Seton Hall University School of Law

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Seton Hall University School of Law
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Established 1951
School type Private
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Location Newark, NJ, US
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Seton Hall University School of Law is located in Newark, NJ

The Seton Hall University School of Law is part of Seton Hall University, the Catholic University of New Jersey, and is located in downtown Newark. Seton Hall Law School is one of only three Law schools in New Jersey and is the only private law school in the state. The Seton Hall University School of Law founded in 1951. It is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) since 1951 and is also a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).

In 2006, Seton Hall Law School had the highest bar passage rates of the law schools in New Jersey. In 2007 and 2008, the U.S. News and World Report ranked the school 70th among the top 100 law schools in the nation. Its Health Law program, which also offers an L.L.M. degree, is ranked 4th in the nation.[1] The school was also ranked as having one of the highest rates of employment at graduation placing 19th with 92.1% (and 97% after nine months).[2]

On May 25, 2007, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, a former professor of the school, will be giving the commencement speech to the 2007 graduating class.

History

Seton Hall University School of Law was founded in 1951 and was fully accredited by the American Bar Association in that same year. The school is part of Seton Hall University.

Program

The J.D. degree program of 85 credits can be pursued as a day student in 3 years or as a part-time day or evening student in 4 years.

Students

Many students commute from around the New York metropolitan area; however, the Union Building, Renaissance Towers, and 1180 all house Seton Hall Law students. The school's location is very convenient for commuters, as it is 1.5 blocks from Penn Station Newark and a 20 minute ride to Manhattan.

The current 1L class, the class of 2009, has 365 students.

External link

  1. Graduate School Rankings, US News and World Report (2007)
  2. 2007 Raw Law School Data – Employment at Graduation, Internet Legal Research Group (2007)