBA joint degree program. Interested students will be able to choose between the two programs.<ref>{{cite web|author=Karen SloanAll Articles |url=http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202476249394&Columbia_adds_threeyear_JDMBA_program&slreturn=1&hbxlogin=1 |title=Columbia adds three-year J.D./MBA program |publisher=Law.com |date=2010-12-15 |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.columbia.edu/three-year-jd-mba |title=Three-Year J.D. / M.B.A. Program &#124; Columbia Law School |publisher=Law.columbia.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref> A joint degree can prove to be beneficial to law students' career objectives. To enable interested students to achieve this goal, the law school may approve a joint degree with any of the following of Columbia's graduate or professional schools:<ref name=JointDegree>{{cite web |url=http://www.law.columbia.edu/jd_applicants/admissions/jointdegree |title=Joint Degree Programs |publisher=Law.columbia.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref>
</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span><br class="mw_emptyline_first"></p><div><h2>Joint degree program</h2></div><p class="mw_paragraph">In December 2010, the law school announced the addition of an accelerated <a href="JD/MBA" data-mce-href="JD/MBA" title="JD/MBA (Page JD/MBA could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJD/MBA%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>JD/MBA<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> joint degree program, which allows students to obtain both a JD and MBA within three years.<span id="<@@@BTAG115107@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/88722/20101204/jd-mba-joint-degree-columbia-new-program.htm |title=Columbia Law and Business Schools to launch 3-year joint JD/MBA degree |publisher=Ibtimes.com |date=2011-02-15 |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="115107" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/88722/20101204/jd-mba-joint-degree-columbia-new-program.htm%20%7Ctitle=Columbia%20Law%20and%20Business%20Schools%20to%20launch%203-year%20joint%20JD/MBA%20degree%20%7Cpublisher=Ibtimes.com%20%7Cdate=2011-02-15%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
 
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Columbia Law and Business Schools to launch 3-year joint JD/MBA degree</a>,  (2011-02-15)</span>
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* [[Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences|Graduate School of Arts and Sciences]] (Ph.D. in selected programs)
</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span><span id="<@@@BTAG118171@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gmac.com/gmac/NewsandEvents/GMNews/2011/Feb/New-programs-at-the-intersection-of-business-and-law.htm?Page=1 |title=New programs at the intersection of business and law |publisher=Gmac.com |accessdate=2013-11-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314151924/http://www.gmac.com/gmac/NewsandEvents/GMNews/2011/Feb/New-programs-at-the-intersection-of-business-and-law.htm?Page=1 |archivedate=March 14, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="118171" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl=http://www.gmac.com/gmac/NewsandEvents/GMNews/2011/Feb/New-programs-at-the-intersection-of-business-and-law.htm?Page=1%20%7Ctitle=New%20programs%20at%20the%20intersection%20of%20business%20and%20law%20%7Cpublisher=Gmac.com%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%20%7Curl-status=dead%20%7Carchiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314151924/http://www.gmac.com/gmac/NewsandEvents/GMNews/2011/Feb/New-programs-at-the-intersection-of-business-and-law.htm?Page=1%20%7Carchivedate=March%2014,%202012%20%7Cdf=mdy-all%20%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
* [[Columbia Business School|School of Business]]
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">New programs at the intersection of business and law</a>, </span>
* [[School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University|School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)]]
</li>
* [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|Graduate School of Journalism]]
</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span> The accelerated program will not replace the existing four-year JD/MBA joint degree program. Interested students will be able to choose between the two programs.<span id="<@@@BTAG147170@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>{{cite web|author=Karen SloanAll Articles |url=http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202476249394&amp;Columbia_adds_threeyear_JDMBA_program&amp;slreturn=1&amp;hbxlogin=1 |title=Columbia adds three-year J.D./MBA program |publisher=Law.com |date=2010-12-15 |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="147170" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Cauthor=Karen%20SloanAll%20Articles%20%7Curl=http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202476249394&amp;Columbia_adds_threeyear_JDMBA_program&amp;slreturn=1&amp;hbxlogin=1%20%7Ctitle=Columbia%20adds%20three-year%20J.D./MBA%20program%20%7Cpublisher=Law.com%20%7Cdate=2010-12-15%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
* [[Columbia University School of the Arts|School of the Arts]]
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Columbia adds three-year J.D./MBA program</a>, (2010-12-15)</span>
* [[Columbia Mailman School of Public Health|School of Public Health]]
</li>
* [[Columbia University School of Social Work|School of Social Work]]
</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span><span id="<@@@BTAG157636@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.columbia.edu/three-year-jd-mba |title=Three-Year J.D. / M.B.A. Program &amp;#124; Columbia Law School |publisher=Law.columbia.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="157636" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/three-year-jd-mba%20%7Ctitle=Three-Year%20J.D.%20/%20M.B.A.%20Program%20&amp;#124;%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
* [[Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation|School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation]]
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Three-Year J.D. / M.B.A. Program | Columbia Law School</a>,  </span>
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</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span> A joint degree can prove to be beneficial to law students' career objectives. To enable interested students to achieve this goal, the law school may approve a joint degree with any of the following of Columbia's graduate or professional schools:<span id="<@@@BTAG192942@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref name=JointDegree>{{cite web |url=http://www.law.columbia.edu/jd_applicants/admissions/jointdegree |title=Joint Degree Programs |publisher=Law.columbia.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="192942" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=JointDegree%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/jd_applicants/admissions/jointdegree%20%7Ctitle=Joint%20Degree%20Programs%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-JointDegree_1-0" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
Additionally, in recent years, students have successfully petitioned the law school's Rules Committee for permission to create a joint degree program with schools that have agreed to grant advanced standing toward their master's degree for work completed in the Columbia J.D. program:<ref name=JointDegree/>
<li id="cite_note-JointDegree-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Joint Degree Programs</a>,  </span>
 
</li>
* [[Harvard University|Harvard]]'s [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]]
</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span><br class="mw_emptyline_first"><span id="<@@@TPL116455@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-template" title="{{Div col}}" data-mw-type="template" data-mw-id="116455" data-mw-name="Div col" data-mw-wikitext="%7B%7BDiv%20col%7D%7D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><a class="new" title="Template:Div col (page does not exist)">Template:Div col</a>
* [[Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins]]' [[Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies]]
</p></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span></p><div><ul><li><a href="Columbia%20Graduate%20School%20of%20Arts%20and%20Sciences" data-mce-href="Columbia%20Graduate%20School%20of%20Arts%20and%20Sciences" title="Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Page Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20Graduate%20School%20of%20Arts%20and%20Sciences%7CGraduate%20School%20of%20Arts%20and%20Sciences%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Graduate School of Arts and Sciences<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> (Ph.D. in selected programs)</li><li><a href="Columbia%20Business%20School" data-mce-href="Columbia%20Business%20School" title="Columbia Business School (Page Columbia Business School could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20Business%20School%7CSchool%20of%20Business%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>School of Business<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></li><li><a href="School%20of%20International%20and%20Public%20Affairs,%20Columbia%20University" data-mce-href="School%20of%20International%20and%20Public%20Affairs,%20Columbia%20University" title="School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (Page School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSchool%20of%20International%20and%20Public%20Affairs,%20Columbia%20University%7CSchool%20of%20International%20and%20Public%20Affairs%20(SIPA)%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></li><li><a href="Columbia%20University%20Graduate%20School%20of%20Journalism" data-mce-href="Columbia%20University%20Graduate%20School%20of%20Journalism" title="Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (Page Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20University%20Graduate%20School%20of%20Journalism%7CGraduate%20School%20of%20Journalism%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Graduate School of Journalism<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></li><li><a href="Columbia%20University%20School%20of%20the%20Arts" data-mce-href="Columbia%20University%20School%20of%20the%20Arts" title="Columbia University School of the Arts (Page Columbia University School of the Arts could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20University%20School%20of%20the%20Arts%7CSchool%20of%20the%20Arts%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>School of the Arts<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></li><li><a href="Columbia%20Mailman%20School%20of%20Public%20Health" data-mce-href="Columbia%20Mailman%20School%20of%20Public%20Health" title="Columbia Mailman School of Public Health (Page Columbia Mailman School of Public Health could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20Mailman%20School%20of%20Public%20Health%7CSchool%20of%20Public%20Health%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>School of Public Health<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></li><li><a href="Columbia%20University%20School%20of%20Social%20Work" data-mce-href="Columbia%20University%20School%20of%20Social%20Work" title="Columbia University School of Social Work (Page Columbia University School of Social Work could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20University%20School%20of%20Social%20Work%7CSchool%20of%20Social%20Work%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>School of Social Work<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></li><li><a href="Columbia%20Graduate%20School%20of%20Architecture,%20Planning%20and%20Preservation" data-mce-href="Columbia%20Graduate%20School%20of%20Architecture,%20Planning%20and%20Preservation" title="Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (Page Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20Graduate%20School%20of%20Architecture,%20Planning%20and%20Preservation%7CSchool%20of%20Architecture,%20Planning%20and%20Preservation%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></li></ul></div><p class="mw_paragraph"> <span id="<@@@TPL178316@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-template" title="{{Div col end}}" data-mw-type="template" data-mw-id="178316" data-mw-name="Div col end" data-mw-wikitext="%7B%7BDiv%20col%20end%7D%7D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><a class="new" title="Template:Div col end (page does not exist)">Template:Div col end</a>
* [[Princeton University|Princeton]]'s [[Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs]]
</p></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span><br class="mw_emptyline_first">Additionally, in recent years, students have successfully petitioned the law school's Rules Committee for permission to create a joint degree program with schools that have agreed to grant advanced standing toward their master's degree for work completed in the Columbia J.D. program:<span id="<@@@BTAG172894@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref name=JointDegree/>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="172894" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=JointDegree/%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-JointDegree_1-0" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
* [[Tufts University|Tufts]]' [[The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy|Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy]]
<li id="cite_note-JointDegree-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="error mw-ext-cite-error" dir="ltr" lang="en">Cite error: Invalid <code>&lt;ref&gt;</code> tag;
 
no text was provided for refs named <code>JointDegree</code></span></li>
==Dual degree programs and alliances, abroad==
</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span><br class="mw_emptyline_first"></p><div><ul><li><a href="Harvard%20University" data-mce-href="Harvard%20University" title="Harvard University (Page Harvard University could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BHarvard%20University%7CHarvard%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Harvard<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>'s <a href="John%20F.%20Kennedy%20School%20of%20Government" data-mce-href="John%20F.%20Kennedy%20School%20of%20Government" title="John F. Kennedy School of Government (Page John F. Kennedy School of Government could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJohn%20F.%20Kennedy%20School%20of%20Government%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>John F. Kennedy School of Government<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></li><li><a href="Johns%20Hopkins%20University" data-mce-href="Johns%20Hopkins%20University" title="Johns Hopkins University (Page Johns Hopkins University could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJohns%20Hopkins%20University%7CJohns%20Hopkins%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Johns Hopkins<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>' <a href="Paul%20H.%20Nitze%20School%20of%20Advanced%20International%20Studies" data-mce-href="Paul%20H.%20Nitze%20School%20of%20Advanced%20International%20Studies" title="Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (Page Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BPaul%20H.%20Nitze%20School%20of%20Advanced%20International%20Studies%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></li><li><a href="Princeton%20University" data-mce-href="Princeton%20University" title="Princeton University (Page Princeton University could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BPrinceton%20University%7CPrinceton%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Princeton<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>'s <a href="Woodrow%20Wilson%20School%20of%20Public%20and%20International%20Affairs" data-mce-href="Woodrow%20Wilson%20School%20of%20Public%20and%20International%20Affairs" title="Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (Page Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BWoodrow%20Wilson%20School%20of%20Public%20and%20International%20Affairs%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></li><li><a href="Tufts%20University" data-mce-href="Tufts%20University" title="Tufts University (Page Tufts University could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BTufts%20University%7CTufts%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Tufts<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>' <a href="The%20Fletcher%20School%20of%20Law%20and%20Diplomacy" data-mce-href="The%20Fletcher%20School%20of%20Law%20and%20Diplomacy" title="The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Page The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BThe%20Fletcher%20School%20of%20Law%20and%20Diplomacy%7CFletcher%20School%20of%20Law%20and%20Diplomacy%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></li></ul></div><p class="mw_paragraph"><br class="mw_emptyline"></p><div><h2>Dual degree programs and alliances, abroad</h2></div><p class="mw_paragraph">Columbia has cultivated alliances and dual degree programs with overseas law schools, including the <a href="University%20of%20Oxford" data-mce-href="University%20of%20Oxford" title="University of Oxford (Page University of Oxford could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BUniversity%20of%20Oxford%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>University of Oxford<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="King's%20College%20London%20School%20of%20Law" data-mce-href="King's%20College%20London%20School%20of%20Law" title="King's College London School of Law (Page King's College London School of Law could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BKing's%20College%20London%20School%20of%20Law%7CKing's%20College%20London%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>King's College London<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="University%20College%20London%20Law%20Faculty" data-mce-href="University%20College%20London%20Law%20Faculty" title="University College London Law Faculty (Page University College London Law Faculty could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BUniversity%20College%20London%20Law%20Faculty%7CUniversity%20College%20London%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>University College London<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, and the <a href="London%20School%20of%20Economics" data-mce-href="London%20School%20of%20Economics" title="London School of Economics (Page London School of Economics could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLondon%20School%20of%20Economics%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>London School of Economics<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> in London, England; the <em><a href="Paris%20Institute%20of%20Political%20Studies" data-mce-href="Paris%20Institute%20of%20Political%20Studies" title="Paris Institute of Political Studies (Page Paris Institute of Political Studies could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BParis%20Institute%20of%20Political%20Studies%7CInstitut%20d'%C3%A9tudes%20politiques%20de%20Paris%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Institut d'études politiques de Paris<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a></em> ("Sciences Po") and the <em><a href="universit%C3%A9%20de%20Paris%20I" data-mce-href="universit%C3%A9%20de%20Paris%20I" title="université de Paris I (Page Université de Paris I could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Buniversit%C3%A9%20de%20Paris%20I%7CUniversit%C3%A9%20Panth%C3%A9on-Sorbonne%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Université Panthéon-Sorbonne<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a></em> in Paris, France; the <a href="University%20of%20Amsterdam" data-mce-href="University%20of%20Amsterdam" title="University of Amsterdam (Page University of Amsterdam could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BUniversity%20of%20Amsterdam%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>University of Amsterdam<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> in the Netherlands; and the <a href="Institute%20for%20Law%20and%20Finance" data-mce-href="Institute%20for%20Law%20and%20Finance" title="Institute for Law and Finance (Page Institute for Law and Finance could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BInstitute%20for%20Law%20and%20Finance%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Institute for Law and Finance<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> (ILF) at <a href="Goethe%20University%20Frankfurt" data-mce-href="Goethe%20University%20Frankfurt" title="Goethe University Frankfurt (Page Goethe University Frankfurt could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BGoethe%20University%20Frankfurt%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Goethe University Frankfurt<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> in Frankfurt, Germany.<span id="<@@@BTAG176360@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.law.columbia.edu/alumni/news/2010/03/oxford |title=Oxford Joins Law School to Educate Students in Law and Finance &amp;#124; Columbia Law School |publisher=Law.columbia.edu |date=1961-11-09 |accessdate=2013-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622225649/http://www.law.columbia.edu/alumni/news/2010/03/oxford |archive-date=June 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="176360" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/alumni/news/2010/03/oxford%20%7Ctitle=Oxford%20Joins%20Law%20School%20to%20Educate%20Students%20in%20Law%20and%20Finance%20&amp;#124;%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=1961-11-09%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%20%7Carchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622225649/http://www.law.columbia.edu/alumni/news/2010/03/oxford%20%7Carchive-date=June%2022,%202010%20%7Curl-status=dead%20%7Cdf=mdy-all%20%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
 
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Oxford Joins Law School to Educate Students in Law and Finance | Columbia Law School</a>,  (1961-11-09)</span>
Columbia has cultivated alliances and dual degree programs with overseas law schools, including the [[University of Oxford]], [[King's College London School of Law|King's College London]], [[University College London Law Faculty|University College London]], and the [[London School of Economics]] in London, England; the ''[[Paris Institute of Political Studies|Institut d'études politiques de Paris]]'' ("Sciences Po") and the ''[[université de Paris I|Université Panthéon-Sorbonne]]'' in Paris, France; the [[University of Amsterdam]] in the Netherlands; and the [[Institute for Law and Finance]] (ILF) at [[Goethe University Frankfurt]] in Frankfurt, Germany.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.law.columbia.edu/alumni/news/2010/03/oxford |title=Oxford Joins Law School to Educate Students in Law and Finance &#124; Columbia Law School |publisher=Law.columbia.edu |date=1961-11-09 |accessdate=2013-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622225649/http://www.law.columbia.edu/alumni/news/2010/03/oxford |archive-date=June 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.columbia.edu/center_program/intl_progs/double_degree |title=Foreign Dual Degree Programs &#124; International Programs &#124; Columbia Law School |publisher=Law.columbia.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref> The double degree options include JD/Masters in French Law (4 year program in Paris), JD/Masters Program in Global Business (3 Year program in Paris), JD/LLM (3 year program in London), LLB/JD (4 year program in London), and JD/LLM (4 year program in Frankfurt).
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</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span><span id="<@@@BTAG162551@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.columbia.edu/center_program/intl_progs/double_degree |title=Foreign Dual Degree Programs &amp;#124; International Programs &amp;#124; Columbia Law School |publisher=Law.columbia.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="162551" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/center_program/intl_progs/double_degree%20%7Ctitle=Foreign%20Dual%20Degree%20Programs%20&amp;#124;%20International%20Programs%20&amp;#124;%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
Columbia Law School has one of the largest international alliances with China, and with Peking University, specifically, a joint exchange program that begin in 2006 when students could be exchanged for a semester, which was expanded as a program in 2011 to allow faculty to teach or co-teach courses abroad, and which was expanded as a program again in 2013 when Columbia Law School dean David Schizer and Peking University Law School dean Zhang Shouwen signed a memorandum of understanding between the universities, allowing for joint publications and joint seminars between faculty at the respective universities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jdjournal.com/2013/05/23/columbia-and-peking-university-deepen-international-collaboration/ |title=June, Daniel, "Columbia and Peking University Deepen International Collaboration" |publisher=Jdjournal.com |date=2013-05-23 |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref>
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Foreign Dual Degree Programs | International Programs | Columbia Law School</a>,  </span>
 
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==Clinical programs==
</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span> The double degree options include JD/Masters in French Law (4 year program in Paris), JD/Masters Program in Global Business (3 Year program in Paris), JD/LLM (3 year program in London), LLB/JD (4 year program in London), and JD/LLM (4 year program in Frankfurt).<br class="mw_emptyline_first">Columbia Law School has one of the largest international alliances with China, and with Peking University, specifically, a joint exchange program that begin in 2006 when students could be exchanged for a semester, which was expanded as a program in 2011 to allow faculty to teach or co-teach courses abroad, and which was expanded as a program again in 2013 when Columbia Law School dean David Schizer and Peking University Law School dean Zhang Shouwen signed a memorandum of understanding between the universities, allowing for joint publications and joint seminars between faculty at the respective universities.<span id="<@@@BTAG155907@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jdjournal.com/2013/05/23/columbia-and-peking-university-deepen-international-collaboration/ |title=June, Daniel, &quot;Columbia and Peking University Deepen International Collaboration&quot; |publisher=Jdjournal.com |date=2013-05-23 |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="155907" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.jdjournal.com/2013/05/23/columbia-and-peking-university-deepen-international-collaboration/%20%7Ctitle=June,%20Daniel,%20%22Columbia%20and%20Peking%20University%20Deepen%20International%20Collaboration%22%20%7Cpublisher=Jdjournal.com%20%7Cdate=2013-05-23%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
 
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">June, Daniel, "Columbia and Peking University Deepen International Collaboration"</a>,  (2013-05-23)</span>
The law school runs nine vigorous clinical programs that contribute to the community,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.columbia.edu/focusareas/clinics |title=Clinical Program &#124; Clinical Education &#124; Columbia Law School |publisher=Law.columbia.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref> including the nation's first technology-based clinic, called Lawyering in the Digital Age. This clinic is currently engaged in building a community resource to understand the [[collateral consequences of criminal charges]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.law.columbia.edu/fourcs |title=Four C's Home |publisher=.law.columbia.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref> In April 2006, Columbia announced that it was starting the nation's first clinic in sexuality and gender law.<ref>
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</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span><br class="mw_emptyline_first"></p><div><h2>Clinical programs</h2></div><p class="mw_paragraph">The law school runs nine vigorous clinical programs that contribute to the community,<span id="<@@@BTAG145053@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.columbia.edu/focusareas/clinics |title=Clinical Program &amp;#124; Clinical Education &amp;#124; Columbia Law School |publisher=Law.columbia.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="145053" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/focusareas/clinics%20%7Ctitle=Clinical%20Program%20&amp;#124;%20Clinical%20Education%20&amp;#124;%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Clinical Program | Clinical Education | Columbia Law School</a>,  </span>
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</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span> including the nation's first technology-based clinic, called Lawyering in the Digital Age. This clinic is currently engaged in building a community resource to understand the <a href="collateral%20consequences%20of%20criminal%20charges" data-mce-href="collateral%20consequences%20of%20criminal%20charges" title="collateral consequences of criminal charges (Page Collateral consequences of criminal charges could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Bcollateral%20consequences%20of%20criminal%20charges%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>collateral consequences of criminal charges<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>.<span id="<@@@BTAG144816@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.law.columbia.edu/fourcs |title=Four C's Home |publisher=.law.columbia.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="144816" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www2.law.columbia.edu/fourcs%20%7Ctitle=Four%20C's%20Home%20%7Cpublisher=.law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Four C's Home</a>,  </span>
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</ref> The Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic "is the first law school clinic anywhere in the U.S. directed by a full-time law school faculty member and dedicated to legal and public policy issues related to gender and sexuality."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.law.columbia.edu/sexuality-gender-clinic|title=Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic|website=Columbia Law School|language=en|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref> In 2007, Columbia opened a new program in law and technology.
</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="117455" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%0A%7B%7Bcite%20web%0A%7Curl=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/06/04/lawschool.html%0A%7Ctitle=Columbia%20News%20:::%20Law%20School%20Creates%20Country's%20First%20Sexuality,%20Gender%20Law%20Clinic%0A%7Cpublisher=www.columbia.edu%0A%7Caccessdate=May%2026,%202009%0A%7Clast=%0A%7Cfirst=%0A%7D%7D%0A%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
 
