Salmon P. Chase College of Law

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NKU Chase College of Law
Parent school Northern Kentucky University
Established1893;131 years ago (1893)
School type Public law school
Dean Judith Daar
Location Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States
39°01′51″N84°27′54″W / 39.0309°N 84.4649°W / 39.0309; -84.4649
Enrollment369 (Total) [1]
Faculty24 (Full-time)
42 (Part-time) [1]
USNWR ranking149th (of 196)
41st (of 70, Part-time law) [2]
Bar pass rate81.61% (First-time takers 2023)
Website chaselaw.nku.edu

The NKU Salmon P. Chase College of Law (formerly Salmon P. Chase College of Law, also known as Chase College of Law) is the law school of Northern Kentucky University, a public university in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It provides both part-time (day and evening) and full-time programs of study that lead to a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, as well as joint degrees in JD/Master of Business Administration, JD/Master of Health Informatics, and JD/Master of Business Informatics. The law school also has a program that leads to a LLM degree in U.S. law that is designed for internationally trained lawyers, and a program that leads to a MLS degree designed for individuals interested in developing a better understanding of the law as it affects their careers involving legal or regulatory issues.

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History

The law school was founded in 1893 and accredited by the American Bar Association in 1959. The school was named for U.S. Chief Justice, Salmon P. Chase, who was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Abraham Lincoln in 1864. Prior to his appointment, Chase was one of the most prominent politicians of the mid-19th century, serving as a U.S. senator from Ohio, the governor of Ohio, and the Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln. He began practicing law in Cincinnati in 1830, and became an advocate for abolition and the anti-slavery movement, lending his skills to the cause of fugitive slaves, often free of charge. He spoke passionately on behalf of African Americans when their status and rights were not recognized and became known as the "attorney general of runaway slaves" for his frequent defense of slaves and those who harbored them. In 2013, members of Chase's family presented the Cincinnati Museum Center with a sterling silver pitcher given to him in 1845 by a group of grateful African Americans. [3]

The Salmon P. Chase College of Law was initially founded as an evening law school affiliated with the Cincinnati YMCA. Classes were held in the YMCA building on Central Parkway in downtown Cincinnati from 1917 to 1972. In 1971, Chase crossed the Ohio River and merged into the Kentucky state university system by becoming a part of Northern Kentucky University (then "Northern Kentucky State College"). [4] During summer 1972, the law school moved from downtown Cincinnati across the Ohio River to NKU's Covington campus. In 1981, Chase moved to its present location on the NKU campus in Highland Heights, remaining within the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area. In 2006, the college of law was rebranded NKU Salmon P. Chase College of Law. Chase has a student/professor ratio of nine to one. [2]

Admissions

For the class entering in 2023, the law school accepted 71.91% of applicants, with 34.63% of those accepted enrolling. The average enrollee had a 152 LSAT score and 3.38 undergraduate GPA. [1]

Moot court

NKU Chase's moot court program was ranked number 22 by the Blakely Advocacy Institute at the University of Houston Law Center for the 2012–2013 academic year. [4] Ranking is based on points awarded for achievement in national moot court competitions. Some of NKU Chase's 2012–13 competition team successes include:

Bar examination passage

In 2023, the overall bar examination passage rate for the law school's first-time examination takers was 81.61%. The Ultimate Bar Pass Rate, which the ABA defines as the passage rate for graduates who sat for bar examinations within two years of graduating, was 93.33% for the class of 2021. [5]

Employment

According to the schools's official ABA-required disclosures for 2022 graduates, within ten months after graduation 64.66% of the 116 graduating class was employed in full-time positions requiring bar passage (i.e. as attorneys), with 13.79% employed in full-time JD advantage positions. Positions were in various size law firms, most being in 1-10 attorney firms, four graduates obtained local and state judicial clerkships, and 45 public interest, government, and business employment. [6]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law - 2023 Standard 509 Information Report". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association . Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Northern Kentucky University". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Cincinnati Museum Center acquires unique piece of abolitionist history". Archived from the original on 2016-10-25.
  4. 1 2 3 Pickering, Jim (Spring 2003). "College of Law turns 110: History of Chase" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  5. ↑ "Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law -- 2024 | Bar Passage". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Northern Kentucky University Employment Summary 2022 Graduates". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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