S.J. Quinney College of Law

Coordinates: 40°45′44″N 111°51′07″W / 40.76222°N 111.85194°W / 40.76222; -111.85194

S.J. Quinney College of Law

S.J. Quinney College of Law Building
Established 1913
School type Public university
Parent endowment $509,095,000[1]
Dean Robert W. Adler
Location University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Enrollment 405[2]
Faculty 43[2]
USNWR ranking 42[3]
Bar pass rate 86% [2]
Website http://www.law.utah.edu/
ABA profile S.J. Quinney College of Law Profile

The S.J. Quinney College of Law is the law school of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Established in 1913, the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is nationally recognized for its accomplished faculty, innovative curriculum, and low student-to-faculty ratio. Utah law is a member of the Association of American Law Schools and is accredited by the American Bar Association.[4] The 2014 US News & World Report Law School Rankings place the S.J. Quinney College of Law at #49 in the country.

History

The University of Utah was founded in 1850. The law school was later founded in 1913 to meet the growing legal needs of Utah and the western United States.

New law school building

On Oct. 30, 2009, Former Dean Hiram Chodosh announced to students, during his monthly "Dean's Report and Reception," that the University of Utah is moving forward on plans to construct a new law school facility in the near future. He and other faculty members have formed a committee and have been in discussions with University administration in order to get things going on the project, and to seek funding. Dean Chodosh also said that he is currently meeting with and interviewing architects for the project, and that the committee has already decided on an ideal square footage and interior design for the building.

During the spring 2010 "Dean Update" Dean Chodosh updated the students on the new law school building. He announced that ground will be broken in 2013, fundraising/lobbying is underway, and the site of the new school will be directly east of the current law school complex. The advantages of staying near the current site include the following: close proximity to Trax, within the historic and arguably most beautiful area of campus, and with the completion of the "Universe" retail/commercial/high density residential development - to be built directly west of the football stadium - the new law school will be in the heart of one of the most exciting areas on campus.[5] The new law building was opened on September 1, 2015, is LEED Platinum certified and includes a cafe, secured-access student study areas, a furnished and landscaped roof-top terrace with wifi access, and a 450-person moot courtroom with picture windows looking to the south over the roof-top terrace and the Salt Lake valley.[6]

The moot courtroom of the S.J. Quinney College of Law.
The moot courtroom of the S.J. Quinney College of Law.
The view from the back row of the S.J. Quinney College of Law moot courtroom. Looking to the south over the roof-top terrace and the Salt Lake valley.
The view from the back row of the S.J. Quinney College of Law moot courtroom.

Some other building features are the following:

Campus

The law school building is located in the south-west corner of campus directly north of the stadium light rail station and Rice-Eccles Stadium, home of the two-time BCS bowl champion Utah Utes football team.[8]

Law library

The James E. Faust Law Library (formerly the S.J. Quinney Law Library) is completely integrated into the new law school building. It houses law and law-related material and serves as a selective depository for US government documents. The first two floors of the building are open to the public; materials located on upper floors or off-site storage can be retrieved for public patrons. JD Librarians teach the research component of the Legal Methods course in the first year.

Reputation

According to the widely cited USNWR 2015 Law School Rankings, the S.J. Quinney College of Law was named a "Top Tier" Law School and is currently ranked #42 out of more than 180 law schools in the United States.[3] It is also ranked #7 in Environmental Law.[3] Several University of Utah law students have been chosen for prestigious internships and clerkships, including four graduates who have served as clerks to Supreme Court Justices.[9] Tyler R. Green, a 2005 graduate of the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas during the October 2009 term.[10] Utah has the 3rd lowest student to faculty ratio at 8.1:1, behind only Yale and Stanford at 7.3:1 and 8:1, respectively.[11]

Admissions, and bar passage

There were 1277 applicants for the incoming class of 2012 at the S.J. Quinney College of Law and 128 students were enrolled; the incoming class had a median LSAT score of 160 and median GPA of 3.60. The 25th-75th percentile LSAT range was 156-163, and the 25th-75th percentile range for GPA was 3.41-3.76.[12]

The overall bar passage rate in 2009 was about 85.5%, with 75% passing in February and 90% passing in July.[12]

Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at S.J. Quinney School of Law for the 2015-2016 academic year is $45,962 for residents and $68,987 for nonresidents.[13]

Dean Robert Adler

Beginning in July 2014, Professor Adler became the 11th Dean of the S.J. Quinney College of Law, now as the Jefferson B. and Rita E. Fordham Presidential Dean, after serving as Interim Dean since July 2013. Dean Adler oversaw the construction of the College of Law's new law school building and is pursuing the Building Justice capital campaign to help ensure that we can continue to provide a superb legal education for our students at an affordable cost. He is also dedicated to continuing the College's recent history of curricular reform-particularly in ways that improve real world learning opportunities and skills training for its students-to meet the needs of the next generation of lawyers.[14]

Organizations

Campus organizations[15] in alphabetical order include:

Scholarly publications

The S.J. Quinney College of Law currently publishes three legal journals:[30]

References

  1. "2006 NACUBO Endowment Study" (PDF). National Association of College and University Business Officers.
  2. 1 2 3 Archived March 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. 1 2 3 University of Utah (Quinney). "University of Utah (Quinney) | Best Law School | US News". Grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  4. "Approved Private Law Schools". American Bar Association. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  5. https://joe.law.utah.edu/secure/4skyzxw8k.html
  6. "S.J. Quinney College of Law Floor Plans" (PDF). S.J. Quinney College of Law. S.J. Quinney College of Law. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  7. "Building User Manual" (PDF). S.J. Quinney College of Law. S.J. Quinney College of Law. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  8. Salt Lake City Named One of the "Most Livable Cities" for Workers | Utah Pulse
  9. COL Graduate Tyler Green to Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court | ULaw Today | The S.J. Quinney College of Law
  10. 2010 US News Law Schools leak 1 large « Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News and Colorful Commentary on Law Firms and the Legal Profession
  11. 1 2 Law School Profile » S.J. Quinney College of Law | University of Utah
  12. "Tuition and Expenses".
  13. Robert W Adler. "ROBERT W ADLER - Biography - Faculty Profile - The University of Utah". Faculty.utah.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "Student Organizations | S.J. Quinney College of Law". Law.utah.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  15. About Us » The Federalist Society
  16. The Federalist Society
  17. Archived June 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  18. https://web.archive.org/web/20130629163234/http://www.law.utah.edu/org/international-law-society/. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. "Global Law Program | S.J. Quinney College of Law". Law.utah.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  20. J. Reuben Clark Law Society Home
  21. J. Reuben Clark Law Society
  22. J. Reuben Clark Law Society Conference
  23. The Jackie Chiles Law Society
  24. Actor calls 'Chiles' role an outlet | Deseret News
  25. YouTube - Day of Silence at the S.J. Quinney College of Law
  26. http://www.law.utah.edu/documents/show-document.asp?DocumentID=53. Retrieved July 30, 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  27. University of Utah Academic Programs
  28. Journal of Land, Resources, and Environmental Law
  29. Utah Law Review
  30. Journal of Law and Family Studies
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