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Buies Creek, N.C. - Campbell Law School was featured as one of the nation’s most outstanding law schools in the 2009 edition of The Princeton Review’s Best 174 Law Schools.
Best 174 Law Schools contains a two-page profile about each school with summaries about academics, student life and admissions, plus ratings for academics programming, admissions selectivity and career placement services. In Campbell Law School’s profile, Princeton Review editors describe the school as one that continues to build “a name for itself through its practical approach to instruction,” “high standards placed on students," and “the state’s top bar passage rate.”
Campbell Law students were given especially high marks in the category, “Most Competitive Students.” Coming in at number eight among the 174 law schools that were reviewed, Campbell Law students shared the top ten list with nationally recognized law schools such as Baylor Law School (number one) and Brigham Young Law School. This ranking further solidifies Campbell Law as a school that produces graduates who possess a strong work ethic, self-discipline, and the requisite skills and knowledge to immediately make an impact in the lives of their clients.
Ratings for the “Most Competitive Students” category were based on input surveys from law students who evaluated the number of hours they spend studying outside of class each day, the number of hours students believe their fellow law students spend studying each day, and the degree of overall competitiveness among law students at their school. These are important issues at a small law school like Campbell where “The student body wants all of its members to succeed,” but “not at the expense of other students.”
Commenting on their experience at Campbell Law School in Best 174 Law Schools, a current law student said, [Campbell Law professors] “demand that every student come to every class prepared to discuss and analyze all assignments. You’ll only be able to breathe easy if you’ve read and actually thought about the assignment for that day.”
“Graduates of Campbell Law School have an extraordinary reputation across North Carolina and beyond,” said Dean Melissa Essary. “I frequently hear comments from judges at all levels that they can immediately spot a recent Campbell Law graduate in their courtroom as they tend to be young lawyers who are confident and comfortable with court room procedure and representing their clients. This new edition of Best 174 Law Schools validates something that we know well at Campbell Law School: we produce great lawyers.”
With an enrollment of 366 for the 2008-09 academic year, Campbell Law School is one of the smallest legal education programs in the U.S. Law students seem to be highly cognizant of this fact through comments such as, “The small class sizes are less intimidating and prevent you from getting lost in a sea of people,” and “The accessibility of administration [at Campbell Law] is unparalleled. I have no difficulty approaching any of my instructors or even wandering into the Dean’s suite.”
According to Robert Franek, Princeton Review VP-Publishing, "We select schools for this book based on our high regard for their academic programs and offerings, institutional data we collect from the schools, and the candid opinions of students attending them who rate and report on their campus experiences at the schools. We are pleased to recommend Campbell Law School to readers of our book and users of our website as one of the best institutions they could attend to earn a law school degree."
About Campbell Law School: Since its founding in 1976, the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others and create a more just society. The School has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) as having the nation’s top Professionalism Program and by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers for having the nation’s best Trial Advocacy Program. In 2008, the Law School’s Moot Court Program was ranked in the top ten nationally by the University of Houston’s Blakely Advocacy Institute among 196 ABA accredited law schools. Campbell Law boasts more than 3,000 alumni, including 2,000 who reside and work in North Carolina. For the past 20 years, Campbell Law’s record of success on the North Carolina bar exam is unsurpassed by any other North Carolina law school. In the fall of 2009, Campbell Law School will relocate from the main Campbell University campus to a new location in downtown Raleigh.
Media Contact: Ashley Arnold, 910.893.1812, arnold@law.campbell.edu
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