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Saint Louis University School of Law

3700 Lindell Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: 314.977.2800; Fax: 314.977.1464
E-mail: admissions@law.slu.edu; Website: law.slu.edu

Introduction

The mission of Saint Louis University School of Law (SLU LAW) is to advance the understanding and development of law, and prepare students to achieve professional success and personal satisfaction through leadership and service to others. The school is guided by the Jesuit tradition of academic excellence, freedom of inquiry, and respect for individual differences.

Located in the growing midtown neighborhood just west of downtown St. Louis, SLU LAW is perfectly positioned to provide students with unparalleled exposure to the legal world. St. Louis boasts an impressive list of law firms, corporate offices, and governmental agencies, in addition to local, state, and federal courthouses throughout the city and surrounding counties. Our urban setting provides countless opportunities for students to foster their professional development through internships, clerkships, and the SLU LAW Legal Clinics.

With an accomplished, accessible faculty and a diverse curriculum, SLU LAW provides a challenging yet collegial environment designed to foster success for dedicated students. Whatever the interest—health, corporate and finance, criminal, international, intellectual property, tax, securities, real estate, labor and employment, or litigation—SLU LAW can help students achieve their desired career goals.

First-year, full-time law students will be assigned to two small sections of classes ranging between 20–35 students depending on the class. This allows for individualized instruction and focused student interaction and, most importantly, builds a sense of support and community among classmates. The remaining classes are formed by combining different small sections to allow students to get to know others in their entering class.

For those who work full time and are unable to attend classes during the day, SLU LAW offers a challenging Part-Time Program—the only program of its kind in the state of Missouri. Through this program, students can earn their law degree in four years with summer attendance or five years without summer attendance.

Special Academic Programs

Centers for Excellence—SLU LAW features one of the premier health law studies programs in the nation, along with specialized centers in employment law, the interdisciplinary study of law, and international and comparative law.

Concentrations—In addition to the concentration programs through our Centers for Excellence, the School of Law offers concentrations in the following areas: Business Transactional Law; Civil Litigation Skills; Criminal Litigation Skills; Taxation; Urban Development, Land Use, and Environmental Law; and Intellectual Property.

Study Abroad and Exchange Programs—Through the Center for International and Comparative Law, students can study law at Saint Louis University's campus in Madrid, Spain, earning up to six credit hours of comparative law with foreign and American professors who have extensive experience in the fields of foreign and American criminal law, civil law, and global human rights. SLU LAW also has study abroad opportunities in the following locations: Bern, Switzerland; Cork, Ireland; Paris or Orleans, France; Germany; and Southeast Asia.

Dual-Degree Programs—The School of Law offers intensive dual-degree programs in cooperation with Saint Louis University's graduate schools, including the Schools of Business, Public Health, and Public Policy. Candidates in a dual-degree program must complete the first-year law curriculum before beginning the dual-degree program. The dual-degree programs available are JD/MBA, JD/Master of Accounting, JD/MHA, JD/MA in Public Administration, JD/MA in Urban Affairs, JD/MPH, JD/MPH in Health Policy, JD/MSW, JD/MA in Sociology and Criminal Justice, and JD/PhD in Health Care Ethics.

Public Service

SLU LAW has a strong commitment to public service and a faculty pro bono director. Starting with orientation and continuing throughout the year, SLU LAW students participate in public service events and projects. Some of our programs include Make a Difference Day—Homeward Bound, Habitat for Humanity, Court Appointed Special Advocates, Stand Down for Homeless Veterans, and the Tax Assistance Program. Through the SLU LAW Legal Clinics, our students give 39,000 hours of free legal time annually to the surrounding community.

Professional Skills Training

Students participate in courses that focus on lawyering skills through simulated client situations or live client representation under the supervision of a faculty member. Legal Clinics allow students to represent clients in a variety of settings, from court appearances to appeals to real estate matters. Students in the judicial clerkship programs clerk for area judges. Externships allow students to work in outside placements ranging from government agencies to large health care systems. Simulated professional skills experiences include the Trial Advocacy Program, Moot Court, and Appellate Advocacy Program, as well as multiple drafting courses. Drafting courses are offered in a variety of specialized areas such as intellectual property, health law, real estate, and secured transactions. Courses such as Client Counseling and Negotiations provide students with the tools necessary for skillful client interaction and the art of effective negotiation in client representation. Many of the competitions and cocurricular activities also allow students to apply legal theory to simulated client representation.

