Emory Law More Than Practice

more than practice

Learn more at www.law.emory.edu

EMORY UNIVERSITY With the thriving international city of Atlanta in our backyard, government agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Securities and Exchange Commission and Environmental Protection Agency down the street, Georgia Institute of Technology close by and Emory’s nationally ranked college, Goizueta Business School and Rollins School of Public Health, the learning resources you can tap into as an Emory Law student are vast and rich.

EMORY LAW EQUIPS FUTURE LAWYERS LIKE YOU with a practical and theoretical understanding of the law. We offer real-world experiences that give you a glimpse of what life as a lawyer will be like. And, we expose you to diverse opportunities to help you determine where your passions lie—whether it’s fighting to protect a patent or a human life.

You graduate from Emory with a deep knowledge of the law and a set of valuable skills. At Emory Law, we prepare you for more than practice. We prepare you to challenge and change the world.

EMORY LAW DEGREESJuris Doctor (JD)Master of Laws (LLM)Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD)

JD/MBA JD/MTS

JD/MDiv JD/LLM

JD/MPHJD/PhD

JOINT DEGREE PROGRAMS

more than practiceA NEW FIRST YEAR Emory Law prepares students for more than practice by helping you discern your legal path. Last spring, the faculty approved significant changes to the first-year curriculum, including the addition of a new required first-year course in Legislation and Regulation and the creation of an elective option during the second semester.

The new Legislation and Regulation course will introduce you to the central role of legislatures and administrative agencies in the practice of law today. The course is a primary building block for Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Legislation and a number of specialized upper-level courses.

With the first-year elective option, you can explore areas of possible legal interest or get a head start on an area of interest you already may have. The list of elective courses offered will vary year to year. These courses will be offered as “building blocks” for more specialized legal study.

Other curriculum changes include the reduction of Civil Procedure from a two-semester, six-credit-hour offering to a one-semester, four-credit-hour course as well as the elimination of Legal Methods, which will be subsumed by existing courses.

NEW CURRICULUM Fall Semester

• Civil Procedure

• Legislation and Regulation

• Contracts

• Torts

• Research Writing and Appellate Advocacy

Spring Semester• Criminal Law

• Property

• Constitutional Law

• Research Writing and Appellate Advocacy

• First-Year Elective

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In their first year, law students are put in the same classes, with the same students, and focus on the same type of law. The elective will allow students to take at least one class that they are very interested in, thus providing them with much needed autonomy and choice. Exposure to a new subject of interest in the first year also will help students to choose their upper-level courses more carefully and deliberately.

Stacy Tolos 10LFrom CincinnatiStudent representative on the curriculum committeeUndergraduate College: Vanderbilt University

more than a classroomMUCH OF THE LEARNING AT EMORY HAPPENS outside of the classroom in: • workshops and seminars;• field placements in Atlanta;• clinics, nonprofit organizations, corporations and firms;• internships in Atlanta, across the country or on the other side of the world. You gain valuable, real-world experience that prepares you for the opportunities ahead.

FIELD PLACEMENTSEach semester, approximately 75 second- and third-year students assist public defenders, prosecutors, public interest organizations and government agencies while earning academic credit. Placements include the American Civil Liberties Union, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, Health Law Partnership, the Federal Aviation Administration, AT&T, Coca-Cola Co., UPS and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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I had an opportunity to attend juvenile court hearings and see how that worked so I know what the role of a DFCS caseworker is. I know what the role of a child’s attorney is. … I enjoy that my experiences at the Barton Center have allowed me to see what it looks like to affect change systemically at a large scale through legislation and then individually through court visits and participating in individual hearings. I think that’s invaluable.

Shar-Day SmithThird-year student from New OrleansDid a field placement with Emory’s Barton Child Law and Policy Center Undergraduate College: Howard University

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CAREER SERVICES helps you find internships that are a good fit during your first and second summers, as well as your first job out of law school. An adviser trains you on job search skills and exposes you to a range of career options. Learn more at www.law.emory.edu.

PROGRAMS, CENTERS AND CLINICS

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Last summer, I investigated the implementation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Rwanda through Emory’s Global Health Law and Policy Project. My summer internship was very similar to what I want to do in the long term with my law degree. I have a special interest in Africa, and this project allows me to go beyond a theoretical understanding of U.S. AIDS policy and explore how Rwandan agencies actually implement it.

