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FACTS & STATS 2019 - 2020 APPLICATION PROCESS AT TULANE LAW SCHOOL Timing October 15 We begin processing applications November 15 We begin reviewing applications December 15 We begin announcing admission and merit-based scholarship decisions • We communicate decisions as they are made, but we do not necessarily make decisions in the order in which applications are received. Other things being equal, however, it is best to apply as early as possible. • Multiple LSAT scores: when candidates have taken the LSAT more than once, we consider all scores, but generally are able to give more weight to the higher score when the candidate offers a persuasive reason for us to do so. • We require candidates to apply through the electronic application service offered by the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC), found at lsac.org. • We do not have a strict application deadline, but we encourage candidates to apply as early in the application cycle as possible, preferably before March 1. We encourage candidates to take the LSAT before May 1st. • We encourage submission of up to three letters of recommendation or evaluations from individuals who know you and your capabilities very well. • Deferring admission: candidates offered admission who wish to defer their enrollment for one year may be permitted to do so, subject to specified procedures. SCHOLARSHIPS All applicants for admission receive consideration for scholarship awards. Almost all scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit factors. At least 70 percent of the members of each incoming class are awarded scholarships; the average scholarship is approximately $25,000 per year. Scholarship awards are renewable for a second and third year of law school so long as the student meets the renewal criterion of a 3.0 GPA, which encompasses the top 75 percent of the class. LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LRAP) Tulane offers its own Loan Repayment Assistance Program to eligible graduates employed by qualifying public interest organizations. In addition, graduates employed by certain Louisiana government agencies are eligible for loan repayment assistance through two Louisiana grant-making organizations. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS In order to be eligible to receive the JD, students must complete 88 credits with a GPA of 2.0 of higher. All students must in addition complete (a) 50 hours of pro bono work; (b) an upper level writing project, supervised by a member of the faculty through a seminar, clinic, or directed research project; and (c) the professional skills requirement. First year program Fall Semester: Civil Procedure, Contracts I, Criminal Law, Torts Spring Semester: Constitutional Law I, Contracts II or Obligations I, Property (common law or civil law) Year-Long: Legal Research & Writing Upper Level Program Over 100 elective offerings are available each year. Students design their own courses of study according to their interests and may complete the requirements for a specialty certificate if they so desire. Students must take Legal Profession prior to graduation. Tulane University Law School Weinmann Hall, 6329 Freret Street New Orleans, LA 70118-6231 www.law.tulane.edu Office of Admission 504.865.5930 | [email protected] Financial Aid Office 504.865.5931 | fi[email protected]

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FACTS & STATS2019 - 2020

A P P L I C A T I O N P R O C E S S A T T U L A N E L A W S C H O O L

TimingOctober 15 We begin processing applications

November 15 We begin reviewing applications

December 15 We begin announcing admission and merit-based scholarship decisions

• We communicate decisions as they are made, but we do not necessarily make decisions in the order in which applications are

received. Other things being equal, however, it is best to apply as early as possible.

• Multiple LSAT scores: when candidates have taken the LSAT more than once, we consider all scores, but generally are able to give

more weight to the higher score when the candidate offers a persuasive reason for us to do so.

• We require candidates to apply through the electronic application service offered by the Law School Admissions Council

(LSAC), found at lsac.org.

• We do not have a strict application deadline, but we encourage candidates to apply as early in the application cycle as

possible, preferably before March 1. We encourage candidates to take the LSAT before May 1st.

• We encourage submission of up to three letters of recommendation or evaluations from individuals who know you and your

capabilities very well.

• Deferring admission: candidates offered admission who wish to defer their enrollment for one year may be permitted to do so,

subject to specified procedures.

S C H O L A R S H I P SAll applicants for admission receive consideration for scholarship awards. Almost all scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit

factors. At least 70 percent of the members of each incoming class are awarded scholarships; the average scholarship is approximately

$25,000 per year. Scholarship awards are renewable for a second and third year of law school so long as the student meets the

renewal criterion of a 3.0 GPA, which encompasses the top 75 percent of the class.

L O A N R E PA Y M E N T A S S I S T A N C E P R O G R A M ( L R A P )Tulane offers its own Loan Repayment Assistance Program to eligible graduates employed by qualifying public interest organizations.

In addition, graduates employed by certain Louisiana government agencies are eligible for loan repayment assistance through two

Louisiana grant-making organizations.

D E G R E E R E Q U I R E M E N T SIn order to be eligible to receive the JD, students must complete 88 credits with a GPA of 2.0 of higher. All students must in addition

complete (a) 50 hours of pro bono work; (b) an upper level writing project, supervised by a member of the faculty through a seminar,

clinic, or directed research project; and (c) the professional skills requirement.

First year program

Fall Semester: Civil Procedure, Contracts I, Criminal Law, Torts

Spring Semester: Constitutional Law I, Contracts II or Obligations I, Property (common law or civil law)

Year-Long: Legal Research & Writing

Upper Level Program

Over 100 elective offerings are available each year. Students design their own courses of study according to their interests and may

complete the requirements for a specialty certificate if they so desire. Students must take Legal Profession prior to graduation.

Tulane University Law School

Weinmann Hall, 6329 Freret Street

New Orleans, LA 70118-6231

www.law.tulane.edu

Office of Admission504.865.5930 | [email protected]

Financial Aid Office504.865.5931 | [email protected]

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V I E W B O O K U P D A T E S

• Effective May 2016, the Payson Graduate Program in Global Development has suspended admission to the MS program.