Cocurricular Activities

SLU LAW allows students to perfect their writing and editing skills by working on one of three law journals—Saint Louis University Law Journal, Saint Louis University Public Law Review, and the Journal of Health Law and Policy. Qualifying students are invited to write and edit the collections of scholarly work submitted by lawyers and law professors across the world. A broad spectrum of student competitions at the local, regional, and national levels allows students to further their skills. Moot Court Competitions hone a student's skills in the appellate phase of litigation, including research, analysis, writing, and oral argument before judges. SLU LAW students regularly compete in the National Health Law Moot Court Competition, the ABA Moot Court Competition, the Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition, the Jessup Moot Court Competition (International Law), the Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition, and the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition. This year, SLU LAW was one of only 16 law schools invited to participate in the 2012 Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship, and our Black Law Students Association Moot Court Team placed first in the nation at the Frederick Douglas Moot Court Competition. Numerous Trial Advocacy Competitions allow SLU LAW students to practice the skills necessary for trying cases before a jury. Each year students participate in the Texas Young Lawyers Association Trial Advocacy Competition, the ABA Employment Law Trial Advocacy Competition, and the Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition. Other competitions include the ABA's Client Counseling and Negotiations competitions.

Financial Aid/Scholarships

The Saint Louis University School of Law awards a substantial number of merit-based scholarships to a select group of highly qualified admitted students, including 10 full-tuition scholarships through the 1843 Scholars program. The school has a variety of ways to help students meet their financial goals. Admitted students may contact the School of Law's Financial Aid Coordinator at fin_aid@law.slu.edu for assistance with financial aid.

Library

The Omer Poos Law Library serves as the center for legal and interdisciplinary research. SLU LAW's databases allow students to access a wide variety of legal materials at any time from anywhere. The library provides a state-of-the-art research environment with access to scores of electronic resources and a collection of over 600,000 volumes. Research librarians hold both law and library science degrees and are available during the day and evening to assist students with research. The SLU LAW library faculty and staff take pride in providing personal attention and service to students.

Career Services

The Career Services Office, staffed by licensed attorneys, assists students in identifying their career goals and preparing themselves to be marketable to employers. Students with differing backgrounds and career goals benefit from the personalized assistance that the office provides. Across the nation, SLU LAW alumni work at large and small firms, excel as CEOs and in-house counsel, and serve in national, state, and local government organizations.

Applicant Profile

Saint Louis University School of Law

This grid includes only applicants who earned 120–180 LSAT scores under standard administrations.

  GPA    
LSAT
Score		 3.75+
Apps		 3.75+
Adm		 3.50–
3.74 Apps		 3.50–
3.74 Adm		 3.25–
3.49 Apps		 3.25–
3.49 Adm		 3.00–
3.24 Apps		 3.00–
3.24 Adm		 2.75–
2.99 Apps		 2.75–
2.99 Adm		 2.50–
2.74 Apps		 2.50–
2.74 Adm		 2.25–
2.49 Apps		 2.25–
2.49 Adm		 2.00–
2.24 Apps		 2.00–
2.24 Adm		 Below 2.00
Apps		 Below 2.00
Adm		 No GPA
Apps		 No GPA
Adm		 Total
Apps		 Total
Adm
175–180 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
170–174 3 3 1 1 5 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 13
165–169 18 17 22 22 14 13 10 9 4 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 71 67
160–164 53 49 69 67 53 53 31 30 18 15 6 4 5 3 3 1 0 0 4 2 242 224
155–159 81 79 113 104 114 98 82 64 56 36 20 9 9 4 6 2 0 0 3 2 484 398
150–154 72 47 98 63 133 87 109 58 65 23 41 4 14 0 9 0 0 0 10 1 551 283
145–149 21 12 37 22 62 18 53 20 49 0 29 0 19 0 8 0 1 0 9 0 288 72
140–144 5 0 14 3 19 1 17 0 20 1 12 0 13 1 8 0 2 0 2 0 112 6
135–139 0 0 2 0 5 0 6 0 10 0 7 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 38 0
130–134 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 19 0
125–129 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
120–124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 254 208 357 282 408 275 313 183 229 80 127 19 69 10 36 3 5 0 33 5 1831 1065

Apps = Number of Applicants
Adm = Number Admitted
Reflects 99% of the total applicant pool; highest LSAT data reported.