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Charlotte School of Law
Established	2006 ABA Provisional Accreditation: 2008 Full ABA Accreditation: 2011
Type	For-Profit Law School
Dean	Jay Conison[1]
Academic staff	50+
Students	1200+
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Campus	Urban
Website	http://www.charlottelaw.edu

Charlotte School of Law (CharlotteLaw) is a for-profit law school in Charlotte, North Carolina. The campus is located on the western edge of Uptown Charlotte. The school was founded in 2006. The school received full accreditation from the ABA on June 10, 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Ranking [edit]

U.S. News & World Report lists the Charlotte School of Law as "unranked" in its 2013 edition of "Best Law Schools."^[2]

Post-graduation employment [edit]

According the law professor blog The Faculty Lounge, 38.5% of the Class of 2012 was employed in full-time, long-term positions requiring bar admission, ranking 179th out of 197 law schools. ^[3]

9.8% of the Class of 2009 were known to be working for law firms in the private sector nine months after graduation. 5.7% of the Class of 2009 graduates were known to hold positions that required bar passage nine months after graduation.^[4]

Average student loan debt [edit]

The average Class of 2009 graduate had $113,793 of student loan debt.^[4]

Admissions [edit]

Charlotte School of Law offers a full-time program and a part-time program. In order to accommodate the varied needs of its students, the part-time program can be completed during the day or in the evening. The law school also offers the convenience and flexibility of both a Fall and Spring start date for incoming first-year students. Both programs require the completion of 90 credit hours for graduation.

The Charlotte School of Law attracts applicants from not only North and South Carolina, but also from all over the United States. For the class of 2009, the average median LSAT score of admitted students was 152; the median GPA was 3.13.^{[citation needed]}

Law library [edit]

The mission of the Charlotte School of Law library is to meet the legal information needs of Charlotte School of Law students and faculty. The library’s collection supports the practice-ready curriculum of Charlotte School of Law and meets or exceeds the accreditation standards of the American Bar Association.^{[citation needed]} Attorneys, judges, and other legal professionals may use the library through its membership program. The library is also open to the general public in the law school's new facility.

Charlotte School of Law has the largest and most comprehensive law collection in the Charlotte metropolitan area.^{[citation needed]} That collection includes United States statutes, regulations and case law (decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, the circuit courts of appeal, and U.S. district courts); case law and statutes of all 50 states; an extensive collection of North Carolina and South Carolina digests, encyclopedias, practice guides, and continuing legal education materials; major treatises in banking and finance, commercial law, constitutional law, environmental and natural resources law, education law, intellectual property, corporate and securities, civil and criminal procedure, administrative law, e-commerce, and international law; U.S. congressional materials dating back to the 18th century; over 800 full text law journals online; Westlaw, LexisNexis, and other major online legal research services; U.S., N.C., and S.C. historical collections on microfiche; and resources for LSAT and bar exam preparation, as well as academic and professional success.

Student organizations [edit]

Student Bar Association - Executive

Student Bar Association - Senate

Phi Alpha Delta

Women in Law

CharlotteLaw Cares

CharlotteLaw Diversity Alliance

LGBT Legal Society

Federalist Society

Part-Time Student Association

International Law Society

American Constitution Society

Environmental Legal Society

Moot Court

Law Review

CharlotteLaw Republican Society

CharlotteLaw Global Poker & Strategi

CharlotteLaw Sports & Entertainment

Black Law Student Association

Real Estate Law Society

Order of the Crown (Scholastic Leadership Society)

Parents Attending Law School

Public service and experiential learning [edit]

Charlotte School of Law has adopted mandatory pro bono and community service requirements. All students must complete 20 hours of pro bono service and 10 hours of community service prior to graduation. Pro bono service includes legal-related assistance to persons of limited means in the community. Community service includes volunteer services to the underserved members or interests of the community.

Through participation in these programs, students receive valuable practical skills and exposure to the need for a lifelong commitment to public service. Students who exemplify a commitment to pro bono service or community service may be eligible to receive recognition or an award at graduation.

Publications [edit]

The Charlotte Law Review, a student-edited scholarly legal journal, publishes two issues yearly, a Spring Journal and a Fall Journal, with hopes of publishing its first Symposium Edition by 2013. The Law Review accepts manuscripts for consideration from sources both within and outside the Charlotte Law School community, consistent with the highest standards of legal scholarship.

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Charlotte School of Law
• Admissions
• Corporate Parent website:InfiLaw Corp.
• CharlotteLaw Library Blog

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