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Capital University Law School

303 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215-3200
Phone: 614.236.6310; Fax: 614.236.6972
E-mail: admissions@law.capital.edu; Website: www.law.capital.edu

Introduction

Capital University Law School, located in downtown Columbus, is at the epicenter of Ohio's legal, business, and government community. Our location provides students with an ideal environment to study law and a wealth of opportunities to gain practical legal experience, meet future employers, and establish a network of contacts within the legal arena. The Law School is within walking distance of the Ohio Supreme Court, the Ohio Court of Appeals, the Ohio Attorney General's Office, the state legislature, major law firms, numerous state agencies, and Fortune 500 corporations.

Innovation and leadership are intrinsic traits of our heritage. For more than a century, Capital Law School has produced some of the finest judges, partners, and associates of respected law firms; officials at all levels of government; business professionals; and influential community leaders. We invite you to closely examine all of the factors that distinguish this law school:

Curriculum

Capital University Law School is committed to providing our full- and part-time students with a first-rate education. The Law School's comprehensive curriculum balances theoretical knowledge and practical applications of the law. Courses are both intellectually challenging and cutting edge, equipping our students with essential lawyering skills necessary for effective, creative, and ethical legal counseling and advocacy. By graduation, our alumni have made the transition from law student to legal practitioner—prepared to meet the challenges and demands of the evolving practice of law.

Teaching is a core value at Capital University Law School. Capital Law students describe the faculty as knowledgeable, accessible, collegial, cooperative, and true mentors. Outside of the classroom, our faculty are accomplished scholars who distinguish themselves through their research, scholarship, and authorship of books and journal publications. In a recent study, Capital Law School's faculty is noted for scholarly productivity.

To learn more about Capital Law's rich curriculum and distinguished faculty, visit www.law.capital.edu.

Multicultural Affairs

Capital University Law School takes pride in its history of providing a legal education for groups who historically have been excluded from or underrepresented in law schools. Capital University Law School is committed to supporting and embracing diversity in all of its forms. The Law School actively recruits students of all races and sexual orientations.

Students come to Capital with diverse educational, cultural, social, and professional backgrounds. Capital University Law School embraces and values the varied perspectives our students bring to the school.

Capital has many programs and benefits that support students of color. The presence of minority faculty, a director of multicultural affairs, availability of financial aid, academic as well as nonacademic support, and participation in the Columbus Bar Association Minority Clerkship Program are some of the things available to our students. In addition to the services at the Law School, Columbus also presents a diverse and supportive community in which our law students can live, learn, play, and explore.

Special Programs

Diversity of opportunity is a trademark of Capital University Law School. Capital students have the unique opportunity to create their own academic path and pursue their personal passions through our specialized and innovative academic programs.

Concentrations

The Law School's concentration certificates allow students to focus their electives in specific areas of the law by combining theoretical and practical classroom experience with faculty expertise. Capital offers concentrations in eight specialty areas:

Joint-Degree Programs

The Law School's joint-degree programs allow students to advance their education without delaying their career plans. These accelerated programs enable students to complete two degrees with a substantial reduction in total credit hours and in less time than it would take to obtain them separately. Capital offers a Juris Doctor with any of the following degrees:

Centers and Legal Clinics

Our commitment to immersing you in the real-world environment of law is best exemplified by our diverse externship program, along with our centers and legal clinics. Students enrich their academic environment by working closely with clinical attorneys and experiencing the challenges and rewards of practicing law and giving back to the community-at-large. The Law School's centers and clinics include:

Admission

Capital University Law School seeks to attract a diverse pool of applicants who are motivated, committed, and possess the requisite skills and abilities to study law. Admission to the Law School is based on a thorough review of each individual's application file in its entirety. Rarely does any single factor, either LSAT score or undergraduate grade-point average, determine a candidate's status.

The Law School's Admission Committee thoughtfully and thoroughly evaluates the competitiveness and difficulty of each candidate's undergraduate and graduate coursework, personal statement, letters of recommendation, employment history, writing ability, leadership experience, extracurricular activities, general background, and any additional information the candidate feels is important to the admission decision. All of these factors, along with the LSAT score and grade-point average, are weighed during the admission process.

Student Activities

Capital Law School offers many organizations and activities to help you round out your education. Extra- and cocurricular activities range from more than 20 student groups and at least 10 competition teams to the Capital University Law Review. Clubs are educational, professional, and social while encouraging the legal community's collaboration and engagement. Student organizations at Capital University Law School offer many opportunities for leadership development, networking, and interaction with professionals in various specialties.

The Law School supports associations for students with common values and backgrounds, as well as groups focused on specific areas of law such as sports and entertainment, environmental issues, and intellectual property. The Capital University Law Review provides the legal community scholarly analysis of contemporary legal issues. Students may expand their writing and editing skills through membership on the Law Review. Those wishing to hone their skills and test them in competition will want to investigate Capital's highly successful moot court teams. Students may participate in national competitions, such as the Philip C. Jessup International Law and the Frederick Douglass Moot Court competitions. Teams also are selected in the areas of environmental law, sports law, labor law, and tax.

Professional Development

The Capital Law School Office of Professional Development provides individual career counseling for students and alumni and a wide variety of career-related programs, including Continuing Legal Education programs for alumni. The office provides an online job-posting board, coordinates employer recruiting programs, and maintains an extensive library of books and other relevant resources. It also houses the Law School's Public Interest Center and administers the Pro Bono Recognition Program.

Capital Law School graduates pursue a variety of legal and nonlegal employment opportunities. For the class of 2010, 85 percent of those graduates seeking employment were employed within nine months of graduation, based upon data reported by 140 of the 177 students who graduated in 2010. Private practice is the largest of these areas, with approximately 55 percent of the graduating class entering this field. Many Capital graduates enter public service (19.5 percent), which includes government, public interest, and judicial clerkship positions, while others find employment in corporations and academia. For detailed employment information about Capital, visit our website at law.capital.edu/Employment_Data.aspx.

Applicant Profile

Capital University Law School

  GPA
LSAT
Score		 3.75+ 3.50–3.74 3.25–3.49 3.00–3.24 2.75–2.99 2.50–2.74 2.25–2.49 2.00–2.24 Below 2.00
175–180 Good Good Good Good Good Good Possible Unlikely Unlikely
170–174 Good Good Good Good Good Good Possible Unlikely Unlikely
165–169 Good Good Good Good Good Good Possible Unlikely Unlikely
160–164 Good Good Good Good Good Good Possible Unlikely Unlikely
155–159 Good Good Good Good Possible Possible Possible Unlikely Unlikely
150–154 Possible Possible Possible Possible Possible Possible Possible Unlikely Unlikely
145–149 Possible Possible Possible Possible Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely
140–144 Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely
135–139 Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely
130–134 Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely
125–129 Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely
120–124 Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely

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  = Possible

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