Daniel HougendoblerThird-year student from Huntington, Ind.Undergraduate College: University of Notre Dame

• Barton Child Law and Policy Center• Barton Juvenile Defender Clinic • Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution• Center for Federalism and Intersystemic

Governance• Center for International and Comparative Law• Center for the Study of Law and Religion• Center for Transactional Law and Practice/

Transactional Law Certificate Program• Feminism and Legal Theory Project • Global Health Law and Policy Project• International Humanitarian Law Clinic • Kessler-Eidson Program for Trial Techniques • Summer Program in Budapest • Technological Innovation: Generating

Economic Results (TI:GER) Program• Turner Environmental Law Clinic

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Other law schools teach their students how to think like lawyers. Emory Law teaches you how to think—think critically and on your feet.

Rita Lewis Class of 1996Assistant district attorney for Butts County, GeorgiaAuthor of Excuse Me Your Honor (2009)

WHETHER YOU FOLLOW THE TRADTIONAL LAW school track or take a different path, a degree from Emory gives you the tools and knowledge to counsel, advise, influence, teach and protect.

• BARTON CHILD LAW AND POLICY CENTER provides the opportunity to participate in legal work that promotes and protects the well-being of neglected and abused children in Georgia.

• THE BARTON JUVENILE DEFENDER CLINIC gives law students the opportunity to represent clients in delinquency and status offense proceedings in Georgia’s juvenile courts.

• EMORY PUBLIC INTEREST COMMITTEE, a student-run organization, supports students in finding public interest legal jobs and acknowledges the professional responsibility of lawyers and law students to make legal services more accessible.

• TURNER ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC provides free legal assistance to clients and real-world experience to students interested in environmental law.

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“Though I was hesitant to pursue policy work, I was interested in the ACLU’s National Security/Immigrants’ Rights Project because of the dire need for immigration reform.

The need is personal to me. In the past five years, many of my family members were resettled as refugees in the United States by the United Nations Refugee Agency.

I committed to doing the internship regardless of whether I received the EPIC grant funds because the more I learned about the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, the more I realized it was how I wanted to spend my summer.

Merriam MikhailSecond-year student From Melvern, Pa.Undergraduate College: University of VirginiaSpent Summer 2010 working with ACLU National Security/Immigrants’ Rights Project through an EPIC Grant

CENTER FOR TRANSACTIONAL LAW AND PRACTICE/TRANSACTIONAL LAW CERTIFICATE PROGRAM provides a basic foundation in corporate and business law with a broader understanding of the role of lawyers in assisting clients to structure deals. The center also addresses the complexities transactional attorneys face under a variety of regulations, from securities laws to international regulations.

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“The law school classroom experience is often pretty theoretical, but the transactional program focused on real-world business and legal issues and taught me the practical skills I need to recognize and address those clients.

The program has given me a head start as I begin my career because I now have a skill set that I would have otherwise had to learn on the job. The contract drafting skills class taught me how to draft contract language that is technically correct and that effectively addresses the issues of the client. I also learned the purpose of the different contract provisions and sections and how the various parts interact and relate with one another.

I think I will be able to be more productive and effective because I will not have to spend as much time learning the basics of deal documents and the business issues of the client. These are skills that I would not have learned in traditional law school classes.

Paul Puckett 10L From Lebanon, Va. Undergraduate College: University of Tennessee-Knoxville Will start at Paul Hastings in Atlanta in January 2011

Learn more at www.law.emory.edu

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more than a campusEMORY STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS to the resources of one of the nation’s fastest-growing metropolitan areas. According to the Huffington Post.com, Atlanta ranks as the best city for new graduates. The city is projected to add an estimated 2.5 million jobs in the next 20 years.

Atlanta is home to a dozen Fortune 500 headquarters, including the Coca-Cola Co., Home Depot, UPS, CNN and Delta. Emory maintains active partnerships with many of Atlanta’s preeminent institutions, such as The Carter Center and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Geographically, Emory is one of the southernmost top 20 universities. Atlanta offers four distinct seasons, with temperate weather most of the school year.

Head a few hours north to hike the Appalachian Trail, raft whitewater rivers and ski in the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge mountain ranges. To the east and south, the beaches of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida are a half-day’s road trip away.