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Given that Columbia is well known for its strength in corporate law, the law school offers, for example, a "Deals" course that includes participants from the [[Columbia Business School]] and the law school. In addition, the Columbia Business and Law Association (CBLA), the law school's principal student group dedicated to the interaction between law and business, routinely sponsors lectures, workshops, and networking events from traditional areas of interest such as investment banking, management consulting, venture capital, private equity, hedge funds, and entrepreneurship. CBLA also serves as a center for members of the Columbia Law School community interested in many aspects of business law, including corporate governance and securities regulation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.law.columbia.edu/cbla/index.php |title=Columbia Business and Law Association - Home |publisher=.law.columbia.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref> The student-run organization [[Unemployment Action Center]] has a chapter at Columbia Law School.
<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Columbia News&nbsp;::: Law School Creates Country's First Sexuality, Gender Law Clinic</a>,  </span>
 
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==Facilities==
</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span> The Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic "is the first law school clinic anywhere in the U.S. directed by a full-time law school faculty member and dedicated to legal and public policy issues related to gender and sexuality."<span id="<@@@BTAG171208@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.law.columbia.edu/sexuality-gender-clinic|title=Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic|website=Columbia Law School|language=en|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="171208" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7BCite%20web%7Curl=https://www.law.columbia.edu/sexuality-gender-clinic%7Ctitle=Sexuality%20and%20Gender%20Law%20Clinic%7Cwebsite=Columbia%20Law%20School%7Clanguage=en%7Caccess-date=2019-05-21%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
 
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic</a>, </span>
Columbia Law School's main building, [[Jerome L. Greene]] Hall, was designed by [[Wallace Harrison]] and [[Max Abramovitz]], architects of the [[United Nations]] Headquarters and [[Lincoln Center|Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts]] (which for many years served as the site of Columbia Law School's graduation ceremonies). It is located at the intersection of Amsterdam Avenue and West 116th Street. One of the building's defining features is its frontal sculpture, ''Bellerophon Taming Pegasus'', designed by [[Jacques Lipchitz]], symbolizing man's struggle over (his own) wild side/unreason.
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</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span> In 2007, Columbia opened a new program in law and technology.<br class="mw_emptyline_first">Given that Columbia is well known for its strength in corporate law, the law school offers, for example, a "Deals" course that includes participants from the <a href="Columbia%20Business%20School" data-mce-href="Columbia%20Business%20School" title="Columbia Business School (Page Columbia Business School could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20Business%20School%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Columbia Business School<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> and the law school. In addition, the Columbia Business and Law Association (CBLA), the law school's principal student group dedicated to the interaction between law and business, routinely sponsors lectures, workshops, and networking events from traditional areas of interest such as investment banking, management consulting, venture capital, private equity, hedge funds, and entrepreneurship. CBLA also serves as a center for members of the Columbia Law School community interested in many aspects of business law, including corporate governance and securities regulation.<span id="<@@@BTAG113119@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.law.columbia.edu/cbla/index.php |title=Columbia Business and Law Association - Home |publisher=.law.columbia.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="113119" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www2.law.columbia.edu/cbla/index.php%20%7Ctitle=Columbia%20Business%20and%20Law%20Association%20-%20Home%20%7Cpublisher=.law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
In 1996, the law school was given an extensive renovation and expansion by Polshek Partnership (now Ennead Architects), including the addition of a new entrance façade and three story skylit lobby, as well as the expansion of existing space to include an upper level students' commons, lounge areas, and a café. In the summer of 2008, construction of a new floor in Jerome Greene Hall was completed providing 38 new faculty offices. Other Columbia Law School buildings include William and June Warren Hall, the Jerome Greene Annex (which Jerome Greene's representatives politely declined to have renamed after the building of Jerome Greene Hall), and William C. Warren Hall (or "Little Warren").
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Columbia Business and Law Association - Home</a>,  </span>
 
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Lenfest Hall, the law school's premier residence, opened in August 2003. The hall was named for [[H. F. Lenfest]] '58 and his wife Marguerite. Lenfest contains more than 200 luxury student residences, including private studio apartments and one-bedroom apartments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.law.columbia.edu/lenfest/htmls/ |title=Lenfest Hall - Columbia Law School |publisher=.law.columbia.edu |accessdate=2013-11-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521225401/http://www2.law.columbia.edu/lenfest/htmls/ |archivedate=May 21, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>  In addition to Lenfest Hall, the majority of Columbia Law students live in the university's Graduate Student Housing consisting of single and shared apartments in buildings throughout Morningside Heights. All Columbia Law students are guaranteed housing on campus for the duration of their law school studies.
</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span> The student-run organization <a href="Unemployment%20Action%20Center" data-mce-href="Unemployment%20Action%20Center" title="Unemployment Action Center (Page Unemployment Action Center could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BUnemployment%20Action%20Center%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Unemployment Action Center<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> has a chapter at Columbia Law School.<br class="mw_emptyline_first"></p><div><h2>Facilities</h2></div><p class="mw_paragraph">Columbia Law School's main building, <a href="Jerome%20L.%20Greene" data-mce-href="Jerome%20L.%20Greene" title="Jerome L. Greene (Page Jerome L. Greene could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJerome%20L.%20Greene%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Jerome L. Greene<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> Hall, was designed by <a href="Wallace%20Harrison" data-mce-href="Wallace%20Harrison" title="Wallace Harrison (Page Wallace Harrison could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BWallace%20Harrison%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Wallace Harrison<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> and <a href="Max%20Abramovitz" data-mce-href="Max%20Abramovitz" title="Max Abramovitz (Page Max Abramovitz could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMax%20Abramovitz%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Max Abramovitz<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, architects of the <a href="United%20Nations" data-mce-href="United%20Nations" title="United Nations (Page United Nations could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BUnited%20Nations%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>United Nations<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> Headquarters and <a href="Lincoln%20Center" data-mce-href="Lincoln%20Center" title="Lincoln Center (Page Lincoln Center could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLincoln%20Center%7CLincoln%20Center%20for%20the%20Performing%20Arts%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> (which for many years served as the site of Columbia Law School's graduation ceremonies). It is located at the intersection of Amsterdam Avenue and West 116th Street. One of the building's defining features is its frontal sculpture, <em>Bellerophon Taming Pegasus</em>, designed by <a href="Jacques%20Lipchitz" data-mce-href="Jacques%20Lipchitz" title="Jacques Lipchitz (Page Jacques Lipchitz could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJacques%20Lipchitz%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Jacques Lipchitz<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, symbolizing man's struggle over (his own) wild side/unreason.<br class="mw_emptyline_first">In 1996, the law school was given an extensive renovation and expansion by Polshek Partnership (now Ennead Architects), including the addition of a new entrance façade and three story skylit lobby, as well as the expansion of existing space to include an upper level students' commons, lounge areas, and a café. In the summer of 2008, construction of a new floor in Jerome Greene Hall was completed providing 38 new faculty offices. Other Columbia Law School buildings include William and June Warren Hall, the Jerome Greene Annex (which Jerome Greene's representatives politely declined to have renamed after the building of Jerome Greene Hall), and William C. Warren Hall (or "Little Warren").<br class="mw_emptyline_first">Lenfest Hall, the law school's premier residence, opened in August 2003. The hall was named for <a href="H.%20F.%20Lenfest" data-mce-href="H.%20F.%20Lenfest" title="H. F. Lenfest (Page H. F. Lenfest could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BH.%20F.%20Lenfest%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>H. F. Lenfest<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> '58 and his wife Marguerite. Lenfest contains more than 200 luxury student residences, including private studio apartments and one-bedroom apartments.<span id="<@@@BTAG108096@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.law.columbia.edu/lenfest/htmls/ |title=Lenfest Hall - Columbia Law School |publisher=.law.columbia.edu |accessdate=2013-11-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521225401/http://www2.law.columbia.edu/lenfest/htmls/ |archivedate=May 21, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="108096" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl=http://www2.law.columbia.edu/lenfest/htmls/%20%7Ctitle=Lenfest%20Hall%20-%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=.law.columbia.edu%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%20%7Curl-status=dead%20%7Carchiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521225401/http://www2.law.columbia.edu/lenfest/htmls/%20%7Carchivedate=May%2021,%202015%20%7Cdf=mdy-all%20%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
 
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Lenfest Hall - Columbia Law School</a>,  </span>
==Columbia graduate legal studies program==
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</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span>  In addition to Lenfest Hall, the majority of Columbia Law students live in the university's Graduate Student Housing consisting of single and shared apartments in buildings throughout Morningside Heights. All Columbia Law students are guaranteed housing on campus for the duration of their law school studies.<br class="mw_emptyline_first"></p><div><h2>Columbia graduate legal studies program</h2></div><p class="mw_paragraph">Columbia offers a Graduate Legal Studies Program, including the <a href="Master%20of%20Laws" data-mce-href="Master%20of%20Laws" title="Master of Laws (Page Master of Laws could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMaster%20of%20Laws%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Master of Laws<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> (<a href="LL.M." data-mce-href="LL.M." title="LL.M. (Page LL.M. could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLL.M.%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>LL.M.<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>) and the Doctor of the Science of Law (<a href="Doctor%20of%20Juridical%20Science" data-mce-href="Doctor%20of%20Juridical%20Science" title="Doctor of Juridical Science (Page Doctor of Juridical Science could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BDoctor%20of%20Juridical%20Science%7CJ.S.D.%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>J.S.D.<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>) degrees. The LL.M. Program is considered one of the best in the United States and has been ranked very highly according to private studies.<span id="<@@@BTAG109016@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upstartraising.com/reports/llm_programs2.html |title=LLM Reviews - Guide to Masters of Law Programs in the United States |publisher=Upstartraising.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="109016" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.upstartraising.com/reports/llm_programs2.html%20%7Ctitle=LLM%20Reviews%20-%20Guide%20to%20Masters%20of%20Law%20Programs%20in%20the%20United%20States%20%7Cpublisher=Upstartraising.com%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
Columbia offers a Graduate Legal Studies Program, including the [[Master of Laws]] ([[LL.M.]]) and the Doctor of the Science of Law ([[Doctor of Juridical Science|J.S.D.]]) degrees. The LL.M. Program is considered one of the best in the United States and has been ranked very highly according to private studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upstartraising.com/reports/llm_programs2.html |title=LLM Reviews - Guide to Masters of Law Programs in the United States |publisher=Upstartraising.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref> Each year the law school enrolls approximately 210 graduate students from more than 50 countries with experience in all areas of the legal profession, including academia, the judiciary, public service, civil rights and human rights advocacy, [[non-governmental organization]]s, international organizations, and private practice. Graduate students are an important component of the law school community. They participate in many co-curricular activities, including student journals, moot courts, and student organizations. Graduate students also organize and speak at conferences, workshops, and colloquia on current legal issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.columbia.edu/llm_jsd |title=Graduate Legal Studies &#124; Columbia Law School |publisher=Law.columbia.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref>
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">LLM Reviews - Guide to Masters of Law Programs in the United States</a>,  </span>
 
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==U.S. Supreme Court clerkships==
</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span> Each year the law school enrolls approximately 210 graduate students from more than 50 countries with experience in all areas of the legal profession, including academia, the judiciary, public service, civil rights and human rights advocacy, <a href="non-governmental%20organization" data-mce-href="non-governmental%20organization" title="non-governmental organization (Page Non-governmental organization could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Bnon-governmental%20organization%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>non-governmental organization<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>s, international organizations, and private practice. Graduate students are an important component of the law school community. They participate in many co-curricular activities, including student journals, moot courts, and student organizations. Graduate students also organize and speak at conferences, workshops, and colloquia on current legal issues.<span id="<@@@BTAG153517@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.columbia.edu/llm_jsd |title=Graduate Legal Studies &amp;#124; Columbia Law School |publisher=Law.columbia.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="153517" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/llm_jsd%20%7Ctitle=Graduate%20Legal%20Studies%20&amp;#124;%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
 
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Graduate Legal Studies | Columbia Law School</a>,  </span>
Since 2005, [[List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States|24 Columbia Law alumni]] have served as judicial clerks at the U.S. Supreme Court, one of the most distinguished appointments a law school graduate can obtain. This record gives Columbia a ranking of [[Talk:List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States#Some final observations on numbers of clerks and a count of law schools|fifth among all law schools]] for supplying such law clerks for the period 2005-2017. Columbia has placed [[List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States|135 clerks]] at the U.S. Supreme Court in its history, one of the top five law schools for clerks; this group includes [[Lee Bollinger]], who clerked for Chief Justice [[Warren Burger]] in the 1972 Term, and is now the president of Columbia University.
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</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span><br class="mw_emptyline_first"></p><div><h2>U.S. Supreme Court clerkships</h2></div><p class="mw_paragraph">Since 2005, <a href="List%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States" data-mce-href="List%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States" title="List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Page List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BList%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States%7C24%20Columbia%20Law%20alumni%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>24 Columbia Law alumni<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> have served as judicial clerks at the U.S. Supreme Court, one of the most distinguished appointments a law school graduate can obtain. This record gives Columbia a ranking of <a href="Talk:List%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States#Some%20final%20observations%20on%20numbers%20of%20clerks%20and%20a%20count%20of%20law%20schools" data-mce-href="Talk:List%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States#Some%20final%20observations%20on%20numbers%20of%20clerks%20and%20a%20count%20of%20law%20schools" title="Talk:List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States#Some final observations on numbers of clerks and a count of law schools (Page Talk:List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BTalk:List%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States#Some%20final%20observations%20on%20numbers%20of%20clerks%20and%20a%20count%20of%20law%20schools%7Cfifth%20among%20all%20law%20schools%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>fifth among all law schools<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> for supplying such law clerks for the period 2005-2017. Columbia has placed <a href="List%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States" data-mce-href="List%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States" title="List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Page List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BList%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States%7C135%20clerks%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>135 clerks<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> at the U.S. Supreme Court in its history, one of the top five law schools for clerks; this group includes [[Lee Bollinger]], who clerked for Chief Justice <a href="Warren%20Burger" data-mce-href="Warren%20Burger" title="Warren Burger (Page Warren Burger could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BWarren%20Burger%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Warren Burger<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> in the 1972 Term, and is now the president of Columbia University.<br class="mw_emptyline_first"></p><div><h2>Employment</h2></div><p class="mw_paragraph">According to Columbia Law School's official 2014 ABA-required disclosures, 93.8% of the Class of 2014 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment ten months after graduation.<span id="<@@@BTAG116610@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref name=&quot;Employment Statistics&quot;/>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="116610" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22Employment%20Statistics%22/%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-Employment_Statistics_1-0" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
==Employment==
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According to Columbia Law School's official 2014 ABA-required disclosures, 93.8% of the Class of 2014 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment ten months after graduation.<ref name="Employment Statistics"/> Columbia Law School's [[Law School Transparency]] under-employment score was 1.6%, 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/columbia/2013/ |title=Columbia University Profile}}</ref>
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</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span> Columbia Law School's <a href="Law%20School%20Transparency" data-mce-href="Law%20School%20Transparency" title="Law School Transparency (Page Law School Transparency could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLaw%20School%20Transparency%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Law School Transparency<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> under-employment score was 1.6%, 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.<span id="<@@@BTAG193608@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/columbia/2013/ |title=Columbia University Profile}}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="193608" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/columbia/2013/%20%7Ctitle=Columbia%20University%20Profile%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
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</p></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span><br class="mw_emptyline_first"></p><div><h2>Costs</h2></div><p class="mw_paragraph">The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Columbia Law School for the 2019-2020 academic year was $101,345.<span id="<@@@BTAG141110@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.law.columbia.edu/financial-aid/costs-and-billing/costs-budgeting |title=Costs and Budgeting}}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="141110" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://web.law.columbia.edu/financial-aid/costs-and-billing/costs-budgeting%20%7Ctitle=Costs%20and%20Budgeting%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
==Costs==
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Costs and Budgeting</a>, </span>
The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Columbia Law School for the 2019-2020 academic year was $101,345.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.law.columbia.edu/financial-aid/costs-and-billing/costs-budgeting |title=Costs and Budgeting}}</ref> The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $357,503.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/columbia/costs/ |title=Columbia University Profile}}</ref>
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</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span> The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $357,503.<span id="<@@@BTAG180528@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/columbia/costs/ |title=Columbia University Profile}}</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="180528" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/columbia/costs/%20%7Ctitle=Columbia%20University%20Profile%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
==Columbia Law School alumni==
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Columbia University Profile</a>, </span>
{{Main|List of Columbia Law School alumni}}
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[[File:Theodore Roosevelt circa 1902.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Theodore Roosevelt]]]]
</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span><br class="mw_emptyline_first"></p><div><h2>Columbia Law School alumni</h2></div><p class="mw_paragraph"><span id="<@@@TPL129770@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-template" title="{{Main|List of Columbia Law School alumni}}" data-mw-type="template" data-mw-id="129770" data-mw-name="Main" data-mw-wikitext="%7B%7BMain%7CList%20of%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20alumni%7D%7D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><a class="new" title="Template:Main (page does not exist)">Template:Main</a>
 
</p></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span><span class="single_linebreak" title="single linebreak" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>¶</mwspan></span><a href="File:Theodore%20Roosevelt%20circa%201902.jpg" data-mce-href="File:Theodore%20Roosevelt%20circa%201902.jpg" title="File:Theodore Roosevelt circa 1902.jpg (Page File:Theodore Roosevelt circa 1902.jpg could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BFile:Theodore%20Roosevelt%20circa%201902.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cupright%7C%5B%5BTheodore%20Roosevelt%5D%5D%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>thumb<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a><br class="mw_emptyline_first"><a href="File:FDR%20in%201933.jpg" data-mce-href="File:FDR%20in%201933.jpg" title="File:FDR in 1933.jpg (Page File:FDR in 1933.jpg could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BFile:FDR%20in%201933.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cupright%7C%5B%5BFranklin%20D.%20Roosevelt%5D%5D%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>thumb<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a><br class="mw_emptyline_first"><a href="Theodore%20Roosevelt" data-mce-href="Theodore%20Roosevelt" title="Theodore Roosevelt (Page Theodore Roosevelt could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BTheodore%20Roosevelt%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Theodore Roosevelt<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, the 26th president of the United States and the 25th vice president of the United States, and <a href="Franklin%20D.%20Roosevelt" data-mce-href="Franklin%20D.%20Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt (Page Franklin D. Roosevelt could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BFranklin%20D.%20Roosevelt%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Franklin D. Roosevelt<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, the 32nd president of the United States, were students at CLS; neither graduated from CLS, but they both received honorary J.D.s in October 2008.<span id="<@@@BTAG110760@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>[http://www.law.columbia.edu/media_inquiries/news_events/2008/october2008/roosevelts_jds &quot;Presidents Roosevelt Receive Posthumous J.D.s&quot;] Law.Columbia.edu. October 9, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2015.</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="110760" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp://www.law.columbia.edu/media_inquiries/news_events/2008/october2008/roosevelts_jds%20%22Presidents%20Roosevelt%20Receive%20Posthumous%20J.D.s%22%5D%20Law.Columbia.edu.%20October%209,%202008.%20Retrieved%20December%203,%202015.%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
[[File:FDR in 1933.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]]]
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">"Presidents Roosevelt Receive Posthumous J.D.s"</a> Law.Columbia.edu. October 9, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2015.</span>
 
