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College of Law
qualified students are made on an ongoing basis to give students as
much time as possible before starting the program.
All applications must be on file by the deadline in order to ensure a
timely admissions decision. This includes the completed application
form with fee, personal statement, transcripts, and any other
supporting documentation. LSAT scores are requested by the
College of Law from the Law School Admission Council.
Transcripts and other documents may also be accepted through
LSDAS. In rare cases, LSAT scores and transcripts may be accepted
after the deadline. Please contact the Records Coordinator for more
information.
For information on admission, course offerings, degree require -
ments, academic policies, and faculty backgrounds please visit the
University website. Prospective students are invited to visit the
College, attend some of the classes, and talk with students, faculty,
and staff about careers in law.
student Body
Students in the College of Law range in age from their early 20s into
their 60s, bringing a rich diversity of backgrounds and life
experiences. Some have advanced degrees and work experience in
law-related fields; others begin their studies with no professional
knowledge of the law.
Class size and times
Classes are small—usually no more than 40 people per class—and
are offered during the day and evening. Most day classes are sched -
uled Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon, and 2 p.m. to
5 p.m.; most evening classes are scheduled from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Clinical Program
After the second year of study, students are encouraged to obtain
practical experience at the on-site Elder Law Clinic, Housing
Advocacy Clinic, Criminal Defender Clinic, or through placement
with government agencies, public interest firms and clinics, or
private law firms. During this experience, students engage in a wide
array of legal activities—legal research, drafting legal documents,
client and witness interviewing, and trial prepa ration. Participation
may be voluntary or for academic credit.
law library
The Law Library houses a collection of over 35,000 volumes and
more than 175 periodical titles at the Pleasant Hill campus, and
more than 6,000 volumes at the Berkeley campus. Primarily
supporting students, alumni, and faculty of the College of Law, the
library is also available to the public for a fee.
In addition to titles required by the California State Bar for
accreditation, the library’s collection includes practical resources
for law clerking and the practice of law. These include California
and federal form books, procedure guides, and specialty materials
in such areas as bankruptcy, criminal, employment, environ mental,
family, immigration, property, and tax law.
academic support services
The administration of the College of Law is dedicated to providing
academic support that is responsive to students’ needs. The College
of Law has an extensive academic support program (ASP) available
throughout a student’s law school career, focusing on skills and
topics of particular interest to law students. In addition, the
University has an academic support center to help on issues ranging
from time management to writing.
The ASP provides an interactive learning environment for law
students. The goal of the program is to improve students’
understanding of the most challenging subject matter. For first-year
students, the program focuses on Contracts, Torts, and Criminal
Law. For second-year students, the focus is on Real Property, Civil
Procedure, and Evidence. For third-year students, Constitutional
Law is the focus. The program also provides assistance to advanced
students in the form of preliminary Bar Exam preparation including
exam writing and multiple-choice testing skills.
The ASP has three opportunities for learning: Saturday workshops,
Teaching Assistant (TA) review sessions, and practice examinations.
• The Saturday workshops are periodically offered for Con tracts,
Torts, Civil Procedure, Evidence, and Real Property. These
sessions are led by an experienced master teacher and are
designed to provide students with issue-spotting and writing
assistance in discrete areas of the law. The Saturday workshops
include a practice exam. Students may turn their practice exams
in for written feedback on their examination performance.
• The TA review sessions are led by student teaching assistants and
focus on material selected by the master teachers.
• Practice exam sets are from past JFKU law courses and past
California Bar Exams in most subject areas. Past JFKU law exams
(with answers) are available online or in the law library. Past
California Bar Exam sets are available with Bar-pub lished
answers from the library.
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