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:''This article is about the school in Columbia. For the school in Kansas City see [[University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law]]'' '''''University of Missouri School of Law''''' (Mizzou Law or MU Law) is the law school of the [[University of Missouri]], a [[State university system|state university]] in the [[United States|U.S.]] [[State (United States)|State]] of [[Missouri]]. It is located on the university's main campus in [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]], forty minutes from the [[Missouri State Capitol]] and [[Supreme Court of Missouri|Supreme Court]] in [[Jefferson City, Missouri|Jefferson City]].<ref Name="LSAC/ABA">[http://officialguide.lsac.org/SearchResults/SchoolPage.aspx?sid=92 LSAC/ABA School Overview]</ref> The school was founded in [[1872]] by the Curators of the University of Missouri, making it one of the oldest law schools west of the Mississippi River. Its alumni include governors, legislators, judges, attorneys general, and law professors across the country.<ref Name="LSAC/ABA"/> ==Overview== Mizzou Law is one of the nation's leaders<ref>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/dispute-resolution</ref> in Alternative Dispute Resolution, having founded the nation’s first center dedicated to the study of settling disputes beyond litigation. This center, the [[Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution]] (CSDR) is Mizzou Law’s only research center. The School also offers a Certificate in Dispute Resolution to its [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] candidates, and a [[Master of Laws|LL.M.]] for those who have already completed law school. The School discontinued its certificates in tax law and intellectual property law in 2004 because it lacked the faculty to teach those classes. The median LSAT score for the incoming class of 2007 was 159, with a median GPA of 3.53.<ref Name="ILRG">[http://www.ilrg.com/rankings/law/view.php/138 Internet Legal Research Group: 2009 Law School Rankings, Profile of the University of Missouri-Columbia]</ref> It accepted 35.8% of its applicants.<ref Name="ILRG"/> Its student body total was 449 during the 2007-2008 school year.<ref Name="ILRG"/> The law school also has a historical bar passage rate around 90.8%, which is higher than the Missouri state average of 86%.<ref Name="ILRG"/> At graduation, roughly half of its students have secured employment for after the bar; 9 months after graduation around 95% of all students are employed.<ref Name="ILRG"/> ==Degree Programs== ===J.D. Degree=== [[Image:Mizzou Tate Hall.jpg|thumb|280px|left|Tate Hall housed the School of Law from 1923 to 1988.<ref Name="History">[https://www.missouri.edu/about/history/law.php History of the School of Law]</ref>]] Students must complete 89 credit hours in order to receive a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from the University of Missouri.<ref>[http://law.missouri.edu/jd/requirements.html#graduation JD Program Graduation Requirements: Graduation]</ref> During the first year, all students must take Advocacy & Research, Civil Procedure I & II, Contracts I & II, Criminal Law, Lawyering, Legal Research & Writing, Property, and Torts. During the second year, all students must take Constitutional Law and Evidence. During either the second or third year, all students must take Professional Responsibility and Criminal Procedure. Students may apply up to 3 hours of non-law school coursework towards their degree in some circumstances.<ref>[http://law.missouri.edu/jd/requirements.html#non-law JD Program Graduation Requirements: Non-Law Courses]</ref> Students may also apply up to 31 hours of legal coursework completed at another ABA-accredited law school towards their degree from MU.<ref>[http://law.missouri.edu/jd/requirements.html#other JD Program Graduation Requirements: Credit Earned at Other Law Schools]</ref> Additionally, all students must attend several presentations beyond their regular classes.<ref>[http://law.missouri.edu/jd/requirements.html#graduation JD Program Graduation Requirements: Graduation: Professional Perspectives Requirement]</ref> These presentations qualify for “Professional Perspectives” or “Career Perspectives” credit, depending on the nature of the lecture and whether the Dean’s office or the Office of Career Development sponsors the presentation. These presentations are usually hosted by student organizations. Students also must complete a “Writing Requirement,” in which the student conducts original research and drafts a paper on that issue.<ref>[http://law.missouri.edu/jd/requirements.html#graduation JD Program Graduation Requirements: Graduation: Completion of a Writing Requirement]</ref> The paper must be approved by a member of the faculty who then edits and suggests changes and improvements. The student may only receive his or her writing credit after rewriting the paper, following the faculty comments. Students who participate in one of the school’s law reviews may apply their work for the law review towards the writing requirement. ===LL.M. in Dispute Resolution=== The LL.M. in Dispute Resolution program at University of Missouri School of Law is offered by the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution.<ref>[http://www.law.missouri.edu/csdr/about.html CSDR Law School Teaching and Curriculum Initiatives]</ref> The University of Missouri School of Law is the first law school in United States to offer an LL.M. that is exclusively focused on Dispute Resolution,<ref>[http://law.missouri.edu/llm/ Top 5 Reasons to Choose MU School of Law: Reputation]</ref> and consistently ranks as one of the top law schools offering Dispute Resolution programs in the United States.