Learn more at www.law.emory.edu

CULTURAL ACTIVITIESAlliance TheatreAtlanta History CenterCarlos MuseumCentennial Olympic ParkCenter for Puppetry ArtsCNN CenterFernbank MuseumGeorgia AquariumHigh Museum of ArtJimmy Carter Presidential LibraryMartin Luther King Jr. CenterStone Mountain ParkWorld of Coca-ColaZoo Atlanta and Cyclorama

SHOPPING Atlantic Station Edgewood Shopping District Lenox Square Little Five Points Phipps Plaza Virginia Highland

SPORTSAtlanta BravesAtlanta Dream (WNBA)Atlanta FalconsAtlanta HawksAtlanta ThrashersLearn more at www.atlanta.net

EXPLORE ATLANTA—YOUR NEW BACKYARD

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“Emory’s location in Atlanta gives its students possibilities for unique clinics and field placements in state and federal agencies and courts, a vast array of public interest organizations and headquarters of large corporations that are just down the street from Emory. Emory’s proximity to all of those places, as well as to many firms, from small to large, encourages practitioners from all fields to come to Emory Law to be adjunct professors at the school. Learning about bankruptcy law from sitting bankruptcy judges or learning about contracts from practicing attorneys who write them for their clients every day is incredibly valuable. Studying in Atlanta also opens doors to a hospitable legal world, with hundreds of networking events, conferences, seminars and other opportunities for Emory Law students to attend.

Rachel FoxThird-year student From AtlantaUndergraduate college: University of MichiganStudent Bar Association President

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AT EMORY LAW, YOU HAVE ACCESS TO SOME OF THE LEADING LEGAL SCHOLARS from the U.S. and around the world— providing you with many opportunities to work closely with experts inside and outside the classroom. Because of our excellent faculty-student ratio, we foster closer interactions among students and faculty, creating a lively intellectual environment.

FACULTY BY THE NUMBERS

63 Full-time faculty

36 Adjunct faculty

11.1 to 1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio

44%Female

10% Minority

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Professor [Jim] Elliot advised me to stay involved in things outside of law school and not devote my life to just being a practicing attorney. … I thought it would be a good idea to get Emory students into the [Ronald McDonald] house to see what they do. When you get to law school you get caught up in 1L life and studying, and you lose touch with the real world. I had this opportunity to volunteer at the house, and I wanted other students to get in there.

Ben KatzSecond-year student from Macon, Ga.Undergraduate College: University of GeorgiaKatz organized cooking competitions in which Emory students made dinner for families at the Emory Ronald McDonald House

Learn more atwww.law.emory.edu

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICYEmory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or veteran/Reserve/National Guard status and prohibits such discrimination by its students, faculty and staff. Students, faculty and staff are assured of participation in University programs and in use of facilities without such discrimination.

The University also complies with all applicable federal and Georgia statutes and regulations prohibiting unlawful discrimination. All members of the student body, faculty and staff are expected to assist in making this policy valid in fact. Inquiries and complaints should be directed to the Equal Opportunity Programs Office, Emory University, Administration Building, Atlanta, GA 30322-0520. Telephone: 404.727.6016 (V/TTY).

SACS ACCREDITATION Emory University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097; telephone number 404.679.4501) to award degrees at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels.

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION CHARACTER AND FITNESS STANDARD STATEMENTAll applicants must complete an Emory University School of Law application through the Law School Admission Council. Answer each question honestly and completely. Failure to do so may result in the denial or revocation of your admission, suspension or dismissal after matriculation, withdrawal of certification of graduation or revocation of your degree.

Persons who have been convicted of offenses other than minor traffic violations may have difficulty gaining admission to the Bar. State bar organizations often require that you include your law school application as part of your application for admission to the Bar. Accordingly, your answers in your Emory Law application relating to these matters will often be part of your record.

ROBERT WOODRUFF FELLOWS AND MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPSEmory Law awards four full-scholarships, plus a $3,000/year stipend each year as part of the Robert Woodruff Scholars and Fellows Program. Applicants demonstrate exceptional character, scholastic ability and leadership. The Woodruff Committee selects fellows no later than March 1. If a student accepts, he/she must withdraw applications from all other schools. All applicants for admission are considered for other merit-based scholarships. Learn more at www.law.emory.edu/woodruff.

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“ ” The Trial Techniques Program gave me a lot of the skills I use daily in my practice. I took trial techniques and another class that taught me basic forms of persuasion that are useful in my role as a litigator. Emory Law gave me the confidence to truly believe that I belong here.