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[[Theodore Roosevelt]], the 26th president of the United States and the 25th vice president of the United States, and [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], the 32nd president of the United States, were students at CLS; neither graduated from CLS, but they both received honorary J.D.s in October 2008.<ref>[http://www.law.columbia.edu/media_inquiries/news_events/2008/october2008/roosevelts_jds "Presidents Roosevelt Receive Posthumous J.D.s"] Law.Columbia.edu. October 9, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2015.</ref> Former [[President of Georgia]], [[Mikheil Saakashvili]], received his LL.M. at Columbia; [[Giuliano Amato]], twice former [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (1992–93 and 2000–2001), was also a CLS graduate. Graduates of the law school have served as members of the [[U.S. President's Cabinet|United States President's Cabinet]] and non-U.S. government executive cabinets, including [[U.S. Secretary of State]], [[U.S. Secretary of Treasury|Secretary of Treasury]], [[U.S. Secretary of War|Secretary of War]] (now [[U.S. Secretary of Defense]]), and [[U.S. Attorney General|Attorney General]], among others.
</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span> Former <a href="President%20of%20Georgia" data-mce-href="President%20of%20Georgia" title="President of Georgia (Page President of Georgia could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BPresident%20of%20Georgia%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>President of Georgia<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Mikheil%20Saakashvili" data-mce-href="Mikheil%20Saakashvili" title="Mikheil Saakashvili (Page Mikheil Saakashvili could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMikheil%20Saakashvili%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Mikheil Saakashvili<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, received his LL.M. at Columbia; <a href="Giuliano%20Amato" data-mce-href="Giuliano%20Amato" title="Giuliano Amato (Page Giuliano Amato could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BGiuliano%20Amato%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Giuliano Amato<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, twice former <a href="Prime%20Minister%20of%20Italy" data-mce-href="Prime%20Minister%20of%20Italy" title="Prime Minister of Italy (Page Prime Minister of Italy could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BPrime%20Minister%20of%20Italy%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Prime Minister of Italy<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> (1992–93 and 2000–2001), was also a CLS graduate. Graduates of the law school have served as members of the <a href="U.S.%20President's%20Cabinet" data-mce-href="U.S.%20President's%20Cabinet" title="U.S. President's Cabinet (Page U.S. President's Cabinet could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20President's%20Cabinet%7CUnited%20States%20President's%20Cabinet%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>United States President's Cabinet<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> and non-U.S. government executive cabinets, including <a href="U.S.%20Secretary%20of%20State" data-mce-href="U.S.%20Secretary%20of%20State" title="U.S. Secretary of State (Page U.S. Secretary of State could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20Secretary%20of%20State%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>U.S. Secretary of State<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="U.S.%20Secretary%20of%20Treasury" data-mce-href="U.S.%20Secretary%20of%20Treasury" title="U.S. Secretary of Treasury (Page U.S. Secretary of Treasury could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20Secretary%20of%20Treasury%7CSecretary%20of%20Treasury%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Secretary of Treasury<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="U.S.%20Secretary%20of%20War" data-mce-href="U.S.%20Secretary%20of%20War" title="U.S. Secretary of War (Page U.S. Secretary of War could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20Secretary%20of%20War%7CSecretary%20of%20War%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Secretary of War<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> (now <a href="U.S.%20Secretary%20of%20Defense" data-mce-href="U.S.%20Secretary%20of%20Defense" title="U.S. Secretary of Defense (Page U.S. Secretary of Defense could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20Secretary%20of%20Defense%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>U.S. Secretary of Defense<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>), and <a href="U.S.%20Attorney%20General" data-mce-href="U.S.%20Attorney%20General" title="U.S. Attorney General (Page U.S. Attorney General could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20Attorney%20General%7CAttorney%20General%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Attorney General<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, among others.<br class="mw_emptyline_first">Three of the school's graduates have served as <a href="Chief%20Justice%20of%20the%20United%20States" data-mce-href="Chief%20Justice%20of%20the%20United%20States" title="Chief Justice of the United States (Page Chief Justice of the United States could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BChief%20Justice%20of%20the%20United%20States%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Chief Justice of the United States<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>: <a href="Charles%20Evans%20Hughes" data-mce-href="Charles%20Evans%20Hughes" title="Charles Evans Hughes (Page Charles Evans Hughes could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BCharles%20Evans%20Hughes%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Charles Evans Hughes<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, [[Harlan Fiske Stone]], and [[John Jay]]. Columbia Law School is the only law school to have graduated more than one chief justice. Nine alumni of Columbia Law School have served on the [[Supreme Court of the United States]], including Justice <a href="Ruth%20Bader%20Ginsburg" data-mce-href="Ruth%20Bader%20Ginsburg" title="Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Page Ruth Bader Ginsburg could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BRuth%20Bader%20Ginsburg%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Ruth Bader Ginsburg<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>. Several alumni have served as <a href="United%20States%20Solicitor%20General" data-mce-href="United%20States%20Solicitor%20General" title="United States Solicitor General (Page United States Solicitor General could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BUnited%20States%20Solicitor%20General%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>United States Solicitor General<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>. There are over 90 current and past members of the U.S. federal courts who have graduated from CLS. Internationally, CLS graduates also have occupied prominent judicial positions, including <a href="Shi%20Jiuyong" data-mce-href="Shi%20Jiuyong" title="Shi Jiuyong (Page Shi Jiuyong could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BShi%20Jiuyong%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Shi Jiuyong<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, former president of the <a href="International%20Court%20of%20Justice" data-mce-href="International%20Court%20of%20Justice" title="International Court of Justice (Page International Court of Justice could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BInternational%20Court%20of%20Justice%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>International Court of Justice<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> (ICJ); <a href="Xue%20Hanqin" data-mce-href="Xue%20Hanqin" title="Xue Hanqin (Page Xue Hanqin could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BXue%20Hanqin%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Xue Hanqin<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, current member of the ICJ; [[Giuliano Amato]], current member of the <a href="Constitutional%20Court%20of%20Italy" data-mce-href="Constitutional%20Court%20of%20Italy" title="Constitutional Court of Italy (Page Constitutional Court of Italy could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BConstitutional%20Court%20of%20Italy%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Constitutional Court of Italy<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>; Jan Schans Christensen ('88 LL.M.), current member of the <a href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Denmark" data-mce-href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Denmark" title="Supreme Court of Denmark (Page Supreme Court of Denmark could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSupreme%20Court%20of%20Denmark%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Supreme Court of Denmark<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>; <a href="Susan%20Denham" data-mce-href="Susan%20Denham" title="Susan Denham (Page Susan Denham could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSusan%20Denham%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Susan Denham<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, current <a href="Chief%20Justice" data-mce-href="Chief%20Justice" title="Chief Justice (Page Chief Justice could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BChief%20Justice%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Chief Justice<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Ireland" data-mce-href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Ireland" title="Supreme Court of Ireland (Page Supreme Court of Ireland could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSupreme%20Court%20of%20Ireland%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Supreme Court of Ireland<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>; <a href="Marvic%20Leonen" data-mce-href="Marvic%20Leonen" title="Marvic Leonen (Page Marvic Leonen could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMarvic%20Leonen%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Marvic Leonen<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> ('04 LL.M.), current member of the <a href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20Philippines" data-mce-href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20Philippines" title="Supreme Court of the Philippines (Page Supreme Court of the Philippines could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSupreme%20Court%20of%20the%20Philippines%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Supreme Court of the Philippines<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>; <a href="Hironobu%20Takesaki" data-mce-href="Hironobu%20Takesaki" title="Hironobu Takesaki (Page Hironobu Takesaki could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BHironobu%20Takesaki%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Hironobu Takesaki<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, current <a href="Chief%20Justice%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20Japan" data-mce-href="Chief%20Justice%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20Japan" title="Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan (Page Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BChief%20Justice%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20Japan%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>; <a href="Umu%20Hawa%20Tejan-Jalloh" data-mce-href="Umu%20Hawa%20Tejan-Jalloh" title="Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh (Page Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BUmu%20Hawa%20Tejan-Jalloh%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, current [[Chief Justice]], <a href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Sierra%20Leone" data-mce-href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Sierra%20Leone" title="Supreme Court of Sierra Leone (Page Supreme Court of Sierra Leone could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSupreme%20Court%20of%20Sierra%20Leone%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Supreme Court of Sierra Leone<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>; <a href="Karin%20Maria%20Bruzelius" data-mce-href="Karin%20Maria%20Bruzelius" title="Karin Maria Bruzelius (Page Karin Maria Bruzelius could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BKarin%20Maria%20Bruzelius%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Karin Maria Bruzelius<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, former member of the <a href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Norway" data-mce-href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Norway" title="Supreme Court of Norway (Page Supreme Court of Norway could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSupreme%20Court%20of%20Norway%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Supreme Court of Norway<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>; <a href="Lawrence%20Collins" data-mce-href="Lawrence%20Collins" title="Lawrence Collins (Page Lawrence Collins could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLawrence%20Collins%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Lawrence Collins<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, former <a href="Justice%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom" data-mce-href="Justice%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom" title="Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (Page Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJustice%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>; and <a href="Francis%20M.%20Ssekandi" data-mce-href="Francis%20M.%20Ssekandi" title="Francis M. Ssekandi (Page Francis M. Ssekandi could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BFrancis%20M.%20Ssekandi%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Francis M. Ssekandi<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, former justice of the <a href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Uganda" data-mce-href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Uganda" title="Supreme Court of Uganda (Page Supreme Court of Uganda could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSupreme%20Court%20of%20Uganda%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Supreme Court of Uganda<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, among others.<br class="mw_emptyline_first">Notable legal academics who are graduates of CLS include <a href="Barbara%20Black" data-mce-href="Barbara%20Black" title="Barbara Black (Page Barbara Black could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BBarbara%20Black%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Barbara Black<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, [[Lee Bollinger]], [[Felix S. Cohen]], [[Lawrence Collins]], <a href="Robert%20Cover" data-mce-href="Robert%20Cover" title="Robert Cover (Page Robert Cover could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BRobert%20Cover%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Robert Cover<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Samuel%20Estreicher" data-mce-href="Samuel%20Estreicher" title="Samuel Estreicher" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSamuel%20Estreicher%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Samuel Estreicher<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="E.%20Allan%20Farnsworth" data-mce-href="E.%20Allan%20Farnsworth" title="E. Allan Farnsworth (Page E. Allan Farnsworth could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BE.%20Allan%20Farnsworth%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>E. Allan Farnsworth<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Charles%20Fried" data-mce-href="Charles%20Fried" title="Charles Fried" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BCharles%20Fried%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Charles Fried<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]], <a href="Harvey%20Goldschmid" data-mce-href="Harvey%20Goldschmid" title="Harvey Goldschmid (Page Harvey Goldschmid could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BHarvey%20Goldschmid%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Harvey Goldschmid<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Kent%20Greenawalt" data-mce-href="Kent%20Greenawalt" title="Kent Greenawalt (Page Kent Greenawalt could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BKent%20Greenawalt%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Kent Greenawalt<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Jack%20Greenberg%20(lawyer)" data-mce-href="Jack%20Greenberg%20(lawyer)" title="Jack Greenberg (lawyer) (Page Jack Greenberg (lawyer) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJack%20Greenberg%20(lawyer)%7CJack%20Greenberg%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Jack Greenberg<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Geoffrey%20C.%20Hazard,%20Jr." data-mce-href="Geoffrey%20C.%20Hazard,%20Jr." title="Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr. (Page Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr. could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BGeoffrey%20C.%20Hazard,%20Jr.%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr.<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Benjamin%20Kaplan" data-mce-href="Benjamin%20Kaplan" title="Benjamin Kaplan (Page Benjamin Kaplan could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BBenjamin%20Kaplan%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Benjamin Kaplan<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Jessica%20Litman" data-mce-href="Jessica%20Litman" title="Jessica Litman" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJessica%20Litman%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Jessica Litman<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Louis%20Lusky" data-mce-href="Louis%20Lusky" title="Louis Lusky (Page Louis Lusky could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLouis%20Lusky%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Louis Lusky<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Yale%20Kamisar" data-mce-href="Yale%20Kamisar" title="Yale Kamisar" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BYale%20Kamisar%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Yale Kamisar<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Soia%20Mentschikoff" data-mce-href="Soia%20Mentschikoff" title="Soia Mentschikoff (Page Soia Mentschikoff could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSoia%20Mentschikoff%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Soia Mentschikoff<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Richard%20B.%20Morris" data-mce-href="Richard%20B.%20Morris" title="Richard B. Morris (Page Richard B. Morris could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BRichard%20B.%20Morris%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Richard B. Morris<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Paula%20Franzese" data-mce-href="Paula%20Franzese" title="Paula Franzese (Page Paula Franzese could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BPaula%20Franzese%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Paula Franzese<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Robert%20Pitofsky" data-mce-href="Robert%20Pitofsky" title="Robert Pitofsky" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BRobert%20Pitofsky%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Robert Pitofsky<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Barbara%20Ringer" data-mce-href="Barbara%20Ringer" title="Barbara Ringer (Page Barbara Ringer could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BBarbara%20Ringer%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Barbara Ringer<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Lawrence%20Sager" data-mce-href="Lawrence%20Sager" title="Lawrence Sager" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLawrence%20Sager%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Lawrence Sager<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, [[Michael I. Sovern]], <a href="Arthur%20T.%20Vanderbilt" data-mce-href="Arthur%20T.%20Vanderbilt" title="Arthur T. Vanderbilt (Page Arthur T. Vanderbilt could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BArthur%20T.%20Vanderbilt%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Arthur T. Vanderbilt<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Charles%20Warren%20(U.S.%20author)" data-mce-href="Charles%20Warren%20(U.S.%20author)" title="Charles Warren (U.S. author) (Page Charles Warren (U.S. author) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BCharles%20Warren%20(U.S.%20author)%7CCharles%20Warren%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Charles Warren<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Amy%20Wax" data-mce-href="Amy%20Wax" title="Amy Wax (Page Amy Wax could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BAmy%20Wax%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Amy Wax<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, <a href="Herbert%20Wechsler" data-mce-href="Herbert%20Wechsler" title="Herbert Wechsler (Page Herbert Wechsler could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BHerbert%20Wechsler%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Herbert Wechsler<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, and <a href="Mark%20D.%20West" data-mce-href="Mark%20D.%20West" title="Mark D. West" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMark%20D.%20West%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Mark D. West<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>.<br class="mw_emptyline_first">In 2015, the positions of Attorney General of the United States (<a href="Eric%20Holder" data-mce-href="Eric%20Holder" title="Eric Holder (Page Eric Holder could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BEric%20Holder%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Eric Holder<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>), Solicitor General (<a href="Don%20Verrilli" data-mce-href="Don%20Verrilli" title="Don Verrilli (Page Don Verrilli could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BDon%20Verrilli%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Don Verrilli<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>), and the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division (<a href="Lanny%20Breuer" data-mce-href="Lanny%20Breuer" title="Lanny Breuer (Page Lanny Breuer could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLanny%20Breuer%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Lanny Breuer<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>) were all occupied by graduates of the law school.<br class="mw_emptyline_first">CLS alumni are also notable in the arts, business, and elsewhere. For example, civil rights activist, recording artist, and actor <a href="Paul%20Robeson" data-mce-href="Paul%20Robeson" title="Paul Robeson (Page Paul Robeson could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BPaul%20Robeson%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Paul Robeson<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> received his law degree from CLS in 1923. <a href="Academy%20Award" data-mce-href="Academy%20Award" title="Academy Award (Page Academy Award could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BAcademy%20Award%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Academy Award<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>-winning lyricist and playwright <a href="Oscar%20Hammerstein%20II" data-mce-href="Oscar%20Hammerstein%20II" title="Oscar Hammerstein II (Page Oscar Hammerstein II could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BOscar%20Hammerstein%20II%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Oscar Hammerstein II<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> attended the law school. <a href="Moe%20Berg" data-mce-href="Moe%20Berg" title="Moe Berg (Page Moe Berg could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMoe%20Berg%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Moe Berg<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> was a Major League Baseball player, and a spy for the United States. Alumni of the law school have been the president or founder of more than 30 colleges and universities in the nation.<span id="<@@@TPL129851@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-template" title="{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}}" data-mw-type="template" data-mw-id="129851" data-mw-name="Citation needed" data-mw-wikitext="%7B%7BCitation%20needed%7Cdate=August%202013%7D%7D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><a class="new" title="Template:Citation needed (page does not exist)">Template:Citation needed</a>
 
</p></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span><br class="mw_emptyline_first">Entrepreneur and former 2020 Presidential candidate <a href="Andrew%20Yang" data-mce-href="Andrew%20Yang" title="Andrew Yang (Page Andrew Yang could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BAndrew%20Yang%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Andrew Yang<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> is also an alumnus.<span id="<@@@BTAG180533@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="<ref>https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/04/12/Andrew-Yang-centers-presidential-bid-around-universal-basic-income/2141554677406/</ref>" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="180533" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3Ehttps://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/04/12/Andrew-Yang-centers-presidential-bid-around-universal-basic-income/2141554677406/%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a>[1]</a></sup><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">
Three of the school's graduates have served as [[Chief Justice of the United States]]: [[Charles Evans Hughes]], [[Harlan Fiske Stone]], and [[John Jay]]. Columbia Law School is the only law school to have graduated more than one chief justice. Nine alumni of Columbia Law School have served on the [[Supreme Court of the United States]], including Justice [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]. Several alumni have served as [[United States Solicitor General]]. There are over 90 current and past members of the U.S. federal courts who have graduated from CLS. Internationally, CLS graduates also have occupied prominent judicial positions, including [[Shi Jiuyong]], former president of the [[International Court of Justice]] (ICJ); [[Xue Hanqin]], current member of the ICJ; [[Giuliano Amato]], current member of the [[Constitutional Court of Italy]]; Jan Schans Christensen ('88 LL.M.), current member of the [[Supreme Court of Denmark]]; [[Susan Denham]], current [[Chief Justice]], [[Supreme Court of Ireland]]; [[Marvic Leonen]] ('04 LL.M.), current member of the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines]]; [[Hironobu Takesaki]], current [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan]]; [[Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh]], current [[Chief Justice]], [[Supreme Court of Sierra Leone]]; [[Karin Maria Bruzelius]], former member of the [[Supreme Court of Norway]]; [[Lawrence Collins]], former [[Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]]; and [[Francis M. Ssekandi]], former justice of the [[Supreme Court of Uganda]], among others.
<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external free">https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/04/12/Andrew-Yang-centers-presidential-bid-around-universal-basic-income/2141554677406/</a></span>
 
</li>
Notable legal academics who are graduates of CLS include [[Barbara Black]], [[Lee Bollinger]], [[Felix S. Cohen]], [[Lawrence Collins]], [[Robert Cover]], [[Samuel Estreicher]], [[E. Allan Farnsworth]], [[Charles Fried]], [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]], [[Harvey Goldschmid]], [[Kent Greenawalt]], [[Jack Greenberg (lawyer)|Jack Greenberg]], [[Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr.]], [[Benjamin Kaplan]], [[Jessica Litman]], [[Louis Lusky]], [[Yale Kamisar]], [[Soia Mentschikoff]], [[Richard B. Morris]], [[Paula Franzese]], [[Robert Pitofsky]], [[Barbara Ringer]], [[Lawrence Sager]], [[Michael I. Sovern]], [[Arthur T. Vanderbilt]], [[Charles Warren (U.S. author)|Charles Warren]], [[Amy Wax]], [[Herbert Wechsler]], and [[Mark D. West]].
</ol></div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span><br class="mw_emptyline_first"></p><div><h2>Columbia Law School in popular culture</h2></div><div><ul><li><a href="Marvel%20Comics" data-mce-href="Marvel%20Comics" title="Marvel Comics (Page Marvel Comics could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMarvel%20Comics%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Marvel Comics<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> character Matthew Murdock, the <a href="alter%20ego" data-mce-href="alter%20ego" title="alter ego (Page Alter ego could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Balter%20ego%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>alter ego<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> of superhero <a href="Daredevil%20(Marvel%20Comics%20character)" data-mce-href="Daredevil%20(Marvel%20Comics%20character)" title="Daredevil (Marvel Comics character) (Page Daredevil (Marvel Comics character) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BDaredevil%20(Marvel%20Comics%20character)%7CDaredevil%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Daredevil<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, and his roommate and eventual law partner, <a href="Foggy%20Nelson" data-mce-href="Foggy%20Nelson" title="Foggy Nelson (Page Foggy Nelson could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BFoggy%20Nelson%7CFranklin%20%22Foggy%22%20Nelson%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Franklin "Foggy" Nelson<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>, attended Columbia Law School.</li><li>On the television show <em><a href="Law%20&amp;%20Order" data-mce-href="Law%20&amp;%20Order" title="Law &amp; Order (Page Law &amp; Order could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLaw%20&amp;%20Order%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Law &amp; Order<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a></em>, <a href="District%20Attorney" data-mce-href="District%20Attorney" title="District Attorney (Page District Attorney could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BDistrict%20Attorney%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>District Attorney<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> <a href="Adam%20Schiff%20(Law%20&amp;%20Order)" data-mce-href="Adam%20Schiff%20(Law%20&amp;%20Order)" title="Adam Schiff (Law &amp; Order) (Page Adam Schiff (Law &amp; Order) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BAdam%20Schiff%20(Law%20&amp;%20Order)%7CAdam%20Schiff%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Adam Schiff<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> and Assistant [[District Attorney]] <a href="Jamie%20Ross%20(Law%20&amp;%20Order)" data-mce-href="Jamie%20Ross%20(Law%20&amp;%20Order)" title="Jamie Ross (Law &amp; Order) (Page Jamie Ross (Law &amp; Order) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJamie%20Ross%20(Law%20&amp;%20Order)%7CJamie%20Ross%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Jamie Ross<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> studied law at Columbia.</li><li>In <em><a href="Body%20Heat" data-mce-href="Body%20Heat" title="Body Heat (Page Body Heat could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BBody%20Heat%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Body Heat<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a></em>, Edmund Walker (played by <a href="Richard%20Crenna" data-mce-href="Richard%20Crenna" title="Richard Crenna (Page Richard Crenna could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BRichard%20Crenna%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Richard Crenna<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>), the wealthy husband of the film's femme fatale, is a Columbia Law School graduate.</li><li>In the film <em><a href="Old%20School%20(film)" data-mce-href="Old%20School%20(film)" title="Old School (film) (Page Old School (film) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BOld%20School%20(film)%7COld%20School%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Old School<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a></em>, Dean Gordon Pritchard bribes the student body president by guaranteeing her admission to Columbia Law.</li><li>In the film <em><a href="Just%20Cause%20(film)" data-mce-href="Just%20Cause%20(film)" title="Just Cause (film) (Page Just Cause (film) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJust%20Cause%20(film)%7CJust%20Cause%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Just Cause<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a></em>, Law Professor Paul Armstrong, played by Sir Sean Connery, is a Columbia Law graduate.</li><li>In the film <em><a href="Two%20Weeks%20Notice" data-mce-href="Two%20Weeks%20Notice" title="Two Weeks Notice (Page Two Weeks Notice could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BTwo%20Weeks%20Notice%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Two Weeks Notice<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a></em>, Howard Wade, played by David Haig, asks for a lawyer trained at Columbia Law School.</li><li>On the television show <em><a href="How%20I%20Met%20Your%20Mother" data-mce-href="How%20I%20Met%20Your%20Mother" title="How I Met Your Mother (Page How I Met Your Mother could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BHow%20I%20Met%20Your%20Mother%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>How I Met Your Mother<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a></em>, the character Marshall Eriksen is an Environmental Law graduate of Columbia Law School.</li><li>On <em><a href="The%20West%20Wing" data-mce-href="The%20West%20Wing" title="The West Wing (Page The West Wing could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BThe%20West%20Wing%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>The West Wing<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a></em> (S5), Angela (the new head of legislative affairs at the White House) meets <a href="Leo%20McGarry" data-mce-href="Leo%20McGarry" title="Leo McGarry (Page Leo McGarry could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLeo%20McGarry%7CLeo%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Leo<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> to talk about the President's high popularity in polls during the time of his daughter's kidnapping. When Leo says that the President's temporary self-removal from office was a constitutional necessity, Angela comments on the negative political ramifications and tells Leo, "If you want a Constitutional debate, call the Dean of Columbia Law."</li><li>On the television show <em><a href="Raising%20the%20Bar%20(2008%20TV%20series)" data-mce-href="Raising%20the%20Bar%20(2008%20TV%20series)" title="Raising the Bar (2008 TV series) (Page Raising the Bar (2008 TV series) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BRaising%20the%20Bar%20(2008%20TV%20series)%7CRaising%20the%20Bar%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Raising the Bar<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a></em>, the character Judge Trudy Kessler is a Columbia Law alumna.*</li><li>In the novel <em><a href="Portnoy's%20Complaint" data-mce-href="Portnoy's%20Complaint" title="Portnoy's Complaint (Page Portnoy's Complaint could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BPortnoy's%20Complaint%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Portnoy's Complaint<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a></em>, protagonist Alex Portnoy attended Columbia Law School.</li><li>In the film <em><a href="Veronica%20Mars%20(film)" data-mce-href="Veronica%20Mars%20(film)" title="Veronica Mars (film) (Page Veronica Mars (film) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BVeronica%20Mars%20(film)%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Veronica Mars (film)<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a></em>, protagonist <a href="Veronica%20Mars%20(character)" data-mce-href="Veronica%20Mars%20(character)" title="Veronica Mars (character) (Page Veronica Mars (character) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BVeronica%20Mars%20(character)%7CVeronica%20Mars%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Veronica Mars<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a> attended Columbia Law School before returning home to pursue a life as a private investigator.</li><li>On the television show <em><a href="Modern%20Family" data-mce-href="Modern%20Family" title="Modern Family (Page Modern Family could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BModern%20Family%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Modern Family<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a></em>, one of the main characters, Mitchell Prichett, is a Columbia Law School graduate.</li><li>In the television series <em><a href="Suits%20(U.S.%20TV%20series)" data-mce-href="Suits%20(U.S.%20TV%20series)" title="Suits (U.S. TV series) (Page Suits (U.S. TV series) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSuits%20(U.S.%20TV%20series)%7CSuits%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Suits<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a></em>, Rachel Zane (played by <a href="Meghan%20Markle" data-mce-href="Meghan%20Markle" title="Meghan Markle (Page Meghan Markle could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMeghan%20Markle%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Meghan Markle<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a>), is a part-time student of Columbia Law School.</li></ul></div><p class="mw_paragraph"><br class="mw_emptyline_first"></p><div><h2>References</h2></div><p class="mw_paragraph"><span id="<@@@TPL143955@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-template" title="{{reflist|2}}" data-mw-type="template" data-mw-id="143955" data-mw-name="reflist" data-mw-wikitext="%7B%7Breflist%7C2%7D%7D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><div class="reflist columns references-column-width" style="-moz-column-width: 30em; -webkit-column-width: 30em; column-width: 30em; list-style-type: decimal;">
 
