Emory University School of Law

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Emory University School of Law
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MottoCor prudentis possidebit scientiam (Latin)
The wise heart seeks knowledge (Proverbs 18:15)
Parent school Emory University
Established1916;108 years ago (1916) [1]
School type Private
EndowmentUS $43 million [2]
Parent endowment$7.31 billion (2018)
Dean Mary Anne Bobinski
Location Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Enrollment815 [3]
Faculty147 [4]
USNWR ranking35th (tied) (2024) [5]
Bar pass rate90.9% (Georgia bar exam, July 2021 first-time takers) [6]
Website www.law.emory.edu
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Emory University School of Law is the law school of Emory University, a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. It was founded in 1916 and was the first law school in Georgia to be granted membership in the American Association of Law Schools. [7]

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Campus

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Emory University School of Law

Emory Law is located in Gambrell Hall, part of Emory’s 630-acre (2.5 km2) campus in the Druid Hills neighborhood, six miles (10 km) northeast of downtown Atlanta.

Gambrell Hall

Gambrell Hall contains classrooms, faculty offices, administrative offices, student-organization offices, and a 325-seat auditorium. The school provides wireless Internet access throughout its facilities. Gambrell Hall also houses a courtroom. [8]

Hugh F. MacMillan Library

Emory's five-story Hugh F. MacMillan Law Library opened in August 1995. The library is situated adjacent to Gambrell Hall and includes access to over 400,000 volumes and more than 4,000 serials subscriptions. [9]

Admissions and academics

Admission to the law school is selective. For the JD class entering in the fall of 2022, 32.19% of applicants were accepted with 16.34% of those accepted enrolling. The 25th and 75th LSAT percentiles for the Class of 2025 were 161 and 169, respectively, with a median of 168. The 25th and 75th undergraduate GPA percentiles were 3.43 and 3.90, respectively, with a median of 3.80. [10]

Nearly half of Emory Law students are women, and about 32% are from underrepresented ethnic groups. Approximately 60% of students come from outside the Southeastern U.S. [11]

It is ranked tied for #35 among ABA-approved law schools in the 2024 rankings by U.S. News & World Report. [5]

Doctor of Law Degree

The School of Law offers a three-year, full-time program leading to a Juris Doctor degree. Emory Law is particularly known for its expertise in Bankruptcy Law, Environmental Law, Feminist Legal Theory, Intellectual Property Law, International law, Law and Religion, and Transactional Law.

Joint-Degree Programs

Emory Law also offers joint-degree programs through cooperation with the Goizueta Business School (JD/MBA and JM/MBA), the Candler School of Theology (JD/MTS and JD/M.Div.), the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (JD/Ph.D.), the Rollins School of Public Health (JD/MPH), the Emory Center for Ethics (JD/MA in bioethics), and joint JD and Master of Laws degree (JD/LLM) through Emory University School of Law.

LLM Programs

In partnership with Central European University, Emory also provides an LLM program for students with a U.S. law degree seeking advanced training in international commercial law and international politics. Emory also has a separate LLM program for qualified foreign professionals seeking training in international and comparative law.

Juris Master Program

Emory Law's Juris Master is a 30-credit hour program that is intended to supplement a student's interest or professional experience in allied fields to law. The program offers a range of customized concentrations to allow students to enhance their skills in their home profession or interest area through a greater understanding of the law, legal concepts and frameworks. The coursework can be completed either full-time in nine months or part-time in up to four years.

Clinics and programs

Students' expertise is developed through several clinics and programs. Emory Law also offers several summer study abroad programs in Budapest at the Central European University (CEU) and throughout the world. [12]

Academic programs

A team from Emory Law's TI:GER IP/patent/technology program, a collaborative program between Emory and Georgia Tech, was featured on CNN Money. [13] Other academic programs at Emory Law include:

Centers [14]
Clinics [15]
Externships [16]

The law school has a comprehensive externship program. Students have the opportunity to experience what it's like to work in a public defender or prosecutor's office, government agency, nonprofit organization, judge's chambers, or in-house counsel's office in the Atlanta metro area.

Publications

Employment

According to Emory's official 2017 ABA-required disclosures, 71.5% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required, non-school funded employment nine months after graduation. [20] Emory's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 13.2%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2017 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation, and an additional 3.7% were in school funded positions. [21]

Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Emory for the 2023–2024 academic year is $96,884. [22]

Notable alumni

Academia

Business

Entertainment

Government and politics

Judiciary

Notable faculty

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