Courtney TaylorClass of 2008Associate, Proskauer Rose LLPNew York CityUndergraduate College: Wesleyan College

LEARN MORE Visit www.law.emory.edu or contact our Office of Admission at [email protected] or 404.727.6802.

HOW TO APPLY

Complete our e-application via the Law School Admission Council at www.law.emory.edu/apply.

For detailed instructions about the application process, visit www.law.emory.edu/admission.

Office of Admission1301 Clifton RoadAtlanta, GA 30322404.727.6802www.law.emory.edu

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Ranked among the top law schools in the country, Emory Law combines a practical and disciplined view toward the study of law with a commitment to providing its students experiential learning

opportunities that engage them in the varied and integral roles the law plays in our community, society and the world. Emory Law’s student-centered focus, innovative programs, field placements and commitment to scholarly research ensure our graduates are prepared for more than practice.

Juris Doctor (JD)Master of Laws (LLM)Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD)

Joint-Degree Programs

Degree Programs

• JD/MBA• JD/MPH• JD/MTS• JD/MDiv• JD/LLM• JD/PhD

Regions Represented

n South (non-Georgia).....42%n Georgia.........................20%n Northeast......................18%n Midwest........................11%n West/Southwest..............7%n Foreign...........................2%

Student Body ProfileTotal students enrolled: 792

Gender

n Male..........54%n Female.......46%

Ethnicity

n White/Caucasian...........70%Underrepresented groups..30% n Asian American..........11% n Hispanic American.......9% n African American.........7% n Multiracial...................2% n American Indian..........1%

Faculty Student/faculty ratio.............11.17 to 1Full-time faculty..........63Adjunct faculty............36Female.....................44% Minority..................10%

2011-2012 TuitionTuition and fees: $44,600

ApplicationsApplications will be available Sept. 1, via www.lasc.org.

Applicants.......................4,583Enrolled.............................293Male.................................57%Female..............................43%

Class percentiles...LSAT.....GPAMedian.................166.......3.5425th......................166.......3.3475th......................167.......3.69Ethnicity White/Caucasian...............67%Underrepresented groups...33% Asian American..............14% Hispanic American...........8% African American.............5% Two or more races............6%

Regions Represented South (non-Georgia)..........43%Northeast..........................21%Georgia.............................15%Midwest............................10%West/Southwest...................8%Unknown.............................3%

Class of 2013 Profile

Duke University...................14Emory University..................13University of Florida............13University of Georgia...........13Vanderbilt University............11University of Michigan...........9University of Virginia .............8Georgia Institute of Technology..........................6Cornell University...................5Dartmouth College.................5Colgate University..................5Florida State University..........5University of Pennsylvania......5University of Texas.................5

Top Undergraduate Schools

At a Glance

124 Recent grads working in New

York in the last four years

57 Recent grads working in D.C.

in the last four years

Working in New York and Washington, D.C.

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Emory Law students whose academic performance places them within the top third of their class receive a class rank percentile. Students in the top 10 percent of their class receive an individual numerical rank.

Class rank percentiles are reported for the top 10 percent, 15 percent, 20 percent, 25 percent, 30 percent and 33 percent.

Grading Policy

Class of 2010 Employment ReportTotal graduates reported employed or enrolled in a full-time degree program..................................................................90%

Type of Employment

Life on CampusEmory Law has nearly 40 student organizations, including pratice-oriented groups, social and religious associations, service and political groups, academic associations and three journals.

n Law firms...................................58%n Judicial clerkships......................12%n Government...............................11%n Public interest..............................8%n Business and industry...................8%n Academic.....................................2%n Military........................................1%

2010 Geographic DistributionGraduates work in 25 states.Georgia.............................................................................38%South Atlantic (Del., D.C., Fla., Md., N.C., Va.)...............20%Middle Atlantic (N.J., N.Y., Pa.).......................................19%West South Central (Ark., La., Texas).................................5% Pacific (California)..............................................................5%East North Central (Ill., Ind., Mich., Ohio).........................5%East South Central (Ala., Tenn.)..........................................3%New England (Conn., Mass., Maine)..................................3% International.......................................................................2%West North Central (Minn., Neb.)......................................1%