</div></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span><br class="mw_emptyline_first"></p><div><h2>External links</h2></div><div><ul><li><span id="<@@@TPL118004@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-template" title="{{official website|http://www.law.columbia.edu/}}" data-mw-type="template" data-mw-id="118004" data-mw-name="official website" data-mw-wikitext="%7B%7Bofficial%20website%7Chttp://www.law.columbia.edu/%7D%7D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><a class="new" title="Template:Official website (page does not exist)">Template:Official website</a>
In 2015, the positions of Attorney General of the United States ([[Eric Holder]]), Solicitor General ([[Don Verrilli]]), and the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division ([[Lanny Breuer]]) were all occupied by graduates of the law school.
</p></div><div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></span></li><li><a href="https://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/directory/dir-law/brief/glanc_03104_brief.php" data-mce-href="https://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/directory/dir-law/brief/glanc_03104_brief.php" title="<em>US News &amp; World Report</em> Columbia Law School Profile" data-mw-type="external_link" class="link external mw-external-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5Bhttps://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/directory/dir-law/brief/glanc_03104_brief.php%20%3Cem%3EUS%20News%20&amp;%20World%20Report%3C/em%3E%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20Profile%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan><em>US News &amp; World Report</em> Columbia Law School Profile<div class="mceNonEditableOverlay"></div></mwspan></a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></li></ul></div>
 
CLS alumni are also notable in the arts, business, and elsewhere. For example, civil rights activist, recording artist, and actor [[Paul Robeson]] received his law degree from CLS in 1923. [[Academy Award]]-winning lyricist and playwright [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] attended the law school. [[Moe Berg]] was a Major League Baseball player, and a spy for the United States. Alumni of the law school have been the president or founder of more than 30 colleges and universities in the nation.{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}}
 
Entrepreneur and former 2020 Presidential candidate [[Andrew Yang]] is also an alumnus.<ref>https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/04/12/Andrew-Yang-centers-presidential-bid-around-universal-basic-income/2141554677406/</ref>
 
==Columbia Law School in popular culture==
* [[Marvel Comics]] character Matthew Murdock, the [[alter ego]] of superhero [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)|Daredevil]], and his roommate and eventual law partner, [[Foggy Nelson|Franklin "Foggy" Nelson]], attended Columbia Law School.
* On the television show ''[[Law & Order]]'', [[District Attorney]] [[Adam Schiff (Law & Order)|Adam Schiff]] and Assistant [[District Attorney]] [[Jamie Ross (Law & Order)|Jamie Ross]] studied law at Columbia.
* In ''[[Body Heat]]'', Edmund Walker (played by [[Richard Crenna]]), the wealthy husband of the film's femme fatale, is a Columbia Law School graduate.
* In the film ''[[Old School (film)|Old School]]'', Dean Gordon Pritchard bribes the student body president by guaranteeing her admission to Columbia Law.
* In the film ''[[Just Cause (film)|Just Cause]]'', Law Professor Paul Armstrong, played by Sir Sean Connery, is a Columbia Law graduate.
* In the film ''[[Two Weeks Notice]]'', Howard Wade, played by David Haig, asks for a lawyer trained at Columbia Law School.
* On the television show ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', the character Marshall Eriksen is an Environmental Law graduate of Columbia Law School.
* On ''[[The West Wing]]'' (S5), Angela (the new head of legislative affairs at the White House) meets [[Leo McGarry|Leo]] to talk about the President's high popularity in polls during the time of his daughter's kidnapping. When Leo says that the President's temporary self-removal from office was a constitutional necessity, Angela comments on the negative political ramifications and tells Leo, "If you want a Constitutional debate, call the Dean of Columbia Law."
* On the television show ''[[Raising the Bar (2008 TV series)|Raising the Bar]]'', the character Judge Trudy Kessler is a Columbia Law alumna.*
* In the novel ''[[Portnoy's Complaint]]'', protagonist Alex Portnoy attended Columbia Law School.
* In the film ''[[Veronica Mars (film)]]'', protagonist [[Veronica Mars (character)|Veronica Mars]] attended Columbia Law School before returning home to pursue a life as a private investigator.
* On the television show ''[[Modern Family]]'', one of the main characters, Mitchell Prichett, is a Columbia Law School graduate.
* In the television series ''[[Suits (U.S. TV series)|Suits]]'', Rachel Zane (played by [[Meghan Markle]]), is a part-time student of Columbia Law School.
 
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
 
==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.law.columbia.edu/}}
* [https://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/directory/dir-law/brief/glanc_03104_brief.php ''US News & World Report'' Columbia Law School Profile]

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Columbia Law School
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Parent school Columbia University in the City of New York
Established 1858
School type Private non-profit
Dean Gillian Lester
Location New York, NY, US
Enrollment 1344 (full time)
1 (part time)
Faculty 100 (full time)
124 (part time)
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USNWR ranking 5
Bar pass rate 96.06%
LSAT 75th% 175
Median LSAT 172
LSAT 25th% 170
Undergrad. GPA 75th% 3.82
Median Undergrad. GPA 3.72
Undergrad. GPA 25th% 3.61
Annual tuition $50,428
Website
ABA profile link
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Columbia Law School is located in New York, NY

Columbia Law School (often referred to as Columbia Law or CLS) is a professional graduate school of Columbia University, a member of the Ivy League. Columbia is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious law schools in the world and has always been <a href="Law%20school%20rankings%20in%20the%20United%20States" data-mce-href="Law%20school%20rankings%20in%20the%20United%20States" title="Law school rankings in the United States (Page Law school rankings in the United States could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLaw%20school%20rankings%20in%20the%20United%20States%7Cranked%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>ranked

</mwspan></a> in the Top Five law schools in the United States by <a href="U.S.%20News%20and%20World%20Report" data-mce-href="U.S.%20News%20and%20World%20Report" title="U.S. News and World Report (Page U.S. News and World Report could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20News%20and%20World%20Report%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>U.S. News and World Report

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<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Top 15 Law Schools From Which Elite U.S. Law Firms Hire New Lawyers</a>, (October 13, 2008)

</mwspan><span id="<@@@BTAG138079@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[6]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="138079" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202559883779&thepage=2%20ABA:%20Only%2055%20Percent%20of%20Law%20Grads%20Found%20Full-Time%20Law%20Jobs%5D,%20The%20National%20Law%20Journal.%20Second%20Page,%20Second%20and%20Third%20paragraphs.%20June%2018,%202012.%20Retrieved%20June%2018,%202012.%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">ABA: Only 55 Percent of Law Grads Found Full-Time Law Jobs</a>, The National Law Journal. Second Page, Second and Third paragraphs. June 18, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012.

</mwspan>
Columbia Law School was founded in 1858 as the Columbia College Law School, and was known for its legal scholarship dating back to the 18th century. Graduates of the university's colonial predecessor, King's College, include such notable early-American legal figures as <a href="John%20Jay" data-mce-href="John%20Jay" title="John Jay (Page John Jay could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJohn%20Jay%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>John Jay

</mwspan></a>, the first chief justice of the United States, and <a href="Alexander%20Hamilton" data-mce-href="Alexander%20Hamilton" title="Alexander Hamilton (Page Alexander Hamilton could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BAlexander%20Hamilton%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Alexander Hamilton

</mwspan></a>, the first <a href="United%20States%20Secretary%20of%20the%20Treasury" data-mce-href="United%20States%20Secretary%20of%20the%20Treasury" title="United States Secretary of the Treasury (Page United States Secretary of the Treasury could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BUnited%20States%20Secretary%20of%20the%20Treasury%7CSecretary%20of%20the%20Treasury%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Secretary of the Treasury

</mwspan></a>, who were both co-authors of <a href="The%20Federalist%20Papers" data-mce-href="The%20Federalist%20Papers" title="The Federalist Papers (Page The Federalist Papers could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BThe%20Federalist%20Papers%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>The Federalist Papers

</mwspan></a>.
Columbia has produced many distinguished alumni, including US presidents <a href="Teddy%20Roosevelt" data-mce-href="Teddy%20Roosevelt" title="Teddy Roosevelt (Page Teddy Roosevelt could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BTeddy%20Roosevelt%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Teddy Roosevelt

</mwspan></a> and <a href="Franklin%20Delano%20Roosevelt" data-mce-href="Franklin%20Delano%20Roosevelt" title="Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Page Franklin Delano Roosevelt could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BFranklin%20Delano%20Roosevelt%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Franklin Delano Roosevelt

</mwspan></a>; nine justices of the <a href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States" data-mce-href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States" title="Supreme Court of the United States (Page Supreme Court of the United States could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSupreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Supreme Court of the United States

</mwspan></a>;<span id="<@@@BTAG178975@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[7]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="178975" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Clast=Dorf%20%7Cfirst=Michael%20C.%20%7Curl=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/alumni/Magazine/Fall2002/Justices.html%20%7Ctitle=Living%20Legacies%20%7Cpublisher=Columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=April%2030,%202013%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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  1. <a>↑</a> Dorf, Michael C. <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Living Legacies</a>,

</mwspan> numerous U.S. Cabinet members and presidential advisers; US senators; representatives; governors; and more members of the <a href="Forbes%20400" data-mce-href="Forbes%20400" title="Forbes 400 (Page Forbes 400 could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BForbes%20400%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Forbes 400

</mwspan></a> than any other law school in the world.<span id="<@@@BTAG157960@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[8]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="157960" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20news%7Curl=https://www.forbes.com%20%7Cwork=Forbes%20%7Ctitle=Business%20News%20and%20Financial%20News%20at%20Forbes.com%20%7Curl-status=dead%20%7Carchiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060503091406/http://www.forbes.com/%20%7Carchivedate=May%203,%202006%20%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a>  <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Business News and Financial News at Forbes.com</a>, Forbes

</mwspan>
According to Columbia Law School's 2013 <a href="American%20Bar%20Association" data-mce-href="American%20Bar%20Association" title="American Bar Association (Page American Bar Association could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BAmerican%20Bar%20Association%7CABA%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>ABA

</mwspan></a>-required disclosures; 95% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, <a href="Juris%20Doctor" data-mce-href="Juris%20Doctor" title="Juris Doctor (Page Juris Doctor could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJuris%20Doctor%7CJD%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>JD

</mwspan></a>-required employment within nine months of graduation, with the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile starting salary for graduates all being $180,000 (including the standard first year associate bonus of $15,000, this figure rises to $195,000).<span id="<@@@BTAG131241@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[9]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="131241" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22Salary%20Statistics%22%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/careers/employment-statistics/employment-salary-information%20%7Ctitle=Salary%20Statistics%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Salary Statistics</a>,

</mwspan><span id="<@@@BTAG160283@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[10]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="160283" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22Employment%20Statistics%22%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://web.law.columbia.edu/careers/employment-statistics%20%7Ctitle=Employment%20Statistics%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Employment Statistics</a>,

</mwspan> The law school was ranked #1 of all law schools nationwide by the <a href="National%20Law%20Journal" data-mce-href="National%20Law%20Journal" title="National Law Journal (Page National Law Journal could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BNational%20Law%20Journal%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>National Law Journal

</mwspan></a> in terms of sending the highest percentage of 2015 graduates to the largest 100 law firms in the US (52.6%).<span id="<@@@BTAG125173@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[11]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="125173" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22nationallawjournal.com%22%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.nationallawjournal.com/home/id=1202751499299%7Ctitle=The%20Top%2050%20Go-To%20Law%20Schools%7Cpublisher=%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">The Top 50 Go-To Law Schools</a>,

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James Kent and the early study of law at Columbia

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The teaching of law at Columbia reaches back to the 18th century. Graduates of the university's colonial predecessor, King's College, included such notable early American judicial figures as John Jay, who would later become the first <a href="Chief%20Justice%20of%20the%20United%20States%20Supreme%20Court" data-mce-href="Chief%20Justice%20of%20the%20United%20States%20Supreme%20Court" title="Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (Page Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BChief%20Justice%20of%20the%20United%20States%20Supreme%20Court%7CChief%20Justice%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Chief Justice

</mwspan></a> of the United States. Columbia College appointed its first professor of law, <a href="James%20Kent" data-mce-href="James%20Kent" title="James Kent (Page James Kent could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJames%20Kent%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>James Kent

</mwspan></a>, in 1793. The lectures of Chancellor Kent in the course of four years had developed into the first two volumes of his Commentaries, the second volume being published November 1827. Kent did not, however, succeed in establishing a law school or department in the College. Thus, the formal instruction of law as a course of study did not commence until the middle of the 19th century.<span id="<@@@BTAG162867@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="162867" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22Theodore%20W.%20Dwight%201889%22%3ETheodore%20W.%20Dwight,%20%22Columbia%20College%20Law%20School,%20New%20York,%22%201%20Green%20Bag%20141%20(1889)%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> Theodore W. Dwight, "Columbia College Law School, New York," 1 Green Bag 141 (1889)

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Theodore Dwight and the founding of the law school

The Columbia College Law School, as it was then officially called, was founded in 1858.<span id="<@@@BTAG166626@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="166626" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22Theodore%20W.%20Dwight%201889%22/%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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</mwspan> The first law school building was a <a href="Gothic%20Revival" data-mce-href="Gothic%20Revival" title="Gothic Revival (Page Gothic Revival could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BGothic%20Revival%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Gothic Revival

</mwspan></a> structure located on Columbia's <a href="Madison%20Avenue" data-mce-href="Madison%20Avenue" title="Madison Avenue (Page Madison Avenue could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMadison%20Avenue%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Madison Avenue

</mwspan></a> campus. Thereafter, the college became Columbia University and moved north to the neighborhood of <a href="Morningside%20Heights" data-mce-href="Morningside%20Heights" title="Morningside Heights (Page Morningside Heights could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMorningside%20Heights%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Morningside Heights

</mwspan></a>. As Columbia Law Professor <a href="Theodore%20William%20Dwight" data-mce-href="Theodore%20William%20Dwight" title="Theodore William Dwight (Page Theodore William Dwight could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BTheodore%20William%20Dwight%7CTheodore%20Dwight%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Theodore Dwight

</mwspan></a> observed, at its founding the demand for a formal course of study in law was still speculative:

It was considered at that time mainly as an experiment. No institution resembling a law school had ever existed in New York. Most of the leading lawyers had obtained their training in offices or by private reading, and were highly skeptical as to the possibility of securing competent legal knowledge by means of professional schools. Legal education was, however, at a very low ebb. The clerks in the law offices were left almost wholly to themselves. Frequently they were not even acquainted with the lawyers with whom, by a convenient fiction, they were supposed to be studying. Examinations for admission to the bar were held by committees appointed by the courts, who, where they inquired at all, sought for the most part to ascertain the knowledge of the candidate of petty details of practice. In general, the examinations were purely perfunctory. A politician of influence was not readily turned away. Few studied law as a science; many followed it as a trade or as a convenient ladder whereby to rise in a political career."<span id="<@@@BTAG166626@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="166626" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22Theodore%20W.%20Dwight%201889%22/%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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Indeed, Columbia Law School was one of the few law schools established in the United States before the Civil War. During the 18th and 19th centuries, most legal education took place in law offices, where young men, serving as apprentices or clerks, were set to copying documents and filling out legal forms under the supervision of an established attorney. For example, in New York John Jay, revolutionary founding father and first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, read law with Benjamin Kissam, whose busy practice kept his clerks occupied in transcribing records, pleadings, and opinions. Jay was fortunate to have attentive supervision because the quality and time of learning the law varied greatly within the profession. Theodore Dwight, who had been head of the law department of Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, believed formal legal education, conducted in the classroom with regular lectures, was far superior to casual law office instruction.<span id="<@@@BTAG140974@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[12]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="140974" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://library.law.columbia.edu/EarlyHistoryColumbiaLaw/index.html%20%7Ctitle=Early%20History%20of%20Columbia%20College%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=Library.law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=April%2030,%202013%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Early History of Columbia College Law School</a>,

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At its founding, four distinct courses of lectures of this class were then established: one on Philology, offered by distinguished scholar and statesman, George P. Marsh; a second by Dr. Francis Lieber, a standard writer upon topics of political science and of international law, then a professor at Columbia College; a third course on Ethics, by Professor Nairne, also of the College; and a fourth on Municipal Law, by Theodore W. Dwight, then Professor of Law in Hamilton College, New York, which at the time already had a flourishing law school.<span id="<@@@BTAG166626@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="166626" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22Theodore%20W.%20Dwight%201889%22/%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Theodore W. Dwight 1889

</mwspan> The original course of study to obtain a degree consisted of just two years, rather than the modern standard of three.<span id="<@@@BTAG166626@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="166626" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22Theodore%20W.%20Dwight%201889%22/%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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  1. <a>↑</a> Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Theodore W. Dwight 1889

</mwspan> The first lecture in the law school was delivered on Monday, Nov 1, 1858, by Mr. Dwight, at the rooms of the Historical Society. It was an introductory lecture, afterwards printed. The audience consisted mainly of lawyers. It was plain that many of them could be counted upon as friends of a system of legal education. The result was an immediate attendance of thirty-five students, who showed their intention of pursuing a regular course of study by at once paying a tuition fee for instruction throughout the year. Such assurances were given of a future increase of numbers that it was determined to divide each class at the beginning of the coming year into two sections, for their convenience. The next year, the number of students was sixty-two. In the third year there were one hundred and three. Many of these early students were members of the bar.<span id="<@@@BTAG166626@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="166626" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22Theodore%20W.%20Dwight%201889%22/%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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</mwspan> In 1860, in order to stimulate excellence in attainments of the students, a series of annual prizes was established, commencing with $250, and diminishing regularly by $50, until the sum of $100 was reached. These were adjudicated by leading members of the bar upon the combined merits of written answers to printed questions, and of essays upon topics selected by the instructors. None could compete for the prizes except those who had fully completed the two years' course. The questions covered the range of studies for the whole course. Stringent rules were adopted in reference to the answers, so as to secure the absolute fidelity of the candidates in their work.<span id="<@@@BTAG166626@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="166626" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22Theodore%20W.%20Dwight%201889%22/%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Theodore W. Dwight 1889

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The Dwight Method

Professor Dwight believed a course of legal study should focus on the application of basic legal principles, as learned through the study of legal treatises, coupled with frequent <a href="moot%20court" data-mce-href="moot%20court" title="moot court (Page Moot court could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Bmoot%20court%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>moot court

</mwspan></a>s which would permit students to demonstrate their proficiency in applying those principles to new legal problems.<span id="<@@@BTAG197978@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[13]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="197978" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22library.law.columbia.edu%22%3Ehttp://library.law.columbia.edu/EarlyHistoryColumbiaLaw/articles/15AmLaw419-422.pdf%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external free">http://library.law.columbia.edu/EarlyHistoryColumbiaLaw/articles/15AmLaw419-422.pdf</a>

</mwspan> In this way, Dwight's method of teaching diverged significantly from the "case method" which had then been popularized by Dean Langdell of the Harvard Law School which focused on the study of individual cases and the use of inductive reasoning to distill governing legal principles from those case with little time spent on the practical application of those principles.<span id="<@@@BTAG127656@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[13]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="127656" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22library.law.columbia.edu%22/%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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Dwight believed that his method was superior to the case method because it helped to create trained legal practitioners ready to enter the profession rather than academics more suited to teaching.<span id="<@@@BTAG127656@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[13]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="127656" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22library.law.columbia.edu%22/%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named library.law.columbia.edu

</mwspan> In support of his position, Dwight cited the example of legal study throughout the Western World since the Roman empire: "It is not out of place in this connection to refer to the chosen methods of acquiring the Roman law, both as sanctioned by great jurists and by imperial authority, after an experience continuing through centuries . . .The Roman jurists had "cases" to deal with, precisely as we do. They were not mere legal philosophers, but disposed of practical and "burning" questions of their time. They were, however, in the habit of referring back to a legal principle in disposing of a concrete case, and believed that great principles could be so stated as to win the attention of students and give them a solid basis for future detailed acquisitions.".<span id="<@@@BTAG166626@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="166626" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22Theodore%20W.%20Dwight%201889%22/%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Theodore W. Dwight 1889

</mwspan>
By the late nineteenth century, Dwight's method gave way to the case method which by the turn of the twentieth century had become the standard curriculum at all of the other premier American law schools at Harvard, Yale and the University of Pennsylvania.<span id="<@@@BTAG127656@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[13]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="127656" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22library.law.columbia.edu%22/%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named library.law.columbia.edu

</mwspan> In 1891, in response to Columbia's adoption of the case method, Dwight and a number of Columbia professors left the law school to found <a href="New%20York%20Law%20School" data-mce-href="New%20York%20Law%20School" title="New York Law School" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BNew%20York%20Law%20School%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>New York Law School

</mwspan></a> in Manhattan's <a href="Financial%20District,%20Manhattan" data-mce-href="Financial%20District,%20Manhattan" title="Financial District, Manhattan (Page Financial District, Manhattan could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BFinancial%20District,%20Manhattan%7CFinancial%20District%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Financial District

</mwspan></a>.

