Pepperdine University School of Law is an ABA accredited law school in Malibu, California.
Overview
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Pepperdine Law is unranked according to the 2019 U.S. News and World Report rankings.
The school offers the Juris Doctor (JD), and various Masters of Laws (LLM) options in Dispute Resolution, International Commercial Arbitration, United States Law, and Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law. OIt also offers joint degrees with its JD and Master of Dispute Resolution (MDR) in partnership with other Pepperdine University graduate schools.
The school is particularly known for its Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution, which is consistently ranked #1 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. The School of Law's other institutes include: the Parris Institute for Professional Formation; the Byrne Judicial Clerkship Institute; the Nootbaar Institute on Law, Religion, and Ethics; and the Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law.
Through the Parris Institute, the school students with a practicing attorney or judicial alumni through the student's 1L year. It also provides its students numerous clinics and externship opportunities in the greater Los Angeles area, along with its global justice programs in Uganda, and India. Additionally, students have opportunities to study at Pepperdine's London, England and Washington D.C. campuses.
Costs
The total cost of attendance, which includes the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses at Pepperdine Law for the 2017-2018 academic year is $81,260. Assuming no scholarship or tuition discounts, Law School Transparency estimated that the debt-financed cost of attendance for three years would total $305,817.
Pepperdine Law currently participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program, which matches Veterans' GI Bill benefits to cover 100% of all costs and fees for Veterans who enroll at the law school.
Accreditation and post-graduation employment
Pepperdine University School of Law has been accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) since 1972, holds membership in the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), and is accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners, State Bar of California.
Employment Outcomes: According to Class of 2016 data from the ABA, 54.1% of graduates obtained full-time, long term positions requiring bar admission (i.e., jobs as lawyers), 9 months after graduation.
Herbert and Elinor Nootbaar Institute on Law, Religion and Ethics
The purpose of the Nootbaar Institute on Law, Religion, and Ethics includes three initiatives:
- Scholarship with respect to issues at the intersection of law and religion;
- Domestic Justice Initiatives, such as the Legal Aid Clinic and the Asylum and Refugee Clinic; and
- the Global Justice Program.
Global Justice Program
The Global Justice Program has initiatives in international human rights and religious freedom; advancement of the rule of law; and global development.
Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
Pepperdine University School of Law’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution provides professional training and academic programs in dispute resolution including a Certificate, Masters in Dispute Resolution (MDR) and Masters of Laws in Dispute Resolution (LLM). The Straus Institute provides education to law and graduate students, as well as mid-career professionals in areas of mediation, negotiation, arbitration, international dispute resolution and peacemaking. The Institute has consistently ranked as the number one dispute resolution school in the nation for the past 13 years.
Journals
- Pepperdine Law Review
- Dispute Resolution Law Journal
- Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary (NAALJ)
- Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Law (JBEL)
Joint degree programs
Pepperdine Law offers six joint degrees, which include the JD/MBA, JD/MDiv, JD/Master of Public Policy (MPP), JD/ Master of Dispute Resolution (MDR), MDR/MPP, and MDR/MBA.
Notable people
Faculty
- Roger Cossack
- Colleen Graffy
- Amb. Douglas Kmiec â€" Former White House Counsel to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, and Former Ambassador to Malta
- Edward Larson â€" Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author
- Grant S. Nelson â€" Specialist in real estate law
- Ken Starr â€" Former Dean, former D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge, and former United States Solicitor General
- Deanell Reece Tacha â€" Former Dean and retired Chief Judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Ben Stein - former faculty (1990 â€" 1997), writer, lawyer, actor, and commentator
Visiting faculty
- Samuel Alito â€" Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Akhil Reed Amar
- Gary Haugen â€" CEO of the International Justice Mission
- Antonin Scalia â€" Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Lawrence Eric Taylor
Guest speakers
- John Robert Bolton â€" Former U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations
- Paul Clement â€" Former United States Solicitor General and current Georgetown Law Professor
- Tharcisse Karugarama â€" Rwandan politician. He is the current Minister of Justice and Attorney-General in the Rwandan government.
- Anthony M. Kennedy â€" Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Mark Lane
- Beverley McLachlin â€" Chief Justice of Canada and Deputy of the Governor General of Canada
- Sandra Day O'Connor â€" Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (Retired)
- Benjamin Joseph Odoki â€" Chief Justice of the Uganda Supreme Court
- Condoleezza Rice â€" 66th United States Secretary of State
- John Roberts â€" Chief Justice of the United States
- Mary M. Schroeder â€" Senior Judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
- Myron T. Steele â€" Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court
- Robert K. Tanenbaum â€" Former Deputy Chief Counsel for the House Select Committee on Assassinations to investigate the John F. Kennedy assassination and the Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination
- Ruth Wedgwood
- Muhammad Yunus â€" Economist, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, and founder of the Grameen Bank
Notable alumni
- C. David Bakerâ€"President & CEO of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- André Birotte Jr., 1991â€"United States District Judge in the Central District of California.
- Rod Blagojevich, 1983â€"Former Governor of Illinois (2003â€"2009).
- Jennifer A. Dorsey, 1997â€"United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
- Jeffrey S. Boyd, 1991â€"Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, 2012â€"present.
- Rick J. Caruso, 1983â€"CEO of Caruso Affiliated.
- Mark J. Caruso, 1982â€"State Representative New Mexico Legislature, 1991â€"1995.
- Rich Cho, 1997â€"General Manager of the Charlotte Hornets.
- Talis J. Colberg, 1983â€"Attorney General of Alaska, 2006â€"2009.
- Chris DeRose (author), 2004â€"New York Times Bestselling Author, law professor, and political strategist.
- James Hahn, 1975â€"Mayor of Los Angeles, 2001â€"2005.
- Brent A. Jones, 1991â€"Republican member of the Nevada Assembly.
- Mike Leach, 1986â€"College football coach at several schools, currently head coach at Washington State University.
- Eileen C. Moore, 1978â€"Justice of the California Court of Appeal.
- Montgomery "Monty" Moranâ€"Former CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill.
- Beverly Reid O'Connell, 1990â€"United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
- Doug Peterson, 1985â€"Attorney General of Nebraska, 2015â€"present.
- Todd Russell Platts, 1991â€"U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania, 2001â€"2013.
- Pierre-Richard Prosper, 1989â€"United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, 2001â€"2005.
- Brian K. Tester, 1990â€"United States Bankruptcy Judge, District of Puerto Rico.
- Ehsan Zaffar, 2007â€"Senior government advisor, law professor, and author.
Honor societies
The School of Law attained membership in the Order of the Coif in 2008.
Pepperdine School of Law is also home to the Prosser Inn of Phi Delta Phi, the International Legal Honor Society. Members must achieve standing in the top thirty percent of their class to be considered for membership.
References
External links
- Official website