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AFRICAN AMERICAN LAWYERS
THE NEED HAS NEVER
BEEN GREATER
ALUMNI
Alumni of the School of Law include 2,500 men and women who reside in 49
states, the District of Columbia and several foreign countries. Eighty-two
(82) of our alumni are African American and we are committed to significantly
increasing both the number and the percentage. In 1996, we admitted our
largest class of African Americans (10%) and in 1997, we graduated our
largest class of African Americans (9 students). While our alumni numbers
are not where we want them to be, our African American alumni find success
in a variety of career endeavors: associates and partners with all sizes
of law firms, law professor; in-house counsel for Fortune 1000 corporations;
staff attorneys with state and federal agencies; and members of the judiciary
to mention a few. [Back] |
 
African American Alumni of the School of Law
include the Honorable Adele Riley (Class of 1981) and the Honorable Michael
Murphy (Class of 1977)
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FACULTY WHO CARE
Faculty members at the University of Dayton School of Law care about teaching
and the success of students. Of our 26 full-time faculty, 8 are women and
2 are minority
(1 is African American). Our faculty have expertise in a variety of
subject areas, ranging from bankruptcy law to health law to corporate law.
The "open-door" policy of faculty members encourages interaction between
students and faculty outside of the classroom. [Back]
Professor Vernellia Randall teaches Health Care Law,
Race and Racism in American Law, Gender and the Law,
serves as the advisor to the
Black Law Student Leadership Group and directs the
Academic Excellence Program.
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Academic
Excellence Program
Going to law school is like moving to a foreign land, doing well is not
as much about intelligence as it is about understanding the culture, the
language and the expectations; about making changes in your own behavior
to effectively adapt to the culture. Just as some people who visit a foreign
country will have a better understanding of the culture than others and
less adaptation, so it is in law school. All
students who place a seat deposit may apply to participated. AEP is
an introduction to the method of instruction and testing employed in law
school. AEP begins with an orientation program held each year a week before
the start of school. Following this, there are weekly meetings scheduled
throughout the semester. In the weekly meetings, attention is focused on
skills and teaching methodology used in the substantive law courses (i.e.,
legal reasoning, the case method approach and the Socratic method), and
the development and improvement of legal writing skills through the use
of handouts, legal writing problems and practice exams. For more information,
contact Professor Vernellia Randall.
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Student Support
In addition to UD law faculty, a number of other UD faculty and staff have
been instrumental to the success of students. UD Counseling Center provides
individual students as needed. The Office for Diverse Student Services
provides program and activities specifically targeted toward African American
Students. The Learning Center provides writing and reading assistance.
Learning Disability Coordinator provides assistance to students with learning
disabilities. In addition, African American students will find that two
other organizations at the law school provide opportunities for professional
and personal growth--the Black Law Student Leadership Group and the Thurgood
Marshall Society. Each of these group actively assist students in making
a successful transition to the legal environment and to the legal profession.
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Participation in student organizations enhances professional development
and a spirit of camaraderie among our students.
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SUMMER CLERKSHIP PROGRAM
With the cooperation and commitment of law firms, judges, corporations
and other legal employers in the Dayton metropolitan area, the School of
Law, the Dayton Bar and the Thurgood Marshall/Barbara Jordan Roundtable
have established the Dayton Minority Summer Law Clerkship Program. The
program began the summer of 1997.
Participation in the program is open to all minority students who have
completed the second year of law school and who wish to spend the summer
in Dayton. The School and the Bar place students in summer law clerkship
positions with area law firms, courts, corporations or public legal departments.
These paid clerkships provide, valuable legal experience with insights
about legal employment opportunities. [Back] |
ADMISSION
The faculty admission committee of the School of Law seeks to enroll an
entering class that is both diverse in its composition and capable of mastering
the skills needed for the legal profession,. As part of the School's commitment
to minority enrollment, members of the committee consider a variety of
factors:
- undergraduate grades and LSAT scores
 | nonquantitative factors such as: |
- obstacles and challenges confronted in high school and undergraduate school;
- the type, depth, and rigor of courses completed;
- grade trends;
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- personal reasons for entering the legal profession;
letters of recommendation;
A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Martin Holly served
as president of the first year and as Vice President of the Student Bar
Association during his second year of law school.
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LSAT/GPA DATA GRID
This data grid summarizes the likelihood of admission being offered to
an applicant based upon the candidate's undergraduate grade-point average
and score on the LSAT. (It is important to remember that a variety of factors
are considered when an admission application is reviewed; this grid provides
only a general sense of the law school's admission standards.)
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160-180 |
150-159 |
140-149 |
130-139 |
120-129 |
| 3.50-400 |
Likely |
Likely |
Likely |
Possible |
Unlikely |
| 3.25-3.49 |
Likely |
Likely |
Likely |
Possible |
Unlikely |
| 3.00-3.24 |
Likely |
Likely |
Possible |
Possible |
Unlikely |
| 2.75-2.99 |
Likely |
Likely |
Possible |
Unlikely |
Unlikely |
| 2.50-2.74 |
Likely |
Possible |
Possible |
Unlikely |
Unlikely |
| 2.25-2.49 |
Possible |
Possible |
Unlikely |
Unlikely |
Unlikely |
2.24 &
below |
Possible |
Possible |
Unlikely |
Unlikely |
Unlikely |
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| The U.S. Legal System daily affects the lives of all citizens.
The need for qualified lawyers-- especially those from minority groups--has
never been greater. If our legal system is to serve prole in all walks
of life, the profession needs to draw its members from all backgrounds.
The University of Dayton, committed to increasing minority representation
in the legal profession, offers a variety of programs to increase the number
of minority students enrolling and graduating from the University of Dayton
School of Law. We believe that we have the faculty, curriculum, and educational
philosophy to provide outstanding preparation for a career in the law.
We welcome your interest in the legal profession and your interest in
the University of Dayton School of Law.
Sincerely,
Francis J. Conte
Dean and Professor of Law |
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