Columbia Law in the 20th century

After Dwight's departure, William Albert Keener of <a href="Harvard%20Law%20School" data-mce-href="Harvard%20Law%20School" title="Harvard Law School" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BHarvard%20Law%20School%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Harvard Law School

</mwspan></a> became dean of the law school from 1891 to 1901 when he was succeeded by George Washington Kirchwey. Future Supreme Court Justice <a href="Harlan%20Fiske%20Stone" data-mce-href="Harlan%20Fiske%20Stone" title="Harlan Fiske Stone (Page Harlan Fiske Stone could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BHarlan%20Fiske%20Stone%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Harlan Fiske Stone

</mwspan></a> graduated from the law school in 1898.<span id="<@@@BTAG193039@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[14]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="193039" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.justice.gov/ag/aghistpage.php?id=51%20%7Ctitle=USDOJ:%20About%20DOJ:%20Attorneys%20General%20of%20the%20United%20States%201789%20%E2%80%93%20Present:%20Harlan%20Fiske%20Stone%20%7Cpublisher=Justice.gov%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=April%2030,%202013%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">USDOJ: About DOJ: Attorneys General of the United States 1789 – Present: Harlan Fiske Stone</a>,

</mwspan> While practicing law in New York, he began lecturing at Columbia Law School in 1899 and joined the faculty as a full professor. He subsequently became dean of the law school in 1910 and held the position until 1923 when he left to join <a href="Sullivan%20and%20Cromwell" data-mce-href="Sullivan%20and%20Cromwell" title="Sullivan and Cromwell (Page Sullivan and Cromwell could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSullivan%20and%20Cromwell%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Sullivan and Cromwell

</mwspan></a> as a partner. Stone became Attorney General of the United States in 1924 and held that Office for almost a year before joining the Supreme Court of the United States as an associate justice.
In the 1920s and 30s, the law school soon became known for the development of the <a href="legal%20realism" data-mce-href="legal%20realism" title="legal realism (Page Legal realism could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Blegal%20realism%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>legal realism

</mwspan></a> movement. Among the major realists affiliated with Columbia Law School were <a href="Karl%20Llewellyn" data-mce-href="Karl%20Llewellyn" title="Karl Llewellyn (Page Karl Llewellyn could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BKarl%20Llewellyn%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Karl Llewellyn

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Felix%20S.%20Cohen" data-mce-href="Felix%20S.%20Cohen" title="Felix S. Cohen (Page Felix S. Cohen could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BFelix%20S.%20Cohen%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Felix S. Cohen

</mwspan></a> and <a href="William%20O.%20Douglas" data-mce-href="William%20O.%20Douglas" title="William O. Douglas (Page William O. Douglas could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BWilliam%20O.%20Douglas%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>William O. Douglas

</mwspan></a>.<span id="<@@@BTAG104419@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[15]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="104419" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/jd_applicants/aboutcls/ourhistory/beginnings%20%7Ctitle=The%20History%20&#124;%20J.D.%20Admissions%20&#124;%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=April%2030,%202013%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">The History | J.D. Admissions | Columbia Law School</a>,

</mwspan>
In September 1988, Columbia Law School founded the first AIDS Law Clinic in the country, taught by Professor Deborah Greenberg and <a href="Mark%20Barnes" data-mce-href="Mark%20Barnes" title="Mark Barnes" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMark%20Barnes%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Mark Barnes

</mwspan></a>.<span id="<@@@BTAG163373@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[16]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="163373" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20news%20%7Cfirst=Constance%20L.%20%7Clast=Hays%20%7Cauthorlink=%20%7Ccoauthors=%20%7Ctitle=Students%20Protest%20Possible%20Closing%20Of%20Legal%20Clinic%20%7Curl=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/16/nyregion/students-protest-possible-closing-of-legal-clinic.html%20%7Cwork=%5B%5BThe%20New%20York%20Times%5D%5D%20%7Cpublisher=%20%7Cdate=April%2016,%201989%20%7Caccessdate=%20%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> Hays, Constance L. <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Students Protest Possible Closing Of Legal Clinic</a>, <a class="new" title="The New York Times (page does not exist)">The New York Times</a>  (April 16, 1989)

</mwspan>

Rankings

<a href="File:Low%20Library%20Columbia%20University%208-11-06.jpg" data-mce-href="File:Low%20Library%20Columbia%20University%208-11-06.jpg" title="File:Low Library Columbia University 8-11-06.jpg (Page File:Low Library Columbia University 8-11-06.jpg could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BFile:Low%20Library%20Columbia%20University%208-11-06.jpg%7Cthumb%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>thumb

</mwspan></a>
Ever since <a href="U.S.%20News%20&%20World%20Report" data-mce-href="U.S.%20News%20&%20World%20Report" title="U.S. News & World Report (Page U.S. News & World Report could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20News%20&%20World%20Report%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>U.S. News & World Report

</mwspan></a> began ranking law schools in 1987, Columbia Law has appeared in the Top 5 each year, an honor shared only with <a href="Yale%20Law%20School" data-mce-href="Yale%20Law%20School" title="Yale Law School" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BYale%20Law%20School%7CYale%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Yale

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Harvard%20Law%20School" data-mce-href="Harvard%20Law%20School" title="Harvard Law School" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BHarvard%20Law%20School%7CHarvard%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Harvard

</mwspan></a>, and <a href="Stanford%20Law%20School" data-mce-href="Stanford%20Law%20School" title="Stanford Law School" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BStanford%20Law%20School%7CStanford%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Stanford

</mwspan></a>.<span id="<@@@BTAG115684@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[17]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="115684" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=https://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/law/brief/lawrank_brief.php%20%7Ctitle=Best%20Graduate%20Schools%20%E2%80%93%20Education%20%E2%80%93%20US%20News%20and%20World%20Report%20%7Cpublisher=Usnews.com%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Best Graduate Schools – Education – US News and World Report</a>,

</mwspan> U.S. News & World Report consistently places Columbia Law among the top five law schools (for both academic reputation and national standing), and currently ranks Columbia Law 4th.<span id="<@@@BTAG198208@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[18]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="198208" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Clast=Leiter%20%7Cfirst=Brian%20%7Curl=http://leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/2009/04/2009-reputational-scores-from-us-news-surveys-of-academics-and-practitioners.html%20%7Ctitle=2009%20Reputational%20Scores%20from%20U.S.%20News%20Surveys%20of%20Academics%20and%20Practitioners%20%7Cpublisher=Leiterlawschool.typepad.com%20%7Cdate=2009-04-20%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> Leiter, Brian <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">2009 Reputational Scores from U.S. News Surveys of Academics and Practitioners</a>, (2009-04-20)

</mwspan> U.S. News and World Report also ranks Columbia Law #4 in its 2011 Law Firm Recruiters' Ranking of Best Law Schools.<span id="<@@@BTAG199861@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[19]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="199861" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/articles/2011/03/07/law-firm-recruiters-rank-best-law-schools?s_cid=related-links:TOP%20%7Ctitle=Methodology:%20Best%20Law%20Schools%20Rankings%20%E2%80%93%20US%20News%20and%20World%20Report%20%7Cpublisher=Usnews.com%20%7Cdate=March%2011,%202013%20%7Caccessdate=April%2030,%202013%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Methodology: Best Law Schools Rankings – US News and World Report</a>, (March 11, 2013)

</mwspan><span id="<@@@BTAG149652@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[20]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="149652" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp://hlrecord.org/?p=15563%20Statistics%20Suggest%20Few%20Top%20Law%20School%20Grads%20Employed%20In%20Public%20Sector%5D,%20Harvard%20Record.%20By%20Lisa%20Ma.%20November%2014,%202012.%20Retrieved%20November%2016,%202012.%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Statistics Suggest Few Top Law School Grads Employed In Public Sector</a>, Harvard Record. By Lisa Ma. November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2012.

</mwspan>
<a href="Forbes" data-mce-href="Forbes" title="Forbes (Page Forbes could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BForbes%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Forbes

</mwspan></a> magazine ranks Columbia Law #1 for Best Law Schools for Career Prospects as well as #1 for Highest Earning Law Graduates.<span id="<@@@BTAG149965@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[21]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="149965" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%5Bhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/10/10/the-best-law-schools-for-career-prospects-2/%20%22Best%20Law%20Schools%20for%20Career%20Prospects%22%5D,%20%5B%5BForbes%5D%5D.%20Retrieved%20December%2023,%202012.%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">"Best Law Schools for Career Prospects"</a>, <a class="new" title="Forbes (page does not exist)">Forbes</a>. Retrieved December 23, 2012.

</mwspan><span id="<@@@BTAG194215@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[22]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="194215" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%5Bhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/03/14/the-law-schools-whose-grads-earn-the-biggest-paychecks/%20The%20Law%20Schools%20Whose%20Grads%20Earn%20The%20Biggest%20Paychecks%5D,%20%5B%5BForbes%5D%5D.%20Jacquelyn%20Smith,%20Forbes%20Staff.%20March%2015,%202013.%20Retrieved%20March%2015,%202013.%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">The Law Schools Whose Grads Earn The Biggest Paychecks</a>, <a class="new" title="Forbes (page does not exist)">Forbes</a>. Jacquelyn Smith, Forbes Staff. March 15, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.

</mwspan><span id="<@@@BTAG142893@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[23]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="142893" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%5Bhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/03/13/the-law-schools-whose-grads-earn-the-most/%20%22Grads%20Salaries%20Leadership%22%5D,%20%5B%5BForbes%5D%5D.%20Retrieved%20December%2023,%202012.%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">"Grads Salaries Leadership"</a>, <a class="new" title="Forbes (page does not exist)">Forbes</a>. Retrieved December 23, 2012.

</mwspan>
Columbia Law is ranked #1 for "Best Career Prospects" by <a href="Princeton%20Review" data-mce-href="Princeton%20Review" title="Princeton Review (Page Princeton Review could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BPrinceton%20Review%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Princeton Review

</mwspan></a> and is widely ranked as one of, and often the best, law school for job placement nationally. Professor <a href="Brian%20Leiter" data-mce-href="Brian%20Leiter" title="Brian Leiter" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BBrian%20Leiter%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Brian Leiter

</mwspan></a>'s scholarly law school rankings placed Columbia #1 for job placement at the nation's "most prestigious" law firms for three years straight (2006–09) and ranked Columbia #3 for student numerical quality (average <a href="LSAT" data-mce-href="LSAT" title="LSAT (Page LSAT could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLSAT%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>LSAT

</mwspan></a>/<a href="GPA" data-mce-href="GPA" title="GPA (Page GPA could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BGPA%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>GPA

</mwspan></a>) for the last five years (surpassed only by Yale and Harvard).<span id="<@@@BTAG104571@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[5]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="104571" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22leiterrankings.com%22/%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named leiterrankings.com

</mwspan><span id="<@@@BTAG188216@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[24]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="188216" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://leiterrankings.com/students/index.shtml%20%7Ctitle=Brian%20Leiter%20Student%20Quality%20Table%20of%20Contents%20%7Cpublisher=Leiterrankings.com%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=April%2030,%202013%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Brian Leiter Student Quality Table of Contents</a>,

</mwspan> Columbia ranked #1 in <a href="The%20National%20Law%20Journal" data-mce-href="The%20National%20Law%20Journal" title="The National Law Journal (Page The National Law Journal could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BThe%20National%20Law%20Journal%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>The National Law Journal

</mwspan></a> survey of "Go-To Law Schools" two years in a row (2007, 2008) for having the highest percentage of graduates hired by the nation's top 250 law firms (#2 in 2009; #3 in 2010; #3 in 2011).<span id="<@@@BTAG131414@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[25]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="131414" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3Ehttp://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1207904889529&slreturn=1%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external free">http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1207904889529&slreturn=1</a>

</mwspan><span id="<@@@BTAG165482@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[26]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="165482" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl=http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202483173162&slreturn=1%20%7Ctitle=Law%20Schools%20Report%20%7Cpublisher=Law.com%20%7Cdate=February%2028,%202011%20%7Caccessdate=April%2030,%202013%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Law Schools Report</a>, (February 28, 2011)

</mwspan><span id="<@@@BTAG123587@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="123587" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22National%20Law%20Journal%20law.com%22%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?interactive=true&id=1202543436520%20%7Ctitle=%22Go-To%20Law%20Schools%22%20National%20Law%20Journal%20%7Cpublisher=National%20Law%20Journal%20law.com%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=%20February%2027,%202012%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">"Go-To Law Schools" National Law Journal</a>,

</mwspan>
In 2012, the <a href="QS%20World%20University%20Rankings" data-mce-href="QS%20World%20University%20Rankings" title="QS World University Rankings (Page QS World University Rankings could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BQS%20World%20University%20Rankings%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>QS World University Rankings

</mwspan></a> ranked Columbia Law School the 5th best law school in the world.<span id="<@@@BTAG198055@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[27]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="198055" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp://www.topuniversities.com/node/2291/ranking-details/university-subject-rankings/2012/law-and-legal-studies%20%22Columbia%20University%20Rankings%20%E2%80%93%20Law%20and%20Legal%20Studies%22%5D,%20%5B%5BQuacquarelli%20Symonds%5D%5D.%20Retrieved%20April%2028,%202013.%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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The law school was ranked first among of all law schools nationwide by the National Law Journal in terms of sending the highest percentage of 2015 graduates to the largest 100 law firms in the US (52.6%).<span id="<@@@BTAG172672@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[11]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="172672" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22nationallawjournal.com%22/%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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Columbia Law School today

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</mwspan></a><mwspan>¶</mwspan>Today, Columbia Law's faculty is well regarded for its exemplary teaching and scholarship in a number of different areas. Several of the faculty are recipients of the <a href="MacArthur%20Fellows%20Program" data-mce-href="MacArthur%20Fellows%20Program" title="MacArthur Fellows Program (Page MacArthur Fellows Program could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMacArthur%20Fellows%20Program%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>MacArthur Fellows Program

</mwspan></a> "genius grant". The following list of disciplines enumerates some—but not nearly all—of Columbia Law School's notable scholars:<mwspan>¶</mwspan><span id="<@@@TPL169431@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-template" title="

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    • <a href="Thomas%20Merrill" data-mce-href="Thomas%20Merrill" title="Thomas Merrill (Page Thomas Merrill could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BThomas%20Merrill%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Thomas Merrill
      </mwspan></a>
    • <a href="Gillian%20E.%20Metzger" data-mce-href="Gillian%20E.%20Metzger" title="Gillian E. Metzger" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BGillian%20E.%20Metzger%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Gillian E. Metzger
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    </mwspan></a>, <a href="Securities%20regulation%20in%20the%20United%20States" data-mce-href="Securities%20regulation%20in%20the%20United%20States" title="Securities regulation in the United States (Page Securities regulation in the United States could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSecurities%20regulation%20in%20the%20United%20States%7CU.S.%20securities%20regulation%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>U.S. securities regulation
    </mwspan></a>:
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    </mwspan></a>:
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      </mwspan></a>
    • <a href="Debra%20Ann%20Livingston" data-mce-href="Debra%20Ann%20Livingston" title="Debra Ann Livingston (Page Debra Ann Livingston could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BDebra%20Ann%20Livingston%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Debra Ann Livingston
      </mwspan></a>
    • <a href="Gerard%20E.%20Lynch" data-mce-href="Gerard%20E.%20Lynch" title="Gerard E. Lynch" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BGerard%20E.%20Lynch%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Gerard E. Lynch
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    • <a href="Jed%20S.%20Rakoff" data-mce-href="Jed%20S.%20Rakoff" title="Jed S. Rakoff (Page Jed S. Rakoff could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJed%20S.%20Rakoff%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Jed S. Rakoff
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    • <a href="Michael%20Heller%20(law%20professor)" data-mce-href="Michael%20Heller%20(law%20professor)" title="Michael Heller (law professor) (Page Michael Heller (law professor) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMichael%20Heller%20(law%20professor)%7CMichael%20Heller%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Michael Heller
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    • Thomas Merrill
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      </mwspan></a>
    • Sarah Cleveland
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    • Eben Moglen
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      </mwspan></a>
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      </mwspan></a>
    • <a href="Patricia%20J.%20Williams" data-mce-href="Patricia%20J.%20Williams" title="Patricia J. Williams" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BPatricia%20J.%20Williams%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Patricia J. Williams
      </mwspan></a>

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Widely cited scholars in other specialties include <a href="Jody%20Kraus" data-mce-href="Jody%20Kraus" title="Jody Kraus (Page Jody Kraus could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJody%20Kraus%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Jody Kraus

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Robert%20E.%20Scott" data-mce-href="Robert%20E.%20Scott" title="Robert E. Scott" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BRobert%20E.%20Scott%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Robert E. Scott

</mwspan></a> (<a href="contract%20law" data-mce-href="contract%20law" title="contract law" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Bcontract%20law%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>contract law

</mwspan></a>); <a href="Lance%20Liebman" data-mce-href="Lance%20Liebman" title="Lance Liebman" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLance%20Liebman%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Lance Liebman

</mwspan></a> (<a href="employment%20law" data-mce-href="employment%20law" title="employment law (Page Employment law could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Bemployment%20law%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>employment law

</mwspan></a>); <a href="Michael%20I.%20Sovern" data-mce-href="Michael%20I.%20Sovern" title="Michael I. Sovern" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMichael%20I.%20Sovern%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Michael I. Sovern

</mwspan></a> (<a href="labor%20law" data-mce-href="labor%20law" title="labor law (Page Labor law could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Blabor%20law%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>labor law

</mwspan></a>); <a href="Amal%20Clooney" data-mce-href="Amal%20Clooney" title="Amal Clooney (Page Amal Clooney could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BAmal%20Clooney%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Amal Clooney

</mwspan></a> (<a href="international%20law" data-mce-href="international%20law" title="international law (Page International law could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Binternational%20law%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>international law

</mwspan></a>); <a href="Matthew%20Waxman" data-mce-href="Matthew%20Waxman" title="Matthew Waxman" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMatthew%20Waxman%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Matthew Waxman

</mwspan></a> (<a href="national%20security" data-mce-href="national%20security" title="national security (Page National security could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Bnational%20security%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>national security

</mwspan></a> law); <a href="Kimberl%C3%A9%20Williams%20Crenshaw" data-mce-href="Kimberl%C3%A9%20Williams%20Crenshaw" title="Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw (Page Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BKimberl%C3%A9%20Williams%20Crenshaw%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw

</mwspan></a>, Patricia J. Williams (<a href="critical%20race%20theory" data-mce-href="critical%20race%20theory" title="critical race theory (Page Critical race theory could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Bcritical%20race%20theory%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>critical race theory

</mwspan></a>, gender ); <a href="Michael%20Heller%20(law%20professor)" data-mce-href="Michael%20Heller%20(law%20professor)" title="Michael Heller (law professor) (Page Michael Heller (law professor) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMichael%20Heller%20(law%20professor)%7CMichael%20A.%20Heller%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Michael A. Heller

</mwspan></a> (<a href="real%20estate%20law" data-mce-href="real%20estate%20law" title="real estate law (Page Real estate law could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Breal%20estate%20law%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>real estate law

</mwspan></a>); Henry P. Monaghan (<a href="United%20States%20federal%20courts" data-mce-href="United%20States%20federal%20courts" title="United States federal courts (Page United States federal courts could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BUnited%20States%20federal%20courts%7Cfederal%20courts%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>federal courts

</mwspan></a> and <a href="civil%20procedure" data-mce-href="civil%20procedure" title="civil procedure (Page Civil procedure could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Bcivil%20procedure%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>civil procedure

</mwspan></a>); and <a href="Marvin%20Chirelstein" data-mce-href="Marvin%20Chirelstein" title="Marvin Chirelstein (Page Marvin Chirelstein could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMarvin%20Chirelstein%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Marvin Chirelstein

</mwspan></a>, Michael J. Graetz, and <a href="David%20Schizer" data-mce-href="David%20Schizer" title="David Schizer (Page David Schizer could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BDavid%20Schizer%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>David Schizer

</mwspan></a> (<a href="tax%20law" data-mce-href="tax%20law" title="tax law (Page Tax law could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Btax%20law%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>tax law

</mwspan></a>). <a href="Jagdish%20Bhagwati" data-mce-href="Jagdish%20Bhagwati" title="Jagdish Bhagwati" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJagdish%20Bhagwati%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Jagdish Bhagwati

</mwspan></a> is <a href="List%20of%20university%20professors%20at%20Columbia%20University" data-mce-href="List%20of%20university%20professors%20at%20Columbia%20University" title="List of university professors at Columbia University (Page List of university professors at Columbia University could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BList%20of%20university%20professors%20at%20Columbia%20University%7CUniversity%20Professor%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>University Professor

</mwspan></a> of Economics and Law.
For the year ending December 2009, Columbia Law School's faculty ranked #2 in the nation for the number of academic papers authored and downloaded on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN), according to cumulative statistics, exceeded only by Harvard Law School's faculty.<span id="<@@@BTAG106136@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[28]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="106136" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2010/03/18_ssrn.html%20%7Ctitle=Harvard%20Law%20Faculty%20Lead%20SSRN%20Rankings%20%7Cpublisher=Law.harvard.edu%20%7Cdate=March%2018,%202010%20%7Caccessdate=April%2030,%202013%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Harvard Law Faculty Lead SSRN Rankings</a>, (March 18, 2010)

</mwspan> In 2007 (the prior such ranking by SSRN) Columbia Law School's faculty also was the #2 most downloaded law faculty in the United States.<span id="<@@@BTAG157937@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[29]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="157937" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.leiterrankings.com/faculty/2007faculty_downloads.shtml%20%7Ctitle=Brian%20Leiter%20Most%20Downloaded%20Law%20Faculties,%202006%20%7Cpublisher=Leiterrankings.com%20%7Cdate=March%206,%202007%20%7Caccessdate=April%2030,%202013%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Brian Leiter Most Downloaded Law Faculties, 2006</a>, (March 6, 2007)