Salary Information MedianLaw firms (501+).......................................................$160,000Law firms (251-500)...................................................$135,000Law firms (101-250)...................................................$125,000Law firms (51-100).......................................................$88,000Law firms (26-50).........................................................$80,000Law firms (11-25).........................................................$49,250Law firms (2-10)...........................................................$51,000Business or industry......................................................$76,110Academic......................................................................$58,725Military........................................................................$58,000 Judicial clerkships.........................................................$56,000Government.................................................................$51,226Public interest...............................................................$34,560

Emory Law1301 Clifton RoadAtlanta, GA 30322404.727.6816www.law.emory.edu

Office of Admission404.727.6802www.law.emory.edu/ admission

Office of Financial Aid800.727.6039www.law.emory.edu/ financialaid

Office of Student AffairsKatherine A. Brokaw, JDAssistant Dean404.727.6809 [email protected]

Office of Career [email protected]

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Life on Campus

Emory Law offers you the opportunity to become

a member of our community through nearly 40 student organizations. Whether you are interested in working on one of our three law journals or in helping defend the rights of pro bono clients, we offer organizations where you can make friends with your classmates, make a difference in the world and have a little fun at the same time.

All student organizations at Emory Law are governed by the Student Bar Association, which provides funding for student organization activities and events and serves as the leadership body for the law school. The SBA works with organizations and the administration to best serve the needs of all members of the Emory Law community.

Academic Organizations These organizations provide academic credit for participation and are all open to students who are selected for membership.

Emory Mock Trial Society, composed of second- and third-year law students, encourages excellence in trial advocacy skills. Students participate in Mock Trial competitions throughout the year.

Emory Moot Court Society, composed of second- and third-year students, encourages excellence in brief writing and oral advocacy. Students participate in competitions throughout the year and host the Emory Law Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition each fall.

LAW JOURNALSStudents are selected for membership by journal editors through a writing competition at the end of the first year in which students write a brief that is submitted to all three journals.

Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal, published since 1984 and the only student-run bankruptcy journal in the United States, publishes semi-annually and hosts a symposium in the spring.

Emory International Law Review publishes articles on subjects ranging from human rights to international intellectual property issues to freedom of religion and belief.

Emory Law Journal, founded in 1952 as the Journal of Public Law, is the law review and publishes six times a year. The student-run journal features academic and student articles on a broad range of legal topics, as well as hosts the Randolph W. Thrower Symposium every spring.

Student AffairsIf you have questions about life as an Emory Law student, contact the Office of Student Affairs:

Katherine A. Brokaw, JD Assistant Dean for Student Affairs 404.727.6809 [email protected]

Deborah D. Floyd Director, Student Affairs 404.727.6829 [email protected]

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Social and ReligiousEmory Law’s social and religious organizations offer opportunities to meet with students who share similar interests and network with attorneys and alumni members. Many of these groups also are active in the local community through various service projects.

•Asian American Law Students Association

•Black Law Students Association

•Christian Legal Society •Emory Advocacy Society •Emory Food Club •Emory OUTLaw •Emory Transfer Students

Association• JD/MBA Society• Jewish Law Students

Association•Latin American Law

Students Association •Legal Association for

Women Students•Muslim Law Students

Association •Reel Law•South Asian Law Students

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ServiceThese organizations focus on providing services to the community. The largest, the Emory Public Interest Committee, is active throughout the year with various service projects and raises money to fund summer grants for students working in the public interest.

•Emory Public Interest Committee

•Homeless Advocacy Program

•Military Law Society•Student Legal Services

PoliticalThese organizations focus on issues related to political parties, the Constitution and America’s system of government.

•American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

•Emory Law Democrats•Emory Federalist Society•Law Students for

Reproductive Justice•Legislative Policy Group

Practice-OrientedPractice-oriented organizations provide opportunities for students interested in a specific area of law to meet and network with alumni and attorneys in particular fields of practice. These organizations often invite speakers to campus so students can learn more about a particular area of the law.

•Alternative Dispute Resolution Society

•Criminal Law Society•Emory Corporate and

Business Law Society•Emory Law School Supreme

Court Advocacy Project•Environmental Law and

Conservation Society•Health Law Society• Immigration Law Society• Intellectual Property Society• International Law Society•Labor and Employment Law

Society•National Security and Law

Society•Real Estate Society

•Sports and Entertainment Law Society

Honor Societies and Legal FraternitiesThe Lamar Inn of Court is the American Inn of Court program for Emory Law, which strives to enhance the professional and ethical quality of legal advocacy by the Bar.

Emory Law also has an active chapter of Phi Alpha Delta national legal fraternity.