Pepperdine University School of Law

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Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
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Parent school Pepperdine University
Established1969 [1]
School type Private law school
Parent endowment$850 million
Dean Paul L. Caron
Location Los Angeles County
(Malibu post office address), California, United States
Enrollment500
Faculty87 [1]
USNWR ranking52nd (tie) (2024) [2]
Bar pass rate82% (July 2019 1st time takers) [3]
Website law.pepperdine.edu
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The Pepperdine University Rick J. Caruso School of Law (formerly Pepperdine University School of Law) is the law school of Pepperdine University, a private research university in Los Angeles County, California. The school offers the Juris Doctor (JD), and various Masters of Laws (LLM) options in Dispute Resolution, International Commercial Arbitration, United States Law, and Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law. [4] The school also offers joint degrees with its JD and Master of Dispute Resolution (MDR) in partnership with other Pepperdine University graduate schools. The school now offers an online Master of Legal Studies program and an online Master of Dispute Resolution program. [5]

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On October 23, 2019, Pepperdine announced that the school had received a $50 million gift from billionaire alumnus Rick Caruso that would provide scholarships and loan-forgiveness for needy students. [6] The school would subsequently be known as the Rick J. Caruso School of Law. [7]

Admissions

For the class entering in 2021, the school accepted 24.97% of applicants, with 18.17% of those accepted enrolling. The average class LSAT score was 164 and average undergraduate GPA was 3.8. [8]

Costs

The total cost of attendance, which includes the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses at Pepperdine Law for the 2017-2018 academic year is $81,260. [9] Assuming no scholarship or tuition discounts, Law School Transparency estimated that the debt-financed cost of attendance for three years would total $305,817. [10]

Pepperdine Law currently participates in the "Yellow Ribbon" program, which matches Veterans' Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to cover 100% of all costs and fees for veterans who enroll at the law school. [11]

Accreditation, ranking, and post-graduation employment

Accreditation: Pepperdine University School of Law has been accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) since 1972, [12] holds membership in the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), [13] and is accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners, State Bar of California.

Rankings: For its 2024 ranking, U.S. News & World Report ranked the school 45th of 196 ABA accredited U.S. law schools. [2]

Employment Outcomes: According to Class of 2019 data from the ABA, 75.3% of graduates obtained full-time, long term positions requiring bar admission (i.e., jobs as lawyers), 9 months after graduation. [14]

Institutes

The School of Law's institutes include: the Parris Institute for Professional Formation; Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution; the Byrne Judicial Clerkship Institute; the Nootbaar Institute on Law, Religion, and Ethics; the Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law.

Through the Parris Institute, the school pairs students with a practicing attorney or judicial alumni through the students' 1L year. It also provides its students numerous clinics and externship opportunities in the greater Los Angeles area, along with its global justice programs in Uganda and India. Additionally, students have opportunities to study at Pepperdine's London, England, and Washington D.C. campuses.

Pepperdine University School of Law’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution [15] provides professional training and academic programs in dispute resolution including a Certificate, Masters in Dispute Resolution (MDR) and Masters of Laws in Dispute Resolution (LLM). The Straus Institute provides education to law and graduate students, as well as mid-career professionals in areas of mediation, negotiation, arbitration, international dispute resolution and peacemaking. [16] The Institute has consistently ranked as the number one dispute resolution school in the nation for the past 13 years. [17]

The purpose of the Nootbaar Institute on Law, Religion, and Ethics includes three initiatives:

  1. Scholarship with respect to issues at the intersection of law and religion;
  2. Domestic Justice Initiatives, such as the Legal Aid Clinic and the Asylum and Refugee Clinic; and
  3. the Global Justice Program.

Sudreau Global Justice Program

The Sudreau Global Justice Program has initiatives in international human rights and religious freedom; advancement of the rule of law; and global development. In 2017, Pepperdine Law announced the endowment of the Program made possible by the generosity of alumna Laure Sudreau (JD ’97). The $8 million contribution is the largest single endowment gift ever to the School of Law and will help advance the profound impact of the Global Justice Program, which operates within the Herbert and Elinor Nootbaar Institute on Law, Religion, and Ethics at the School of Law. [18]

Journals

Joint degree programs

Pepperdine Law offers six joint degrees, which include the JD/MBA, JD/M.Div., JD/Master of Public Policy (MPP), JD/ Master of Dispute Resolution (MDR), MDR/MPP, and MDR/MBA.

Online programs

Pepperdine Law offers a Master of Legal Studies (MLS) degree online with an optional concentration in dispute resolution. The program is designed for non-lawyers who work with the law in some capacity and need a foundation in legal concepts and procedures. Students take courses on contracts, regulatory compliance, civil procedure, and intellectual property, among others. [21] [22] Students meet weekly in live, online classes with Pepperdine Law faculty members to discuss and debate legal topics. [23]

Online Master of Dispute Resolution Program

The online Master of Dispute Resolution (MDR) program is designed for professionals who want to become more effective leaders and problem solvers by learning to resolve workplace conflict, prevent obstacles, and negotiate complex transactions. [24] All dispute resolution courses are offered through Pepperdine Law's Straus Institute, which was ranked by U.S. News & World Report. [25] [26]

Notable people

Deans

Faculty

Visiting faculty

Notable alumni

Honor societies

The School of Law attained membership in the Order of the Coif in 2008. [36] [37]

The School of Law has hosted a chapter of The Order of Barristers since 1985. [38]

Pepperdine School of Law is also home to the Prosser Inn of Phi Delta Phi, the International Legal Honor Society. Members must achieve standing in the top thirty percent of their class to be considered for membership.

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