</mwspan>

Law centers and programs

Columbia was among the first schools to establish both comparative and international law centers, as well as an effective space law department. The law school also has major centers for the study of international law, including the <a href="https://chinese-legal-studies.law.columbia.edu/" data-mce-href="https://chinese-legal-studies.law.columbia.edu/" title="Center for Chinese Legal Studies" data-mw-type="external_link" class="link external mw-external-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5Bhttps://chinese-legal-studies.law.columbia.edu/%20Center%20for%20Chinese%20Legal%20Studies%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Center for Chinese Legal Studies

</mwspan></a>, the <a href="https://kls.law.columbia.edu/" data-mce-href="https://kls.law.columbia.edu/" title="Center for Korean Legal Studies" data-mw-type="external_link" class="link external mw-external-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5Bhttps://kls.law.columbia.edu/%20Center%20for%20Korean%20Legal%20Studies%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Center for Korean Legal Studies

</mwspan></a>, the <a href="Center%20for%20Japanese%20Legal%20Studies" data-mce-href="Center%20for%20Japanese%20Legal%20Studies" title="Center for Japanese Legal Studies (Page Center for Japanese Legal Studies could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BCenter%20for%20Japanese%20Legal%20Studies%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Center for Japanese Legal Studies

</mwspan></a> (the first and only center of its kind in the United States), the <a href="https://european-legal-studies.law.columbia.edu/" data-mce-href="https://european-legal-studies.law.columbia.edu/" title="European Legal Studies Center" data-mw-type="external_link" class="link external mw-external-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5Bhttps://european-legal-studies.law.columbia.edu/%20European%20Legal%20Studies%20Center%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>European Legal Studies Center

</mwspan></a>, the <a href="http://columbiaclimatelaw.com/" data-mce-href="http://columbiaclimatelaw.com/" title="Sabin Center for Climate Change Law" data-mw-type="external_link" class="link external mw-external-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5Bhttp://columbiaclimatelaw.com/%20Sabin%20Center%20for%20Climate%20Change%20Law%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

</mwspan></a>, the <a href="https://corp-gov.law.columbia.edu/" data-mce-href="https://corp-gov.law.columbia.edu/" title="Center on Corporate Governance" data-mw-type="external_link" class="link external mw-external-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5Bhttps://corp-gov.law.columbia.edu/%20Center%20on%20Corporate%20Governance%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Center on Corporate Governance

</mwspan></a>, the <a href="https://www.law.columbia.edu/gender-sexuality" data-mce-href="https://www.law.columbia.edu/gender-sexuality" title="Center for Gender & Sexuality Law" data-mw-type="external_link" class="link external mw-external-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5Bhttps://www.law.columbia.edu/gender-sexuality%20Center%20for%20Gender%20&%20Sexuality%20Law%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Center for Gender & Sexuality Law

</mwspan></a>, the <a href="https://www.law.columbia.edu/law-economic-studies" data-mce-href="https://www.law.columbia.edu/law-economic-studies" title="Center for Law and Economic Studies" data-mw-type="external_link" class="link external mw-external-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5Bhttps://www.law.columbia.edu/law-economic-studies%20Center%20for%20Law%20and%20Economic%20Studies%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Center for Law and Economic Studies

</mwspan></a>, the <a href="http://blogs.law.columbia.edu/global-legal-transformation/" data-mce-href="http://blogs.law.columbia.edu/global-legal-transformation/" title="Center on Global Legal Transformation" data-mw-type="external_link" class="link external mw-external-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5Bhttp://blogs.law.columbia.edu/global-legal-transformation/%20Center%20on%20Global%20Legal%20Transformation%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Center on Global Legal Transformation

</mwspan></a>, as well as several other centers and law programs.<span id="<@@@BTAG143473@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[30]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="143473" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/center_program%20%7Ctitle=Columbia%20Law%20School%20:%20Centers%20and%20Programs%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=November%209,%201961%20%7Caccessdate=April%2030,%202013%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Columbia Law School : Centers and Programs</a>, (November 9, 1961)

</mwspan> In July 2012, the law school launched three new centers: i) the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership to "study global financial markets and their diverse, interdependent actors"; ii) the Center for Constitutional Governance to "bring together a dynamic roster of constitutional scholars who are deeply engaged in the study of governmental structure and relationships, including experts on separation of powers and issues of federalism"; and iii) the <a href="https://cicia.law.columbia.edu/" data-mce-href="https://cicia.law.columbia.edu/" title="Center for International Commercial and Investment Arbitration" data-mw-type="external_link" class="link external mw-external-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5Bhttps://cicia.law.columbia.edu/%20Center%20for%20International%20Commercial%20and%20Investment%20Arbitration%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Center for International Commercial and Investment Arbitration

</mwspan></a> to "further the teaching and study of international arbitration, building on the Law School's considerable expertise in this rapidly growing area of legal practice."<span id="<@@@BTAG164374@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[31]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="164374" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/media_inquiries/news_events/2012/july2012/columbia-creates-3-new-centers%20%7Ctitle=Columbia%20Law%20School%20:%20Law%20School%20Launches%20Three%20New%20Centers%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=July%2027,%202012%20%7Caccessdate=April%2030,%202013%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Columbia Law School : Law School Launches Three New Centers</a>, (July 27, 2012)

</mwspan>
In 2006, the law school embarked on an ambitious campaign to increase the number of faculty by fifty percent without increasing the number of students.<span id="<@@@BTAG192244@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[32]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="192244" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.top-law-schools.com/columbia-law-school.html%20%7Ctitle=Columbia%20University%20School%20of%20Law%20%7Cpublisher=Top-law-schools.com%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=April%2030,%202013%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Columbia University School of Law</a>,

</mwspan>
On May 26, 2009, President <a href="Barack%20Obama" data-mce-href="Barack%20Obama" title="Barack Obama (Page Barack Obama could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BBarack%20Obama%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Barack Obama

</mwspan></a> nominated Judge <a href="Sonia%20Sotomayor" data-mce-href="Sonia%20Sotomayor" title="Sonia Sotomayor (Page Sonia Sotomayor could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSonia%20Sotomayor%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Sonia Sotomayor

</mwspan></a>, a Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia since 1999, to be a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.<span id="<@@@BTAG114911@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[33]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="114911" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/background-on-judge-Sonia-Sotomayor/%20%7Ctitle=Background%20on%20Judge%20Sonia%20Sotomayor%20&#124;%20The%20White%20House%20%7Cpublisher=Whitehouse.gov%20%7Caccessdate=April%2030,%202013%20%7Carchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423120409/http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Background-on-Judge-Sonia-Sotomayor%20%7Carchive-date=April%2023,%202013%20%7Curl-status=dead%20%7Cdf=mdy-all%20%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Background on Judge Sonia Sotomayor | The White House</a>,

</mwspan> Judge Sotomayor created and co-taught a course entitled "The Federal Appellate Externship" every semester at the law school since the fall 2000.<span id="<@@@BTAG146392@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[34]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="146392" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/media_inquiries/news_events/2009/may2009/sonia-sotomayor%20%7Ctitle=Columbia%20Law%20School%20:%20Judge%20Sonia%20Sotomayor%20Named%20Supreme%20Court%20Nominee%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=May%2027,%202009%20%7Caccessdate=April%2030,%202013%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Columbia Law School : Judge Sonia Sotomayor Named Supreme Court Nominee</a>, (May 27, 2009)

</mwspan> Federal Appellate Externships and many other externships, including Federal District Externships, are offered each year at Columbia.<span id="<@@@BTAG128113@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[35]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="128113" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/programs/social-justice/externships%20%7Ctitle=Externships%20&#124;%20Social%20Justice%20Initiatives%20&#124;%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=April%2030,%202013%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Externships | Social Justice Initiatives | Columbia Law School</a>,

</mwspan><span id="<@@@BTAG124402@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[36]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="124402" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/media_inquiries/news_events/2011/september2011/Externship%20%7Ctitle=Externship%20Program%20Bridges%20Gap%20Between%20Legal%20Theory%20and%20Practice%20&#124;%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=2011-09-22%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Externship Program Bridges Gap Between Legal Theory and Practice | Columbia Law School</a>, (2011-09-22)

</mwspan>
Among other externships, the law school offers a full-semester externship on the federal government in Washington, D.C., which provides students hands-on experience in government law offices. In addition to their placements at federal agencies, students in the program are also required to attend a weekly seminar and write a substantive research paper.<span id="<@@@BTAG119282@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[37]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="119282" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22law.columbia.edu%22%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/media_inquiries/news_events/2010/march2010/dcexternships%20%7Ctitle=Law%20School%20Creates%20Federal%20Government%20Externship%20Program%20in%20Washington%20&#124;%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=2010-03-22%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Law School Creates Federal Government Externship Program in Washington | Columbia Law School</a>, (2010-03-22)

</mwspan> The Federal Government Externship has the following three specific components:

  1. Field Placements: Students are required to work a minimum of 30 hours a week doing substantive legal work at a federal agency. Options include, amongst others, several sections of the <a href="U.S.%20Department%20of%20Justice" data-mce-href="U.S.%20Department%20of%20Justice" title="U.S. Department of Justice (Page U.S. Department of Justice could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20Department%20of%20Justice%7CDepartment%20of%20Justice%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Department of Justice
    </mwspan></a>, the <a href="U.S.%20Securities%20and%20Exchange%20Commission" data-mce-href="U.S.%20Securities%20and%20Exchange%20Commission" title="U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Page U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20Securities%20and%20Exchange%20Commission%7CSecurities%20and%20Exchange%20Commission%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Securities and Exchange Commission
    </mwspan></a>, the <a href="U.S.%20Environmental%20Protection%20Agency" data-mce-href="U.S.%20Environmental%20Protection%20Agency" title="U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Page U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20Environmental%20Protection%20Agency%7CEnvironmental%20Protection%20Agency%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Environmental Protection Agency
    </mwspan></a>, the <a href="Federal%20Communications%20Commission" data-mce-href="Federal%20Communications%20Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission (Page Federal Communications Commission could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BFederal%20Communications%20Commission%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Federal Communications Commission
    </mwspan></a>, the <a href="U.S.%20Department%20of%20Health%20and%20Human%20Services" data-mce-href="U.S.%20Department%20of%20Health%20and%20Human%20Services" title="U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Page U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20Department%20of%20Health%20and%20Human%20Services%7CDepartment%20of%20Health%20and%20Human%20Services%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Department of Health and Human Services
    </mwspan></a>, and the <a href="U.S.%20Department%20of%20Homeland%20Security" data-mce-href="U.S.%20Department%20of%20Homeland%20Security" title="U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Page U.S. Department of Homeland Security could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20Department%20of%20Homeland%20Security%7CDepartment%20of%20Homeland%20Security%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Department of Homeland Security
    </mwspan></a>,
  2. Seminar: Students conduct an in-depth analysis of the roles lawyers play in federal offices. Each seminar is taught by Columbia Law faculty and a Washington-based adjunct professor. Each seminar also features guest speakers and has a substantive writing component.
  3. Supervised Research: Students are required to produce an 8,000–10,000-word research paper on a topic closely connected to their externship and field placement. Externs are encouraged to consult with the agency in which they work to develop their topic.<span id="<@@@BTAG141125@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[37]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="141125" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22law.columbia.edu%22/%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

    <a>[1]</a>

    1. <a>↑</a> Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named law.columbia.edu
    </mwspan>


Arthur W. Diamond Library

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</mwspan></a><mwspan>¶</mwspan>Columbia Law School's Arthur W. Diamond Library is one of the most comprehensive libraries in the world and is the second largest academic law library in the United States, with over 1,000,000 volumes and subscriptions to more than 7,450 journals and other serials.<span id="<@@@BTAG106377@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[38]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="106377" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Clast=Caron%20%7Cfirst=Paul%20%7Curl=http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2005/12/arl_law_library.html%20%7Ctitle=TaxProf%20Blog:%20ARL%20Law%20Library%20Rankings%20%7Cpublisher=Taxprof.typepad.com%20%7Cdate=2006-01-29%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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  1. <a>↑</a> Caron, Paul <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">TaxProf Blog: ARL Law Library Rankings</a>, (2006-01-29)

</mwspan><span id="<@@@BTAG145794@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[39]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="145794" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/jd_Intro/aboutcls/ourlibrary%20%7Ctitle=Library%20&#124;%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%20%7Curl-status=dead%20%7Carchiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309055238/http://www.law.columbia.edu/jd_Intro/aboutcls/ourlibrary%20%7Carchivedate=March%209,%202010%20%7Cdf=mdy-all%20%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Library | Columbia Law School</a>,

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The Columbia Law Review and other student journals

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The <a href="Columbia%20Law%20Review" data-mce-href="Columbia%20Law%20Review" title="Columbia Law Review (Page Columbia Law Review could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20Law%20Review%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Columbia Law Review

</mwspan></a> is the third-most-cited law journal in the world<span id="<@@@BTAG121971@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[40]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="121971" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/cypress/nationaljurist0208/index.php?startid=23%20100%20Best%20Law%20Reviews%5D,%20Washington%20&%20Lee%20University.%20By%20John%20Doyle.%20Page%2024.%20February%202008.%20Retrieved%20December%2017,%202012.%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">100 Best Law Reviews</a>, Washington & Lee University. By John Doyle. Page 24. February 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2012.

</mwspan><span id="<@@@BTAG104138@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[41]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="104138" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl=http://lawlib.wlu.edu/LJ/%20%7Ctitle=Law%20Journals:%20Submissions%20and%20Ranking%20%7Cpublisher=Lawlib.wlu.edu%20%7Cdate=2011-08-22%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%20%7Carchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508175833/http://lawlib.wlu.edu/LJ/%20%7Carchive-date=May%208,%202006%20%7Curl-status=dead%20%7Cdf=mdy-all%20%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Law Journals: Submissions and Ranking</a>, (2011-08-22)

</mwspan> and is one of the four publishers of the <a href="Bluebook" data-mce-href="Bluebook" title="Bluebook (Page Bluebook could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BBluebook%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Bluebook

</mwspan></a>. Columbia publishes thirteen other student-edited journals, including the <a href="Columbia%20Business%20Law%20Review" data-mce-href="Columbia%20Business%20Law%20Review" title="Columbia Business Law Review (Page Columbia Business Law Review could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20Business%20Law%20Review%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Columbia Business Law Review

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Columbia%20Human%20Rights%20Law%20Review" data-mce-href="Columbia%20Human%20Rights%20Law%20Review" title="Columbia Human Rights Law Review (Page Columbia Human Rights Law Review could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20Human%20Rights%20Law%20Review%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Columbia Human Rights Law Review

</mwspan></a> (which in turn publishes <a href="A%20Jailhouse%20Lawyer's%20Manual" data-mce-href="A%20Jailhouse%20Lawyer's%20Manual" title="A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual (Page A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BA%20Jailhouse%20Lawyer's%20Manual%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual

</mwspan></a>), Columbia Journal of Asian Law, <a href="Columbia%20Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Law" data-mce-href="Columbia%20Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Law" title="Columbia Journal of Environmental Law (Page Columbia Journal of Environmental Law could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Law%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Columbia Journal of Environmental Law

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Columbia%20Journal%20of%20European%20Law" data-mce-href="Columbia%20Journal%20of%20European%20Law" title="Columbia Journal of European Law (Page Columbia Journal of European Law could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20Journal%20of%20European%20Law%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Columbia Journal of European Law

</mwspan></a>, Columbia Journal of Gender and Law, <a href="Columbia%20Journal%20of%20Law%20&%20the%20Arts" data-mce-href="Columbia%20Journal%20of%20Law%20&%20the%20Arts" title="Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts (Page Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20Journal%20of%20Law%20&%20the%20Arts%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts

</mwspan></a>, Columbia Journal of Law & Social Problems, Columbia Journal of Race & Law, <a href="Columbia%20Journal%20of%20Tax%20Law" data-mce-href="Columbia%20Journal%20of%20Tax%20Law" title="Columbia Journal of Tax Law (Page Columbia Journal of Tax Law could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20Journal%20of%20Tax%20Law%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Columbia Journal of Tax Law

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Columbia%20Journal%20of%20Transnational%20Law" data-mce-href="Columbia%20Journal%20of%20Transnational%20Law" title="Columbia Journal of Transnational Law (Page Columbia Journal of Transnational Law could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20Journal%20of%20Transnational%20Law%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Columbia Journal of Transnational Law

</mwspan></a>, Columbia Science and Technology Law Review, and the American Review of International Arbitration.<span id="<@@@BTAG141790@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[42]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="141790" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%0A%7B%7Bcite%20web%0A%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/current_student/student_service/Law_Journals%0A%7Ctitle=Columbia%20Law%20School%20:%20Student%20Journals%0A%7Cpublisher=www.law.columbia.edu%0A%7Caccessdate=May%2026,%202009%0A%7Clast=%0A%7Cfirst=%0A%7D%7D%0A%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Columbia Law School : Student Journals</a>,

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Joint degree program

In December 2010, the law school announced the addition of an accelerated <a href="JD/MBA" data-mce-href="JD/MBA" title="JD/MBA (Page JD/MBA could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJD/MBA%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>JD/MBA

</mwspan></a> joint degree program, which allows students to obtain both a JD and MBA within three years.<span id="<@@@BTAG115107@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[43]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="115107" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/88722/20101204/jd-mba-joint-degree-columbia-new-program.htm%20%7Ctitle=Columbia%20Law%20and%20Business%20Schools%20to%20launch%203-year%20joint%20JD/MBA%20degree%20%7Cpublisher=Ibtimes.com%20%7Cdate=2011-02-15%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Columbia Law and Business Schools to launch 3-year joint JD/MBA degree</a>, (2011-02-15)

</mwspan><span id="<@@@BTAG118171@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[44]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="118171" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl=http://www.gmac.com/gmac/NewsandEvents/GMNews/2011/Feb/New-programs-at-the-intersection-of-business-and-law.htm?Page=1%20%7Ctitle=New%20programs%20at%20the%20intersection%20of%20business%20and%20law%20%7Cpublisher=Gmac.com%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%20%7Curl-status=dead%20%7Carchiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314151924/http://www.gmac.com/gmac/NewsandEvents/GMNews/2011/Feb/New-programs-at-the-intersection-of-business-and-law.htm?Page=1%20%7Carchivedate=March%2014,%202012%20%7Cdf=mdy-all%20%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">New programs at the intersection of business and law</a>,

</mwspan> The accelerated program will not replace the existing four-year JD/MBA joint degree program. Interested students will be able to choose between the two programs.<span id="<@@@BTAG147170@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[45]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="147170" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Cauthor=Karen%20SloanAll%20Articles%20%7Curl=http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202476249394&Columbia_adds_threeyear_JDMBA_program&slreturn=1&hbxlogin=1%20%7Ctitle=Columbia%20adds%20three-year%20J.D./MBA%20program%20%7Cpublisher=Law.com%20%7Cdate=2010-12-15%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Columbia adds three-year J.D./MBA program</a>, (2010-12-15)

</mwspan><span id="<@@@BTAG157636@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[46]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="157636" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/three-year-jd-mba%20%7Ctitle=Three-Year%20J.D.%20/%20M.B.A.%20Program%20&#124;%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Three-Year J.D. / M.B.A. Program | Columbia Law School</a>,

</mwspan> A joint degree can prove to be beneficial to law students' career objectives. To enable interested students to achieve this goal, the law school may approve a joint degree with any of the following of Columbia's graduate or professional schools:<span id="<@@@BTAG192942@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[47]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="192942" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=JointDegree%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/jd_applicants/admissions/jointdegree%20%7Ctitle=Joint%20Degree%20Programs%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Joint Degree Programs</a>,

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    </mwspan></a> (Ph.D. in selected programs)
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  • <a href="Columbia%20Graduate%20School%20of%20Architecture,%20Planning%20and%20Preservation" data-mce-href="Columbia%20Graduate%20School%20of%20Architecture,%20Planning%20and%20Preservation" title="Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (Page Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20Graduate%20School%20of%20Architecture,%20Planning%20and%20Preservation%7CSchool%20of%20Architecture,%20Planning%20and%20Preservation%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
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Additionally, in recent years, students have successfully petitioned the law school's Rules Committee for permission to create a joint degree program with schools that have agreed to grant advanced standing toward their master's degree for work completed in the Columbia J.D. program:<span id="<@@@BTAG172894@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[47]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="172894" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=JointDegree/%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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  1. <a>↑</a> Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named JointDegree

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  • <a href="Harvard%20University" data-mce-href="Harvard%20University" title="Harvard University (Page Harvard University could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BHarvard%20University%7CHarvard%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Harvard
    </mwspan></a>'s <a href="John%20F.%20Kennedy%20School%20of%20Government" data-mce-href="John%20F.%20Kennedy%20School%20of%20Government" title="John F. Kennedy School of Government (Page John F. Kennedy School of Government could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJohn%20F.%20Kennedy%20School%20of%20Government%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>John F. Kennedy School of Government
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    </mwspan></a>' <a href="Paul%20H.%20Nitze%20School%20of%20Advanced%20International%20Studies" data-mce-href="Paul%20H.%20Nitze%20School%20of%20Advanced%20International%20Studies" title="Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (Page Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BPaul%20H.%20Nitze%20School%20of%20Advanced%20International%20Studies%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
    </mwspan></a>
  • <a href="Princeton%20University" data-mce-href="Princeton%20University" title="Princeton University (Page Princeton University could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BPrinceton%20University%7CPrinceton%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Princeton
    </mwspan></a>'s <a href="Woodrow%20Wilson%20School%20of%20Public%20and%20International%20Affairs" data-mce-href="Woodrow%20Wilson%20School%20of%20Public%20and%20International%20Affairs" title="Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (Page Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BWoodrow%20Wilson%20School%20of%20Public%20and%20International%20Affairs%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
    </mwspan></a>
  • <a href="Tufts%20University" data-mce-href="Tufts%20University" title="Tufts University (Page Tufts University could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BTufts%20University%7CTufts%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Tufts
    </mwspan></a>' <a href="The%20Fletcher%20School%20of%20Law%20and%20Diplomacy" data-mce-href="The%20Fletcher%20School%20of%20Law%20and%20Diplomacy" title="The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Page The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BThe%20Fletcher%20School%20of%20Law%20and%20Diplomacy%7CFletcher%20School%20of%20Law%20and%20Diplomacy%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
    </mwspan></a>


Dual degree programs and alliances, abroad

Columbia has cultivated alliances and dual degree programs with overseas law schools, including the <a href="University%20of%20Oxford" data-mce-href="University%20of%20Oxford" title="University of Oxford (Page University of Oxford could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BUniversity%20of%20Oxford%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>University of Oxford

