New England Law At-a-Glance
Fall 2011 Matriculants At-a-Glance
| Completed Applications | 2934 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled First Year Students: | 385 |
| States Represented: | 36 |
| Countries Represented: | 3 |
| Undergraduate Schools Represented: | 205 |
| Minority Percentage: | 14% |
| Student/Faculty Ratio: |
22:1 |
| Completed Applications: | 2511 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Students/Class Size: | 291 |
| Average Age: | 24 |
| Age Range: | 20-54 |
| Women: | 55% |
| Out-of-State Percentage: | 74% |
|
LSAT 75th percentile: Median: 25th percentile: |
154 152 149 |
|
UGPA 75th percentile: Median: 25th percentile: |
3.42 3.19 2.96 |
| Completed Applications: | 423 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Students/Class Size: | 94 |
| Average Age: | 26 |
| Age Range: | 21-54 |
| Women: | 50% |
| Out-of-State Percentage: | 48% |
|
LSAT 75th percentile: Median: 25th percentile: |
152 149 148 |
|
UGPA 75th percentile: Median: 25th percentile: |
3.24 3.02 2.72 |
July 2011 Massachusetts Bar Passage Rate
Class of 2010
- 84% of the graduating class of 2010 was employed or enrolled in a full-time advanced degree program within nine months of graduation.
- Employment status known: 90%
- 263 out of 292 graduates reported their employment status
- 37 graduates reported their salaries
|
Juris Doctor Required
|
122
|
46.4%
|
|---|---|---|
|
Juris Doctor Preferred
|
43
|
16.3%
|
|
Other Professional
|
26
|
9.9%
|
|
Non-professional
|
12
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4.6%
|
|
Employed—Job Type Unknown
|
6
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2.3%
|
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Pursuing Advanced Degree Full-Time
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12
|
4.6%
|
|
Unemployed Seeking Employment
|
40
|
15.2%
|
|
Unemployed Not Seeking Employment
|
2
|
0.8%
|
| Private Practice | 49% |
|---|---|
| Business/Corporations | 29% |
| Government/Public Interest |
16% |
| Judicial Clerkships | 2% |
| Academia | 3% |
| Employed in Massachusetts | 65.4% |
|---|---|
| Employed out of state | 34.6% |
| 25th Percentile |
Median | 75th Percentile |
Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Sector | $41,000 | $60,000 | $70,000 | $61,319 |
| Public Sector | $38,500 | $49,600 | $58,000 | $48,790 |
| Private Practice | $40,000 | $55,000 | $62,000 | $57,247 |
| Business | $63,960 | $80,000 | $80,000 | $76,792 |
| Government | $37,000 | $49,900 | $60,000 | $48,629 |
| Judicial Clerk | $48,720 | $49,600 | $56,053 | $51,675 |
| Public Interest | No salaries reported | |||
Tuition (2011-2012)
| Full-time Program: | $40,904 |
| Part-time Program: | $30,680 |
| Special Part-time: | $1,705 per credit for 8 credits or fewer |
History
- Founded in 1908 as Portia Law School, the only law school established exclusively for the education of women
- Coeducational since 1938
- Renamed New England School of Law in 1969
- With three other independent law schools, New England Law is a founding member of the Consortium for Innovative Legal Education.
Accreditation/Membership
- American Bar Association
- Association of American Law Schools
Degrees Granted
- J.D. (Juris Doctor)
- LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Advanced Legal Studies – for foreign lawyers with law degrees from institutions outside the United States who want to increase their knowledge of the American legal system
Divisions Offered
- Full-time day division – 3 years
- Part-time evening division – 4 years
- Part-time day division – 4 years
- Special part-time division – up to 6 years (strictly for parents with primary or sole child-rearing responsibilities)
Financial Aid (financial aid is awarded by the law school on an annual basis)
- Receiving Federal loans/other aid:
- Full Time Students: 88%
- Part Time Students: 87%
- Receiving Grants and Scholarships:
- Full Time Students: 54%
- Part Time Students: 35%
Academic Centers:
- The Center for International Law and Policy
- The Center for Law and Social Responsibility
- The Center for Business Law
Clinical Programs
- Administrative Law
- Criminal Procedure (Office of the District Attorney)
- Environmental Law
- Family Law
- Federal Courts
- Government Lawyer (Office of the Attorney General)
- Health Law
- Immigration Law
- International Law
- Land Use Law
- Lawyering Process
- Massachusetts Practice (Clerkship)
- Mediation
- Mental Health Law
- Public Interest Law
- Tax Law
Advocacy Teams
- ABA Client Counseling Competition
- ABA Negotiation Competition
- Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition
- Giles Southerland Intellectual Property Competition
- National Environmental Moot Court Competition
- National Tax Moot Court Competition
- National Trial Competition
- Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
Student Organizations
New England Law is home to dozens of student organizations.
Special Programs
- Charles Hamilton Houston Enrichment Program (CHHEP)
- Clinical Programs (see above)
Examples of Volunteer Opportunities
- New England Innocence Project (NEIP)
- Suffolk Lawyers for Justice, Inc. (SLJ)
- Friends of CASA, Inc.
- Shelter Legal Services Foundation, Inc.
Law Library
- 320,000 bound volumes
- New England Law has more hours of reference service than any local law school
- Approximately 40 Windows XP workstations
- 17 laptops (both PC and Mac Powerbooks) circulate for three hour periods, for in-library use