• Summer study abroad programs may not be offered every summer. Programs offered typically are determined early in our spring semester.

• Information in this brochure is accurate as of August 26, 2019.

• The class profile consists of all students enrolled in the first-year program, including those who may have received advanced standing.

• Additional consumer data, in compliance with American Bar Association Standard 509 is available at www.law.tulane.edu/consumerinformation.

E M P L O Y M E N T S U M M A R Y F O R 2 0 1 8 G R A D U A T E S

NUMBEREMPLOYMENT LOCATION STATE

NUMBERFULL TIME LONG TERM

FULL TIME SHORT TERM

PART TIME LONG TERM

PART TIME SHORT TERMEMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed – Bar Passage Required 130 1 1 0 132Employed – J.D. Advantage 25 2 2 0 29Employed – Professional Position 2 0 2 0 4Employed – Non-Professional Position 1 1 1 0 3Employed –Law School/University Funded 3 0 0 0 3Employed – Undeterminable 0 0 0 0 0Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time 3Unemployed – Start Date Deferred 1Unemployed – Not Seeking 2Unemployed – Seeking 8Employment Status Unknown 1Total Graduates 186

NUMBERFULL TIME LONG TERM

FULL TIME SHORT TERM

PART TIME LONG TERM

PART TIME SHORT TERMLAW SCHOOL / UNIVERSITY FUNDED POSITIONS

Employed – Bar Passage Required 3 0 0 0 3Employed – J.D. Advantage 0 0 0 0 0Employed – Professional Position 0 0 0 0 0Employed – Non Professional Position 0 0 0 0 0Total Employed by Law School / University 3 0 0 0 3

State – Largest Employment Louisiana 61State – 2nd Largest Employment New York 29State – 3rd Largest Employment Texas 21

Employed in Foreign Country 3

NUMBERFULL TIME LONG TERM

FULL TIME SHORT TERM

PART TIME LONG TERM

PART TIME SHORT TERMEMPLOYMENT TYPE

Law Firms Solo 0 0 0 0 0 2 – 10 30 0 1 0 31 11 – 25 7 0 0 0 7 26 – 50 21 0 0 0 21 51 – 100 6 0 0 0 6 101 – 250 7 0 0 0 7 251 – 500 5 0 0 0 5 501 + 23 0 0 0 23 Unknown Size 0 0 0 0 0Business & Industry 20 3 5 0 28Government 18 0 0 0 18Pub. Int 6 1 0 0 7Clerkship – Federal 7 0 0 0 7Clerkship – State & Local 10 0 0 0 10Clerkship – Other 0 0 0 0 0Education 1 0 0 0 1Employer Type Unknown 0 0 0 0 0Total 161 4 6 0 171

T H E C U R R I C U L U M A T T U L A N E

At Tulane, we offer the same traditional

common law, federal, and statutory courses

you will find at any other national law school

in the United States. Most of our students take

these courses and then go on to practice law

throughout the US after graduation.

In addition, however, Tulane offers its

students a special and unique opportunity to

take courses that will help them understand

the legal system that is in effect in the other

80% of the world—the civil law system. We

encourage our students to take one or more

civil law courses in order to prepare themselves

to be productive in the global economy.

During the first year of the JD program,

about 20% of students choose to take Civil

Law Property and Obligations I, and 80% take

Common Law Property and Contracts II. All

students have the option to take classes in

both systems as electives.

C L I N I C A L P R O G R A M SCriminal Defense, Civil Litigation, Juvenile Litigation, Environmental Law, Domestic Violence, Legislative & Administrative Advocacy

C E R T I F I C A T E S O F C O N C E N T R A T I O NCivil Law, Environmental Law, European Legal Studies, International & Comparative Law, Maritime Law, Sports Law

J O I N T D E G R E E P R O G R A M S JD/MBA, JD/MHA, JD/MPH in Environmental Health Sciences, JD/MPH in Community Health Sciences, JD/MSW, JD/MACCT, JD/MA in Latin American Studies, others on an ad hoc basis

S T U D Y A B R O A D (2 0 19 D E S T I N A T I O N S )Summer Abroad Programs in England, France, Germany, Greece, and Italy.

Semester Exchange Programs in Argentina, Australia, Colombia, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Israel, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.

C E N T E R SEason-Weinmann Center for Comparative LawMaritime Law CenterEnvironmental Law CenterCenter for Intellectual Property Law & CulturePublic Law CenterCenter for Energy Law

P U B L I C A T I O N S - S T U D E N T- E D I T E DTulane Environmental Law JournalTulane Journal of International & Comparative Law Tulane Journal of Law & SexualityTulane Journal of Technology & Intellectual PropertyTulane Law ReviewTulane Maritime Law JournalSports Lawyers Journal

Applications received 1511

First-year class size 213

% students of color 29%

% women 56%

% out of state 77%

US jurisdictions represented in class 35

Median age of incoming students 23 years

25th/median/75th percentile LSAT scores 154/159/161

25th/median/75th percentile GPAs 3.27/3.50/3.65

A D M I S S I O N S P R O F I L EG E O G R A P H I C P R O F I L E

Northeast 14%

Southeast 27%

South Central (excluding Louisiana) 13%

Louisiana 25%

Midwest 9%

West & Northwest 11%

International 1%

Top 5 states represented in student body: Louisiana, Texas, California, New York, Florida

The regions above include the following states:Northeast: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VTSoutheast: AL, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, PR, SC, TN, VA, WVSouth Central: AR, OK, TXMidwest: IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WIWest & Northwest: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY

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