<ref>[http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/dispute-resolution-rankings US News Law School Rankings: Dispute Resolution]</ref> Students who already have a law degree (either a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school, or a LL.B. from a school outside the United States) may receive their LL.M. in Dispute Resolution from the University of Missouri.<ref>[http://law.missouri.edu/llm/admissions.html LL.M. Admission Requirements]</ref> Students must complete 24 credit hours, 15 of which must be in Dispute Resolution.<ref>[http://law.missouri.edu/llm/study-program.html LL.M Program of Study]</ref> These 15 hours include the 16 hours that students earn from required coursework in Arbitration, Research, Methods for Evaluating Dispute Resolution Systems, Non-Binding Dispute Resolution, and Understanding Conflict.<ref>[http://law.missouri.edu/llm/curriculum.html LL.M. Course Descriptions: Required Courses]</ref> ===Dual Degrees=== Mizzou Law has ten dual degree programs with other schools at the University of Missouri. These programs lay out which courses students may count towards their law degree in addition to their non-law degree. These programs are: * JD/MBA in Business * JD/MPA in Public Administration * JD/MHA in Health Administration * JD/MA in Economics * JD/MA in Journalism * JD/MA in Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis * JD/MA or MS in Human Development & Family Studies * JD/MS in Consumer & Family Economics * JD/PhD in Journalism * JD/MLS in Library & Information Science ==Academic programs== ===Certificates=== The School of Law also has affiliations with other schools and programs at the university, whereby the student earns a certificate from another school: * '''Center for the Digital Globe''' - an interdepartmental certificate, established by the College of Business, School of Journalism, School of Law, and Department of Textile and Apparel Management in the College of Human Environmental Sciences with a focus on the “managerial, theoretical and policy-related issues associated with digital media, electronic commerce and globalization;” * '''[[European Union]] Graduate Certificate''' from the European Union Center, established by the European Union to “develop a better understanding of the EU by individuals, businesses and governmental entities;” and * '''Certificate in Journalism''' from the [[Missouri School of Journalism]]. ===Clinics & Externships=== Mizzou Law operates five clinics: * Criminal prosecution; * Family violence; * Judicial; * Legislative; and * Mediation. Students may also perform an externship for up to 3 hours of credit. Externships are only permitted in public law offices, government offices, and not-for-profit offices. Students extern in places in Columbia and Jefferson City, such as the Missouri Department of Revenue, the Secretary of State’s Office, the Missouri Department of Mental Health, and the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. ===Study Abroad=== The University of Missouri accepts credits earned from all ABA-approved law schools and study abroad programs. It also runs its own study abroad programs. * '''South Africa Program''' – students take a comparative law class and study dispute resolution in an international context. * '''London Consortium''' – students take American and British law courses. ==Rankings== *93rd best law school - ''[[U.S. News and World Report]]'' ranks Mizzou Law the 93rd among the "Top 100" American law schools in their 2011 rankings. *3rd best law school in Dispute Resolution - ''[[U.S. News and World Report]]'' ranks Mizzou Law the 3rd among American law schools in Dispute Resolution in their 2011 rankings. ==Journals== [[Image:Mizzou Law Barn.jpg|thumb|280px|right|The Law Barn was the center of legal studies at the University of Missouri from 1893 to 1923.<ref Name="History" />]] The law school has a unique method for selecting associates to its three law reviews. Unlike other schools that base placement entirely on grades, the University of Missouri uses a write-on system. After the final exams in the spring semester have been returned, packets are made available to all interested students. In the packet are two assignments: the first is a case and citations to other sources; and the second is a mock list of footnotes. Applicants to the law reviews must write a case note based on the case in the packet, using as citations only those sources specifically listed; applicants must also meet minimum page length and minimum footnote requirements. Applicants must also edit the mock list of footnotes for errors, pursuant to the [[Bluebook]] method of citation. Applicants must then return the entire packet, as well as a list identifying their preferences of law reviews. The Editors-in-Chief and other editors blind-grade the assignments. Law school administrative assistants rank each student three times: first, by weighting the applicants' GPAs at 80% and their written submissions 20%; then, by weighting the GPAs at 20% and the written submissions at 80%; lastly, by ranking solely based on the scores of the written submissions. The editors-in-chief then select which applicants they want. The Missouri Law Review selects first based on the 80/20 rankings, then the ''Journal of Dispute Resolution'', then the ''Missouri Law & Policy Review''. Then, they pick again in order, this time based on the 20/80 rankings, and finally they select based on the 0/100 rankings.<ref>[http://www.law.missouri.edu/lawreview/membership.html Membership on the Missouri Law Reviews]</ref> ===Missouri Law Review===<!--Law review should be first, regardless of position in alphabet. A law school's main law review is almost always the most prestigious journal.