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Tucked away in upstate New York, Cornell Law School is part of Cornell University and one of the five Ivy League law schools. In the most recent U.S. News World Report law school rankings, Cornell is ranked #13 and is particularly well-respected for its international law programs.

Application fee: $75

Application deadline: February 1, for Fall admission

www.lawschool.cornell.edu/admissions/apply/index.cfm]school s website. Electronic applications through the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) are also accepted.

In addition to the application form and fee, applicants must submit:

• Personal Statement
• Dean s Certification/Recommendation Form
• Two Faculty Recommendation Forms

Transfer applicants must have completed one year of study at a law school that is a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) and accredited by the American Bar Association; according to the school s website, [a]ccepted transfer students are almost always at least in the top 10% of their first-year class.

Transfer applicants must complete the online application ; deadlines are July 15 for the fall term.

For more information on transferring to Cornell Law School, see Transfer Admissions .

In order to earn a Juris Doctor degree, a student must acquire 84 semester credit hours. For specific requirements, see Student Handbook .

The first-year curriculum includes Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Lawyering, and Property in the fall; Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law, Lawyering, and Torts in the spring. Students choose all courses during the second and third years of study.

Cornell offers several joint degree programs in which students can earn a J.D. along with another professional degree from one of Cornell s graduate or professional schools, including M.B.A. M.P.A. M.R.P. M.I.L.R. M.A. or Ph.D. Cornell also offers dual degrees with select foreign universities.

Cornell Law School also offers degree programs for Masters of Laws (LL.M.) and Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.). More information on these degrees is available from the website s L.L.M. and J.S.D. page .

Cornell has several semester study abroad programs. including those in Turin (Italy), Gent (Belgium), Suzhou (China), and Paris.

Cornell Law School has four student-edited journals. Cornell Law Review. Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy. Cornell International Law Journal. and LII Bulletin .

Along with many student organizations. the law school has specialized clinics and Programs and Centers for specific legal interests including the Clarke Center for International and and Comparative Legal Studies, Clarke Middle East Legal Studies, and the Cornell Death Penalty Project.

Bar Exam Passage Rate

A majority of Cornell Law students take the New York State Bar Exam and, in 2007, achieved a 92.1% pass rate. The overall pass rate for the NY Bar Exam was 77%.

From the 2007 graduating class, 96.9% were employed at graduation and 99% were employed nine months after graduation. Starting salaries in the private sector averaged $145,000, and $60,000 in the public sector.

Seventy-eight percent of the Class of 2007 secured work in law firms, 15% received judicial clerkships, 5% went to public interest or government positions, and 2% entered the business field.

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