</mwspan></a>, <a href="King's%20College%20London%20School%20of%20Law" data-mce-href="King's%20College%20London%20School%20of%20Law" title="King's College London School of Law (Page King's College London School of Law could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BKing's%20College%20London%20School%20of%20Law%7CKing's%20College%20London%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>King's College London

</mwspan></a>, <a href="University%20College%20London%20Law%20Faculty" data-mce-href="University%20College%20London%20Law%20Faculty" title="University College London Law Faculty (Page University College London Law Faculty could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BUniversity%20College%20London%20Law%20Faculty%7CUniversity%20College%20London%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>University College London

</mwspan></a>, and the <a href="London%20School%20of%20Economics" data-mce-href="London%20School%20of%20Economics" title="London School of Economics (Page London School of Economics could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLondon%20School%20of%20Economics%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>London School of Economics

</mwspan></a> in London, England; the <a href="Paris%20Institute%20of%20Political%20Studies" data-mce-href="Paris%20Institute%20of%20Political%20Studies" title="Paris Institute of Political Studies (Page Paris Institute of Political Studies could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BParis%20Institute%20of%20Political%20Studies%7CInstitut%20d'%C3%A9tudes%20politiques%20de%20Paris%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Institut d'études politiques de Paris

</mwspan></a> ("Sciences Po") and the <a href="universit%C3%A9%20de%20Paris%20I" data-mce-href="universit%C3%A9%20de%20Paris%20I" title="université de Paris I (Page Université de Paris I could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Buniversit%C3%A9%20de%20Paris%20I%7CUniversit%C3%A9%20Panth%C3%A9on-Sorbonne%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Université Panthéon-Sorbonne

</mwspan></a> in Paris, France; the <a href="University%20of%20Amsterdam" data-mce-href="University%20of%20Amsterdam" title="University of Amsterdam (Page University of Amsterdam could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BUniversity%20of%20Amsterdam%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>University of Amsterdam

</mwspan></a> in the Netherlands; and the <a href="Institute%20for%20Law%20and%20Finance" data-mce-href="Institute%20for%20Law%20and%20Finance" title="Institute for Law and Finance (Page Institute for Law and Finance could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BInstitute%20for%20Law%20and%20Finance%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Institute for Law and Finance

</mwspan></a> (ILF) at <a href="Goethe%20University%20Frankfurt" data-mce-href="Goethe%20University%20Frankfurt" title="Goethe University Frankfurt (Page Goethe University Frankfurt could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BGoethe%20University%20Frankfurt%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Goethe University Frankfurt

</mwspan></a> in Frankfurt, Germany.<span id="<@@@BTAG176360@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[48]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="176360" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/alumni/news/2010/03/oxford%20%7Ctitle=Oxford%20Joins%20Law%20School%20to%20Educate%20Students%20in%20Law%20and%20Finance%20&#124;%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=1961-11-09%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%20%7Carchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622225649/http://www.law.columbia.edu/alumni/news/2010/03/oxford%20%7Carchive-date=June%2022,%202010%20%7Curl-status=dead%20%7Cdf=mdy-all%20%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Oxford Joins Law School to Educate Students in Law and Finance | Columbia Law School</a>, (1961-11-09)

</mwspan><span id="<@@@BTAG162551@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[49]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="162551" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/center_program/intl_progs/double_degree%20%7Ctitle=Foreign%20Dual%20Degree%20Programs%20&#124;%20International%20Programs%20&#124;%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Foreign Dual Degree Programs | International Programs | Columbia Law School</a>,

</mwspan> The double degree options include JD/Masters in French Law (4 year program in Paris), JD/Masters Program in Global Business (3 Year program in Paris), JD/LLM (3 year program in London), LLB/JD (4 year program in London), and JD/LLM (4 year program in Frankfurt).
Columbia Law School has one of the largest international alliances with China, and with Peking University, specifically, a joint exchange program that begin in 2006 when students could be exchanged for a semester, which was expanded as a program in 2011 to allow faculty to teach or co-teach courses abroad, and which was expanded as a program again in 2013 when Columbia Law School dean David Schizer and Peking University Law School dean Zhang Shouwen signed a memorandum of understanding between the universities, allowing for joint publications and joint seminars between faculty at the respective universities.<span id="<@@@BTAG155907@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[50]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="155907" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.jdjournal.com/2013/05/23/columbia-and-peking-university-deepen-international-collaboration/%20%7Ctitle=June,%20Daniel,%20%22Columbia%20and%20Peking%20University%20Deepen%20International%20Collaboration%22%20%7Cpublisher=Jdjournal.com%20%7Cdate=2013-05-23%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">June, Daniel, "Columbia and Peking University Deepen International Collaboration"</a>, (2013-05-23)

</mwspan>

Clinical programs

The law school runs nine vigorous clinical programs that contribute to the community,<span id="<@@@BTAG145053@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[51]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="145053" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/focusareas/clinics%20%7Ctitle=Clinical%20Program%20&#124;%20Clinical%20Education%20&#124;%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Clinical Program | Clinical Education | Columbia Law School</a>,

</mwspan> including the nation's first technology-based clinic, called Lawyering in the Digital Age. This clinic is currently engaged in building a community resource to understand the <a href="collateral%20consequences%20of%20criminal%20charges" data-mce-href="collateral%20consequences%20of%20criminal%20charges" title="collateral consequences of criminal charges (Page Collateral consequences of criminal charges could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Bcollateral%20consequences%20of%20criminal%20charges%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>collateral consequences of criminal charges

</mwspan></a>.<span id="<@@@BTAG144816@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[52]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="144816" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www2.law.columbia.edu/fourcs%20%7Ctitle=Four%20C's%20Home%20%7Cpublisher=.law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Four C's Home</a>,

</mwspan> In April 2006, Columbia announced that it was starting the nation's first clinic in sexuality and gender law.<span id="<@@@BTAG117455@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[53]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="117455" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%0A%7B%7Bcite%20web%0A%7Curl=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/06/04/lawschool.html%0A%7Ctitle=Columbia%20News%20:::%20Law%20School%20Creates%20Country's%20First%20Sexuality,%20Gender%20Law%20Clinic%0A%7Cpublisher=www.columbia.edu%0A%7Caccessdate=May%2026,%202009%0A%7Clast=%0A%7Cfirst=%0A%7D%7D%0A%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Columbia News ::: Law School Creates Country's First Sexuality, Gender Law Clinic</a>,

</mwspan> The Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic "is the first law school clinic anywhere in the U.S. directed by a full-time law school faculty member and dedicated to legal and public policy issues related to gender and sexuality."<span id="<@@@BTAG171208@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[54]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="171208" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7BCite%20web%7Curl=https://www.law.columbia.edu/sexuality-gender-clinic%7Ctitle=Sexuality%20and%20Gender%20Law%20Clinic%7Cwebsite=Columbia%20Law%20School%7Clanguage=en%7Caccess-date=2019-05-21%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic</a>,

</mwspan> In 2007, Columbia opened a new program in law and technology.
Given that Columbia is well known for its strength in corporate law, the law school offers, for example, a "Deals" course that includes participants from the <a href="Columbia%20Business%20School" data-mce-href="Columbia%20Business%20School" title="Columbia Business School (Page Columbia Business School could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BColumbia%20Business%20School%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Columbia Business School

</mwspan></a> and the law school. In addition, the Columbia Business and Law Association (CBLA), the law school's principal student group dedicated to the interaction between law and business, routinely sponsors lectures, workshops, and networking events from traditional areas of interest such as investment banking, management consulting, venture capital, private equity, hedge funds, and entrepreneurship. CBLA also serves as a center for members of the Columbia Law School community interested in many aspects of business law, including corporate governance and securities regulation.<span id="<@@@BTAG113119@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[55]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="113119" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www2.law.columbia.edu/cbla/index.php%20%7Ctitle=Columbia%20Business%20and%20Law%20Association%20-%20Home%20%7Cpublisher=.law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Columbia Business and Law Association - Home</a>,

</mwspan> The student-run organization <a href="Unemployment%20Action%20Center" data-mce-href="Unemployment%20Action%20Center" title="Unemployment Action Center (Page Unemployment Action Center could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BUnemployment%20Action%20Center%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Unemployment Action Center

</mwspan></a> has a chapter at Columbia Law School.

Facilities

Columbia Law School's main building, <a href="Jerome%20L.%20Greene" data-mce-href="Jerome%20L.%20Greene" title="Jerome L. Greene (Page Jerome L. Greene could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJerome%20L.%20Greene%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Jerome L. Greene

</mwspan></a> Hall, was designed by <a href="Wallace%20Harrison" data-mce-href="Wallace%20Harrison" title="Wallace Harrison (Page Wallace Harrison could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BWallace%20Harrison%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Wallace Harrison

</mwspan></a> and <a href="Max%20Abramovitz" data-mce-href="Max%20Abramovitz" title="Max Abramovitz (Page Max Abramovitz could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMax%20Abramovitz%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Max Abramovitz

</mwspan></a>, architects of the <a href="United%20Nations" data-mce-href="United%20Nations" title="United Nations (Page United Nations could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BUnited%20Nations%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>United Nations

</mwspan></a> Headquarters and <a href="Lincoln%20Center" data-mce-href="Lincoln%20Center" title="Lincoln Center (Page Lincoln Center could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLincoln%20Center%7CLincoln%20Center%20for%20the%20Performing%20Arts%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

</mwspan></a> (which for many years served as the site of Columbia Law School's graduation ceremonies). It is located at the intersection of Amsterdam Avenue and West 116th Street. One of the building's defining features is its frontal sculpture, Bellerophon Taming Pegasus, designed by <a href="Jacques%20Lipchitz" data-mce-href="Jacques%20Lipchitz" title="Jacques Lipchitz (Page Jacques Lipchitz could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJacques%20Lipchitz%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Jacques Lipchitz

</mwspan></a>, symbolizing man's struggle over (his own) wild side/unreason.
In 1996, the law school was given an extensive renovation and expansion by Polshek Partnership (now Ennead Architects), including the addition of a new entrance façade and three story skylit lobby, as well as the expansion of existing space to include an upper level students' commons, lounge areas, and a café. In the summer of 2008, construction of a new floor in Jerome Greene Hall was completed providing 38 new faculty offices. Other Columbia Law School buildings include William and June Warren Hall, the Jerome Greene Annex (which Jerome Greene's representatives politely declined to have renamed after the building of Jerome Greene Hall), and William C. Warren Hall (or "Little Warren").
Lenfest Hall, the law school's premier residence, opened in August 2003. The hall was named for <a href="H.%20F.%20Lenfest" data-mce-href="H.%20F.%20Lenfest" title="H. F. Lenfest (Page H. F. Lenfest could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BH.%20F.%20Lenfest%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>H. F. Lenfest

</mwspan></a> '58 and his wife Marguerite. Lenfest contains more than 200 luxury student residences, including private studio apartments and one-bedroom apartments.<span id="<@@@BTAG108096@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[56]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="108096" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl=http://www2.law.columbia.edu/lenfest/htmls/%20%7Ctitle=Lenfest%20Hall%20-%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=.law.columbia.edu%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%20%7Curl-status=dead%20%7Carchiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521225401/http://www2.law.columbia.edu/lenfest/htmls/%20%7Carchivedate=May%2021,%202015%20%7Cdf=mdy-all%20%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Lenfest Hall - Columbia Law School</a>,

</mwspan> In addition to Lenfest Hall, the majority of Columbia Law students live in the university's Graduate Student Housing consisting of single and shared apartments in buildings throughout Morningside Heights. All Columbia Law students are guaranteed housing on campus for the duration of their law school studies.

Columbia graduate legal studies program

Columbia offers a Graduate Legal Studies Program, including the <a href="Master%20of%20Laws" data-mce-href="Master%20of%20Laws" title="Master of Laws (Page Master of Laws could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMaster%20of%20Laws%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Master of Laws

</mwspan></a> (<a href="LL.M." data-mce-href="LL.M." title="LL.M. (Page LL.M. could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLL.M.%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>LL.M.

</mwspan></a>) and the Doctor of the Science of Law (<a href="Doctor%20of%20Juridical%20Science" data-mce-href="Doctor%20of%20Juridical%20Science" title="Doctor of Juridical Science (Page Doctor of Juridical Science could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BDoctor%20of%20Juridical%20Science%7CJ.S.D.%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>J.S.D.

</mwspan></a>) degrees. The LL.M. Program is considered one of the best in the United States and has been ranked very highly according to private studies.<span id="<@@@BTAG109016@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[57]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="109016" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.upstartraising.com/reports/llm_programs2.html%20%7Ctitle=LLM%20Reviews%20-%20Guide%20to%20Masters%20of%20Law%20Programs%20in%20the%20United%20States%20%7Cpublisher=Upstartraising.com%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">LLM Reviews - Guide to Masters of Law Programs in the United States</a>,

</mwspan> Each year the law school enrolls approximately 210 graduate students from more than 50 countries with experience in all areas of the legal profession, including academia, the judiciary, public service, civil rights and human rights advocacy, <a href="non-governmental%20organization" data-mce-href="non-governmental%20organization" title="non-governmental organization (Page Non-governmental organization could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Bnon-governmental%20organization%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>non-governmental organization

</mwspan></a>s, international organizations, and private practice. Graduate students are an important component of the law school community. They participate in many co-curricular activities, including student journals, moot courts, and student organizations. Graduate students also organize and speak at conferences, workshops, and colloquia on current legal issues.<span id="<@@@BTAG153517@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[58]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="153517" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.law.columbia.edu/llm_jsd%20%7Ctitle=Graduate%20Legal%20Studies%20&#124;%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20%7Cpublisher=Law.columbia.edu%20%7Cdate=%20%7Caccessdate=2013-11-14%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Graduate Legal Studies | Columbia Law School</a>,

</mwspan>

U.S. Supreme Court clerkships

Since 2005, <a href="List%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States" data-mce-href="List%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States" title="List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Page List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BList%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States%7C24%20Columbia%20Law%20alumni%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>24 Columbia Law alumni

</mwspan></a> have served as judicial clerks at the U.S. Supreme Court, one of the most distinguished appointments a law school graduate can obtain. This record gives Columbia a ranking of <a href="Talk:List%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States#Some%20final%20observations%20on%20numbers%20of%20clerks%20and%20a%20count%20of%20law%20schools" data-mce-href="Talk:List%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States#Some%20final%20observations%20on%20numbers%20of%20clerks%20and%20a%20count%20of%20law%20schools" title="Talk:List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States#Some final observations on numbers of clerks and a count of law schools (Page Talk:List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BTalk:List%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States#Some%20final%20observations%20on%20numbers%20of%20clerks%20and%20a%20count%20of%20law%20schools%7Cfifth%20among%20all%20law%20schools%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>fifth among all law schools

</mwspan></a> for supplying such law clerks for the period 2005-2017. Columbia has placed <a href="List%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States" data-mce-href="List%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States" title="List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Page List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BList%20of%20law%20clerks%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States%7C135%20clerks%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>135 clerks

</mwspan></a> at the U.S. Supreme Court in its history, one of the top five law schools for clerks; this group includes Lee Bollinger, who clerked for Chief Justice <a href="Warren%20Burger" data-mce-href="Warren%20Burger" title="Warren Burger (Page Warren Burger could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BWarren%20Burger%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Warren Burger

</mwspan></a> in the 1972 Term, and is now the president of Columbia University.

Employment

According to Columbia Law School's official 2014 ABA-required disclosures, 93.8% of the Class of 2014 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment ten months after graduation.<span id="<@@@BTAG116610@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[10]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="116610" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%20name=%22Employment%20Statistics%22/%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Employment Statistics

</mwspan> Columbia Law School's <a href="Law%20School%20Transparency" data-mce-href="Law%20School%20Transparency" title="Law School Transparency (Page Law School Transparency could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLaw%20School%20Transparency%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Law School Transparency

</mwspan></a> under-employment score was 1.6%, 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.<span id="<@@@BTAG193608@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[59]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="193608" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/columbia/2013/%20%7Ctitle=Columbia%20University%20Profile%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Columbia University Profile</a>,

</mwspan>
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Employment Status Percentage
Employed - Bar Passage Required
 
 94.97%
Employed - J.D. Advantage
 
 2.06%
Employed - Professional Position
 
 0.23%
Employed - Non-Professional Position
 
 0.0%
Employed - Undeterminable
 
 0.0%
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time
 
 0.92%
Unemployed - Start Date Deferred
 
 0.23%
Unemployed - Not Seeking
 
 0.23%
Unemployed - Seeking
 
 0.69%
Employment Status Unknown
 
 0.69%
Total of 437 Graduates

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Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Columbia Law School for the 2019-2020 academic year was $101,345.<span id="<@@@BTAG141110@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[60]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="141110" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://web.law.columbia.edu/financial-aid/costs-and-billing/costs-budgeting%20%7Ctitle=Costs%20and%20Budgeting%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Costs and Budgeting</a>,

</mwspan> The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $357,503.<span id="<@@@BTAG180528@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[61]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="180528" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl=http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/columbia/costs/%20%7Ctitle=Columbia%20University%20Profile%7D%7D%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">Columbia University Profile</a>,

</mwspan>

Columbia Law School alumni

<span id="<@@@TPL129770@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-template" title="

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</mwspan><mwspan>¶</mwspan><a href="File:Theodore%20Roosevelt%20circa%201902.jpg" data-mce-href="File:Theodore%20Roosevelt%20circa%201902.jpg" title="File:Theodore Roosevelt circa 1902.jpg (Page File:Theodore Roosevelt circa 1902.jpg could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BFile:Theodore%20Roosevelt%20circa%201902.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cupright%7C%5B%5BTheodore%20Roosevelt%5D%5D%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>thumb

</mwspan></a>
<a href="File:FDR%20in%201933.jpg" data-mce-href="File:FDR%20in%201933.jpg" title="File:FDR in 1933.jpg (Page File:FDR in 1933.jpg could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BFile:FDR%20in%201933.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cupright%7C%5B%5BFranklin%20D.%20Roosevelt%5D%5D%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>thumb

</mwspan></a>
<a href="Theodore%20Roosevelt" data-mce-href="Theodore%20Roosevelt" title="Theodore Roosevelt (Page Theodore Roosevelt could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BTheodore%20Roosevelt%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Theodore Roosevelt

</mwspan></a>, the 26th president of the United States and the 25th vice president of the United States, and <a href="Franklin%20D.%20Roosevelt" data-mce-href="Franklin%20D.%20Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt (Page Franklin D. Roosevelt could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BFranklin%20D.%20Roosevelt%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Franklin D. Roosevelt

</mwspan></a>, the 32nd president of the United States, were students at CLS; neither graduated from CLS, but they both received honorary J.D.s in October 2008.<span id="<@@@BTAG110760@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[62]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="110760" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp://www.law.columbia.edu/media_inquiries/news_events/2008/october2008/roosevelts_jds%20%22Presidents%20Roosevelt%20Receive%20Posthumous%20J.D.s%22%5D%20Law.Columbia.edu.%20October%209,%202008.%20Retrieved%20December%203,%202015.%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

<a>[1]</a>

  1. <a>↑</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text">"Presidents Roosevelt Receive Posthumous J.D.s"</a> Law.Columbia.edu. October 9, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2015.