--> The ''Missouri Law Review'' is the law school's oldest and most prestigious law review. It is entirely student-run and student-edited and publishes four times a year. It has been cited over fourteen hundred times in published court opinions, including the [[Supreme Court of the United States]], since 1936, when publication began.<ref>[http://www.law.missouri.edu/lawreview/about.html About the Missouri Law Review]</ref> Each spring the law review hosts a symposium on a different part of the law. Noted scholars and practitioners in the given area give a presentation, and then they write an article which the law review publishes later that year. Recent topics have included: * ''Evolving the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and its Patent Law Jurisprudence'' (2011) * ''Can We Fix Our State Indigent Defense Systems?'' (2010) * '' Mulling over the Missouri Plan: A Review of State Judicial Selection and Retention Systems'' (2009) * ''Federalism & International Law'' (2008) * ''A Festschrift in honor of Dale A. Whitman'' (2007) * ''Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Bankruptcy Reform'' (2006) * ''Reflections on Judging: A Discussion Following the Release of the Blackmun Papers'' (2005) * ''Fear and Risk in Times of Democratic Crisis'' (2004) ===Journal of Dispute Resolution=== The ''Journal of Dispute Resolution'', operated by the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution, is entirely student-led and student-edited. Published semi-annually, the Journal is considered the leading publication in alternative dispute resolution. The Journal, like the ''Missouri Law Review'', hosts annual symposia in the area of dispute resolution. Past symposia have included: * ''Collaborative Governance: The Future of Regulation: An Interdisciplinary and International Review'' (2009) * ''Developing Better Lawyers and Lawyering Practices]'' (2008) * ''Media & Conflict'' (2007) * ''A Tribute to Leonard Riskin'' (2006) * ''The Vanishing Trial]'' (2006) * ''Damages'' (2004) * ''International versus Domestic Conflict Resolution'' (2003) * ''The Uniform Mediation Act'' (2003) * ''Challenging Assumptions About Mediation'' (2002) * ''The Revised Uniform Arbitration Act'' (2001) ===Missouri Environmental Law & Policy Review=== The ''Missouri Environmental Law & Policy Review'', or MELPR (pronounced "mel-per"), is a joint venture between the School of Law & the Missouri Bar Association. Founded in 1993, it is the law school's youngest law review, consisting of eleven student editors and no more than twenty student associates. From its inception in 1993 to the 2010-2011 school year, MELPR published three editions each year. Beginning in the 2011-2012 school year, MELPR will publish two editions each year, with one being printed in the fall and one in the spring. MELPR publishes case notes and articles on topics including energy policy, land use, water policy, agricultural law, land reclamation, and environmental sustainability. ==Notable faculty== * Doug Abrams (family law) * [[Royce de rohan Barondes]] (contracts & business organizations) * Robert G. Bailey<ref>http://www.law.missouri.edu/faculty/directory/baileyr.html</ref> (arbitration) * Frank O. Bowman (federal sentencing guidelines) * Michelle Arnopol Cecil (bankruptcy & taxation) * [[Dennis Crouch|Dennis D. Crouch]] (patent law) * [[Carl Esbeck]] (religious liberties) * David A. Fischer (products liability) * R. Wilson Freyermuth (property law & secured transactions) * Leonard Riskin (conflict resolution) * [[Elwood L. Thomas]] - former professor; later a judge on the [[Supreme Court of Missouri]] * Rodney Uphoff (criminal defense) * [[Dale A. Whitman]] (property law) ==Notable alumni== * [[Howard L. Bickley]], Chief Justice of the [[New Mexico Supreme Court]] * [[William Howard Billings|William H. Billings]], former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri * [[Patricia Breckenridge]], Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri * [[Mel Carnahan]], former [[List of Governors of Missouri|Governor of Missouri]] * [[Ann K. Covington]], former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri * [[Forrest C. Donnell]], former Governor of Missouri & former U.S. Senator * [[Warren E. Hearnes]], former Governor of Missouri & former Missouri Secretary of State * [[John C. Holstein]], former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri * [[Chris Koster]], Attorney General of Missouri * [[Ted Kulongoski]], former Governor of [[Oregon]] & former Justice of the [[Oregon Supreme Court]] * [[Claire McCaskill]], U.S. Senator from Missouri * [[Jay Nixon|Jeremiah "Jay" Nixon]], Governor of Missouri * [[Guy Brasfield Park]], former Governor of Missouri * [[Mary Rhodes Russell]], Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri * [[Ike Skelton]], former United States Congressman from Missouri ==Student organizations== * American Bar Association – Law Student Division * [[American Civil Liberties Union]] - MU Chapter * American Constitution Society * Asian American Law Students Association * Association of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law * Black Law Students Association (BLSA) * Board of Advocates * Christian Legal Society * Elwood L. Thomas American Inn of Court * Federalist Society * Hispanic Law Students Association * International Law Students Association * J. Reuben Clark Law Society * Jewish Law Students Association *[[Lambda Legal]] Society * Law Students of a Better Society * Law Students for Reproductive Justice * Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys * Missouri Equal Justice Foundation * National Lawyers Guild * Non-Traditional Law Students Association * Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity * [[Phi Delta Phi]] (Tiedeman Inn) * Public Interest Law Association * Sports Law Society * Student Bar Association * Student Hurricane Network * Women's Law Association ==References== <references />