</mwspan> Former <a href="President%20of%20Georgia" data-mce-href="President%20of%20Georgia" title="President of Georgia (Page President of Georgia could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BPresident%20of%20Georgia%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>President of Georgia

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Mikheil%20Saakashvili" data-mce-href="Mikheil%20Saakashvili" title="Mikheil Saakashvili (Page Mikheil Saakashvili could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMikheil%20Saakashvili%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Mikheil Saakashvili

</mwspan></a>, received his LL.M. at Columbia; <a href="Giuliano%20Amato" data-mce-href="Giuliano%20Amato" title="Giuliano Amato (Page Giuliano Amato could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BGiuliano%20Amato%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Giuliano Amato

</mwspan></a>, twice former <a href="Prime%20Minister%20of%20Italy" data-mce-href="Prime%20Minister%20of%20Italy" title="Prime Minister of Italy (Page Prime Minister of Italy could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BPrime%20Minister%20of%20Italy%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Prime Minister of Italy

</mwspan></a> (1992–93 and 2000–2001), was also a CLS graduate. Graduates of the law school have served as members of the <a href="U.S.%20President's%20Cabinet" data-mce-href="U.S.%20President's%20Cabinet" title="U.S. President's Cabinet (Page U.S. President's Cabinet could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20President's%20Cabinet%7CUnited%20States%20President's%20Cabinet%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>United States President's Cabinet

</mwspan></a> and non-U.S. government executive cabinets, including <a href="U.S.%20Secretary%20of%20State" data-mce-href="U.S.%20Secretary%20of%20State" title="U.S. Secretary of State (Page U.S. Secretary of State could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20Secretary%20of%20State%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>U.S. Secretary of State

</mwspan></a>, <a href="U.S.%20Secretary%20of%20Treasury" data-mce-href="U.S.%20Secretary%20of%20Treasury" title="U.S. Secretary of Treasury (Page U.S. Secretary of Treasury could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20Secretary%20of%20Treasury%7CSecretary%20of%20Treasury%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Secretary of Treasury

</mwspan></a>, <a href="U.S.%20Secretary%20of%20War" data-mce-href="U.S.%20Secretary%20of%20War" title="U.S. Secretary of War (Page U.S. Secretary of War could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20Secretary%20of%20War%7CSecretary%20of%20War%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Secretary of War

</mwspan></a> (now <a href="U.S.%20Secretary%20of%20Defense" data-mce-href="U.S.%20Secretary%20of%20Defense" title="U.S. Secretary of Defense (Page U.S. Secretary of Defense could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20Secretary%20of%20Defense%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>U.S. Secretary of Defense

</mwspan></a>), and <a href="U.S.%20Attorney%20General" data-mce-href="U.S.%20Attorney%20General" title="U.S. Attorney General (Page U.S. Attorney General could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BU.S.%20Attorney%20General%7CAttorney%20General%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Attorney General

</mwspan></a>, among others.
Three of the school's graduates have served as <a href="Chief%20Justice%20of%20the%20United%20States" data-mce-href="Chief%20Justice%20of%20the%20United%20States" title="Chief Justice of the United States (Page Chief Justice of the United States could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BChief%20Justice%20of%20the%20United%20States%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Chief Justice of the United States

</mwspan></a>: <a href="Charles%20Evans%20Hughes" data-mce-href="Charles%20Evans%20Hughes" title="Charles Evans Hughes (Page Charles Evans Hughes could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BCharles%20Evans%20Hughes%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Charles Evans Hughes

</mwspan></a>, Harlan Fiske Stone, and John Jay. Columbia Law School is the only law school to have graduated more than one chief justice. Nine alumni of Columbia Law School have served on the Supreme Court of the United States, including Justice <a href="Ruth%20Bader%20Ginsburg" data-mce-href="Ruth%20Bader%20Ginsburg" title="Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Page Ruth Bader Ginsburg could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BRuth%20Bader%20Ginsburg%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Ruth Bader Ginsburg

</mwspan></a>. Several alumni have served as <a href="United%20States%20Solicitor%20General" data-mce-href="United%20States%20Solicitor%20General" title="United States Solicitor General (Page United States Solicitor General could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BUnited%20States%20Solicitor%20General%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>United States Solicitor General

</mwspan></a>. There are over 90 current and past members of the U.S. federal courts who have graduated from CLS. Internationally, CLS graduates also have occupied prominent judicial positions, including <a href="Shi%20Jiuyong" data-mce-href="Shi%20Jiuyong" title="Shi Jiuyong (Page Shi Jiuyong could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BShi%20Jiuyong%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Shi Jiuyong

</mwspan></a>, former president of the <a href="International%20Court%20of%20Justice" data-mce-href="International%20Court%20of%20Justice" title="International Court of Justice (Page International Court of Justice could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BInternational%20Court%20of%20Justice%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>International Court of Justice

</mwspan></a> (ICJ); <a href="Xue%20Hanqin" data-mce-href="Xue%20Hanqin" title="Xue Hanqin (Page Xue Hanqin could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BXue%20Hanqin%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Xue Hanqin

</mwspan></a>, current member of the ICJ; Giuliano Amato, current member of the <a href="Constitutional%20Court%20of%20Italy" data-mce-href="Constitutional%20Court%20of%20Italy" title="Constitutional Court of Italy (Page Constitutional Court of Italy could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BConstitutional%20Court%20of%20Italy%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Constitutional Court of Italy

</mwspan></a>; Jan Schans Christensen ('88 LL.M.), current member of the <a href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Denmark" data-mce-href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Denmark" title="Supreme Court of Denmark (Page Supreme Court of Denmark could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSupreme%20Court%20of%20Denmark%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Supreme Court of Denmark

</mwspan></a>; <a href="Susan%20Denham" data-mce-href="Susan%20Denham" title="Susan Denham (Page Susan Denham could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSusan%20Denham%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Susan Denham

</mwspan></a>, current <a href="Chief%20Justice" data-mce-href="Chief%20Justice" title="Chief Justice (Page Chief Justice could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BChief%20Justice%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Chief Justice

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Ireland" data-mce-href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Ireland" title="Supreme Court of Ireland (Page Supreme Court of Ireland could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSupreme%20Court%20of%20Ireland%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Supreme Court of Ireland

</mwspan></a>; <a href="Marvic%20Leonen" data-mce-href="Marvic%20Leonen" title="Marvic Leonen (Page Marvic Leonen could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMarvic%20Leonen%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Marvic Leonen

</mwspan></a> ('04 LL.M.), current member of the <a href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20Philippines" data-mce-href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20Philippines" title="Supreme Court of the Philippines (Page Supreme Court of the Philippines could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSupreme%20Court%20of%20the%20Philippines%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Supreme Court of the Philippines

</mwspan></a>; <a href="Hironobu%20Takesaki" data-mce-href="Hironobu%20Takesaki" title="Hironobu Takesaki (Page Hironobu Takesaki could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BHironobu%20Takesaki%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Hironobu Takesaki

</mwspan></a>, current <a href="Chief%20Justice%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20Japan" data-mce-href="Chief%20Justice%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20Japan" title="Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan (Page Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BChief%20Justice%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20Japan%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan

</mwspan></a>; <a href="Umu%20Hawa%20Tejan-Jalloh" data-mce-href="Umu%20Hawa%20Tejan-Jalloh" title="Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh (Page Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BUmu%20Hawa%20Tejan-Jalloh%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh

</mwspan></a>, current Chief Justice, <a href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Sierra%20Leone" data-mce-href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Sierra%20Leone" title="Supreme Court of Sierra Leone (Page Supreme Court of Sierra Leone could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSupreme%20Court%20of%20Sierra%20Leone%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Supreme Court of Sierra Leone

</mwspan></a>; <a href="Karin%20Maria%20Bruzelius" data-mce-href="Karin%20Maria%20Bruzelius" title="Karin Maria Bruzelius (Page Karin Maria Bruzelius could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BKarin%20Maria%20Bruzelius%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Karin Maria Bruzelius

</mwspan></a>, former member of the <a href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Norway" data-mce-href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Norway" title="Supreme Court of Norway (Page Supreme Court of Norway could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSupreme%20Court%20of%20Norway%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Supreme Court of Norway

</mwspan></a>; <a href="Lawrence%20Collins" data-mce-href="Lawrence%20Collins" title="Lawrence Collins (Page Lawrence Collins could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLawrence%20Collins%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Lawrence Collins

</mwspan></a>, former <a href="Justice%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom" data-mce-href="Justice%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom" title="Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (Page Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJustice%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

</mwspan></a>; and <a href="Francis%20M.%20Ssekandi" data-mce-href="Francis%20M.%20Ssekandi" title="Francis M. Ssekandi (Page Francis M. Ssekandi could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BFrancis%20M.%20Ssekandi%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Francis M. Ssekandi

</mwspan></a>, former justice of the <a href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Uganda" data-mce-href="Supreme%20Court%20of%20Uganda" title="Supreme Court of Uganda (Page Supreme Court of Uganda could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSupreme%20Court%20of%20Uganda%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Supreme Court of Uganda

</mwspan></a>, among others.
Notable legal academics who are graduates of CLS include <a href="Barbara%20Black" data-mce-href="Barbara%20Black" title="Barbara Black (Page Barbara Black could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BBarbara%20Black%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Barbara Black

</mwspan></a>, Lee Bollinger, Felix S. Cohen, Lawrence Collins, <a href="Robert%20Cover" data-mce-href="Robert%20Cover" title="Robert Cover (Page Robert Cover could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BRobert%20Cover%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Robert Cover

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Samuel%20Estreicher" data-mce-href="Samuel%20Estreicher" title="Samuel Estreicher" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSamuel%20Estreicher%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Samuel Estreicher

</mwspan></a>, <a href="E.%20Allan%20Farnsworth" data-mce-href="E.%20Allan%20Farnsworth" title="E. Allan Farnsworth (Page E. Allan Farnsworth could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BE.%20Allan%20Farnsworth%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>E. Allan Farnsworth

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Charles%20Fried" data-mce-href="Charles%20Fried" title="Charles Fried" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BCharles%20Fried%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Charles Fried

</mwspan></a>, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, <a href="Harvey%20Goldschmid" data-mce-href="Harvey%20Goldschmid" title="Harvey Goldschmid (Page Harvey Goldschmid could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BHarvey%20Goldschmid%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Harvey Goldschmid

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Kent%20Greenawalt" data-mce-href="Kent%20Greenawalt" title="Kent Greenawalt (Page Kent Greenawalt could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BKent%20Greenawalt%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Kent Greenawalt

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Jack%20Greenberg%20(lawyer)" data-mce-href="Jack%20Greenberg%20(lawyer)" title="Jack Greenberg (lawyer) (Page Jack Greenberg (lawyer) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJack%20Greenberg%20(lawyer)%7CJack%20Greenberg%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Jack Greenberg

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Geoffrey%20C.%20Hazard,%20Jr." data-mce-href="Geoffrey%20C.%20Hazard,%20Jr." title="Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr. (Page Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr. could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BGeoffrey%20C.%20Hazard,%20Jr.%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr.

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Benjamin%20Kaplan" data-mce-href="Benjamin%20Kaplan" title="Benjamin Kaplan (Page Benjamin Kaplan could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BBenjamin%20Kaplan%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Benjamin Kaplan

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Jessica%20Litman" data-mce-href="Jessica%20Litman" title="Jessica Litman" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJessica%20Litman%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Jessica Litman

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Louis%20Lusky" data-mce-href="Louis%20Lusky" title="Louis Lusky (Page Louis Lusky could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLouis%20Lusky%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Louis Lusky

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Yale%20Kamisar" data-mce-href="Yale%20Kamisar" title="Yale Kamisar" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BYale%20Kamisar%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Yale Kamisar

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Soia%20Mentschikoff" data-mce-href="Soia%20Mentschikoff" title="Soia Mentschikoff (Page Soia Mentschikoff could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSoia%20Mentschikoff%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Soia Mentschikoff

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Richard%20B.%20Morris" data-mce-href="Richard%20B.%20Morris" title="Richard B. Morris (Page Richard B. Morris could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BRichard%20B.%20Morris%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Richard B. Morris

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Paula%20Franzese" data-mce-href="Paula%20Franzese" title="Paula Franzese (Page Paula Franzese could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BPaula%20Franzese%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Paula Franzese

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Robert%20Pitofsky" data-mce-href="Robert%20Pitofsky" title="Robert Pitofsky" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BRobert%20Pitofsky%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Robert Pitofsky

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Barbara%20Ringer" data-mce-href="Barbara%20Ringer" title="Barbara Ringer (Page Barbara Ringer could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BBarbara%20Ringer%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Barbara Ringer

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Lawrence%20Sager" data-mce-href="Lawrence%20Sager" title="Lawrence Sager" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLawrence%20Sager%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Lawrence Sager

</mwspan></a>, Michael I. Sovern, <a href="Arthur%20T.%20Vanderbilt" data-mce-href="Arthur%20T.%20Vanderbilt" title="Arthur T. Vanderbilt (Page Arthur T. Vanderbilt could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BArthur%20T.%20Vanderbilt%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Arthur T. Vanderbilt

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Charles%20Warren%20(U.S.%20author)" data-mce-href="Charles%20Warren%20(U.S.%20author)" title="Charles Warren (U.S. author) (Page Charles Warren (U.S. author) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BCharles%20Warren%20(U.S.%20author)%7CCharles%20Warren%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Charles Warren

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Amy%20Wax" data-mce-href="Amy%20Wax" title="Amy Wax (Page Amy Wax could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BAmy%20Wax%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Amy Wax

</mwspan></a>, <a href="Herbert%20Wechsler" data-mce-href="Herbert%20Wechsler" title="Herbert Wechsler (Page Herbert Wechsler could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BHerbert%20Wechsler%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Herbert Wechsler

</mwspan></a>, and <a href="Mark%20D.%20West" data-mce-href="Mark%20D.%20West" title="Mark D. West" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMark%20D.%20West%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Mark D. West

</mwspan></a>.
In 2015, the positions of Attorney General of the United States (<a href="Eric%20Holder" data-mce-href="Eric%20Holder" title="Eric Holder (Page Eric Holder could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BEric%20Holder%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Eric Holder

</mwspan></a>), Solicitor General (<a href="Don%20Verrilli" data-mce-href="Don%20Verrilli" title="Don Verrilli (Page Don Verrilli could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BDon%20Verrilli%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Don Verrilli

</mwspan></a>), and the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division (<a href="Lanny%20Breuer" data-mce-href="Lanny%20Breuer" title="Lanny Breuer (Page Lanny Breuer could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLanny%20Breuer%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Lanny Breuer

</mwspan></a>) were all occupied by graduates of the law school.
CLS alumni are also notable in the arts, business, and elsewhere. For example, civil rights activist, recording artist, and actor <a href="Paul%20Robeson" data-mce-href="Paul%20Robeson" title="Paul Robeson (Page Paul Robeson could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BPaul%20Robeson%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Paul Robeson

</mwspan></a> received his law degree from CLS in 1923. <a href="Academy%20Award" data-mce-href="Academy%20Award" title="Academy Award (Page Academy Award could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BAcademy%20Award%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Academy Award

</mwspan></a>-winning lyricist and playwright <a href="Oscar%20Hammerstein%20II" data-mce-href="Oscar%20Hammerstein%20II" title="Oscar Hammerstein II (Page Oscar Hammerstein II could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BOscar%20Hammerstein%20II%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Oscar Hammerstein II

</mwspan></a> attended the law school. <a href="Moe%20Berg" data-mce-href="Moe%20Berg" title="Moe Berg (Page Moe Berg could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMoe%20Berg%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Moe Berg

</mwspan></a> was a Major League Baseball player, and a spy for the United States. Alumni of the law school have been the president or founder of more than 30 colleges and universities in the nation.<span id="<@@@TPL129851@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-template" title="[citation needed]" data-mw-type="template" data-mw-id="129851" data-mw-name="Citation needed" data-mw-wikitext="%7B%7BCitation%20needed%7Cdate=August%202013%7D%7D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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</mwspan>
Entrepreneur and former 2020 Presidential candidate <a href="Andrew%20Yang" data-mce-href="Andrew%20Yang" title="Andrew Yang (Page Andrew Yang could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BAndrew%20Yang%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Andrew Yang

</mwspan></a> is also an alumnus.<span id="<@@@BTAG180533@@@>" class="mceNonEditable wikimagic mw-tag" title="[63]" data-mw-type="tag" data-mw-id="180533" data-mw-name="ref" data-mw-wikitext="%3Cref%3Ehttps://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/04/12/Andrew-Yang-centers-presidential-bid-around-universal-basic-income/2141554677406/%3C/ref%3E" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>

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</mwspan>

Columbia Law School in popular culture

  • <a href="Marvel%20Comics" data-mce-href="Marvel%20Comics" title="Marvel Comics (Page Marvel Comics could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMarvel%20Comics%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Marvel Comics
    </mwspan></a> character Matthew Murdock, the <a href="alter%20ego" data-mce-href="alter%20ego" title="alter ego (Page Alter ego could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5Balter%20ego%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>alter ego
    </mwspan></a> of superhero <a href="Daredevil%20(Marvel%20Comics%20character)" data-mce-href="Daredevil%20(Marvel%20Comics%20character)" title="Daredevil (Marvel Comics character) (Page Daredevil (Marvel Comics character) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BDaredevil%20(Marvel%20Comics%20character)%7CDaredevil%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Daredevil
    </mwspan></a>, and his roommate and eventual law partner, <a href="Foggy%20Nelson" data-mce-href="Foggy%20Nelson" title="Foggy Nelson (Page Foggy Nelson could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BFoggy%20Nelson%7CFranklin%20%22Foggy%22%20Nelson%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Franklin "Foggy" Nelson
    </mwspan></a>, attended Columbia Law School.
  • On the television show <a href="Law%20&%20Order" data-mce-href="Law%20&%20Order" title="Law & Order (Page Law & Order could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLaw%20&%20Order%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Law & Order
    </mwspan></a>    , <a href="District%20Attorney" data-mce-href="District%20Attorney" title="District Attorney (Page District Attorney could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BDistrict%20Attorney%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>District Attorney
    </mwspan></a> <a href="Adam%20Schiff%20(Law%20&%20Order)" data-mce-href="Adam%20Schiff%20(Law%20&%20Order)" title="Adam Schiff (Law & Order) (Page Adam Schiff (Law & Order) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BAdam%20Schiff%20(Law%20&%20Order)%7CAdam%20Schiff%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Adam Schiff
    </mwspan></a> and Assistant District Attorney <a href="Jamie%20Ross%20(Law%20&%20Order)" data-mce-href="Jamie%20Ross%20(Law%20&%20Order)" title="Jamie Ross (Law & Order) (Page Jamie Ross (Law & Order) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJamie%20Ross%20(Law%20&%20Order)%7CJamie%20Ross%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Jamie Ross
    </mwspan></a> studied law at Columbia.
  • In <a href="Body%20Heat" data-mce-href="Body%20Heat" title="Body Heat (Page Body Heat could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BBody%20Heat%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Body Heat
    </mwspan></a>    , Edmund Walker (played by <a href="Richard%20Crenna" data-mce-href="Richard%20Crenna" title="Richard Crenna (Page Richard Crenna could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BRichard%20Crenna%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Richard Crenna
    </mwspan></a>), the wealthy husband of the film's femme fatale, is a Columbia Law School graduate.
  • In the film <a href="Old%20School%20(film)" data-mce-href="Old%20School%20(film)" title="Old School (film) (Page Old School (film) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BOld%20School%20(film)%7COld%20School%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Old School
    </mwspan></a>    , Dean Gordon Pritchard bribes the student body president by guaranteeing her admission to Columbia Law.
  • In the film <a href="Just%20Cause%20(film)" data-mce-href="Just%20Cause%20(film)" title="Just Cause (film) (Page Just Cause (film) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BJust%20Cause%20(film)%7CJust%20Cause%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Just Cause
    </mwspan></a>    , Law Professor Paul Armstrong, played by Sir Sean Connery, is a Columbia Law graduate.
  • In the film <a href="Two%20Weeks%20Notice" data-mce-href="Two%20Weeks%20Notice" title="Two Weeks Notice (Page Two Weeks Notice could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BTwo%20Weeks%20Notice%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Two Weeks Notice
    </mwspan></a>    , Howard Wade, played by David Haig, asks for a lawyer trained at Columbia Law School.
  • On the television show <a href="How%20I%20Met%20Your%20Mother" data-mce-href="How%20I%20Met%20Your%20Mother" title="How I Met Your Mother (Page How I Met Your Mother could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BHow%20I%20Met%20Your%20Mother%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>How I Met Your Mother
    </mwspan></a>    , the character Marshall Eriksen is an Environmental Law graduate of Columbia Law School.
  • On <a href="The%20West%20Wing" data-mce-href="The%20West%20Wing" title="The West Wing (Page The West Wing could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BThe%20West%20Wing%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>The West Wing
    </mwspan></a>     (S5), Angela (the new head of legislative affairs at the White House) meets <a href="Leo%20McGarry" data-mce-href="Leo%20McGarry" title="Leo McGarry (Page Leo McGarry could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BLeo%20McGarry%7CLeo%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Leo
    </mwspan></a> to talk about the President's high popularity in polls during the time of his daughter's kidnapping. When Leo says that the President's temporary self-removal from office was a constitutional necessity, Angela comments on the negative political ramifications and tells Leo, "If you want a Constitutional debate, call the Dean of Columbia Law."
  • On the television show <a href="Raising%20the%20Bar%20(2008%20TV%20series)" data-mce-href="Raising%20the%20Bar%20(2008%20TV%20series)" title="Raising the Bar (2008 TV series) (Page Raising the Bar (2008 TV series) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BRaising%20the%20Bar%20(2008%20TV%20series)%7CRaising%20the%20Bar%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Raising the Bar
    </mwspan></a>    , the character Judge Trudy Kessler is a Columbia Law alumna.*
  • In the novel <a href="Portnoy's%20Complaint" data-mce-href="Portnoy's%20Complaint" title="Portnoy's Complaint (Page Portnoy's Complaint could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BPortnoy's%20Complaint%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Portnoy's Complaint
    </mwspan></a>    , protagonist Alex Portnoy attended Columbia Law School.
  • In the film <a href="Veronica%20Mars%20(film)" data-mce-href="Veronica%20Mars%20(film)" title="Veronica Mars (film) (Page Veronica Mars (film) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BVeronica%20Mars%20(film)%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Veronica Mars (film)
    </mwspan></a>    , protagonist <a href="Veronica%20Mars%20(character)" data-mce-href="Veronica%20Mars%20(character)" title="Veronica Mars (character) (Page Veronica Mars (character) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BVeronica%20Mars%20(character)%7CVeronica%20Mars%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Veronica Mars
    </mwspan></a> attended Columbia Law School before returning home to pursue a life as a private investigator.
  • On the television show <a href="Modern%20Family" data-mce-href="Modern%20Family" title="Modern Family (Page Modern Family could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BModern%20Family%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Modern Family
    </mwspan></a>    , one of the main characters, Mitchell Prichett, is a Columbia Law School graduate.
  • In the television series <a href="Suits%20(U.S.%20TV%20series)" data-mce-href="Suits%20(U.S.%20TV%20series)" title="Suits (U.S. TV series) (Page Suits (U.S. TV series) could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BSuits%20(U.S.%20TV%20series)%7CSuits%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Suits
    </mwspan></a>    , Rachel Zane (played by <a href="Meghan%20Markle" data-mce-href="Meghan%20Markle" title="Meghan Markle (Page Meghan Markle could not be found on this wiki)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable new" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BMeghan%20Markle%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"><mwspan>Meghan Markle
    </mwspan></a>), is a part-time student of Columbia Law School.


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  2. ↑ New Grad Employment Archived from the original on October 14, 2012, Providence Business Journal. Third paragraph. By Rebecca Keister, PBN Staff Writer. Published August 30, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
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  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Top 50 Go-To Law Schools,
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  14. ↑ USDOJ: About DOJ: Attorneys General of the United States 1789 – Present: Harlan Fiske Stone,
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  16. ↑ Hays, Constance L. Students Protest Possible Closing Of Legal Clinic, The New York Times  (April 16, 1989)
  17. ↑ Best Graduate Schools – Education – US News and World Report,
  18. ↑ Leiter, Brian 2009 Reputational Scores from U.S. News Surveys of Academics and Practitioners, (2009-04-20)
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  20. ↑ Statistics Suggest Few Top Law School Grads Employed In Public Sector, Harvard Record. By Lisa Ma. November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
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  30. ↑ Columbia Law School : Centers and Programs, (November 9, 1961)
  31. ↑ Columbia Law School : Law School Launches Three New Centers, (July 27, 2012)
  32. ↑ Columbia University School of Law,
  33. ↑ Background on Judge Sonia Sotomayor &#124; The White House,
  34. ↑ Columbia Law School : Judge Sonia Sotomayor Named Supreme Court Nominee, (May 27, 2009)
  35. ↑ Externships &#124; Social Justice Initiatives &#124; Columbia Law School,
  36. ↑ Externship Program Bridges Gap Between Legal Theory and Practice &#124; Columbia Law School, (2011-09-22)
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  38. ↑ Caron, Paul TaxProf Blog: ARL Law Library Rankings, (2006-01-29)
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  45. ↑ Columbia adds three-year J.D./MBA program, (2010-12-15)
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  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 Joint Degree Programs,
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  49. ↑ Foreign Dual Degree Programs &#124; International Programs &#124; Columbia Law School,
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  52. ↑ Four C's Home,
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  59. ↑ Columbia University Profile,
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