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Law school in Des Moines, Iowa, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Drake University Law School is the law school affiliated with Drake University, located in Des Moines, Iowa. Over 330 full-time students attend the institution. Roscoe Jones, Jr. serves as the dean of the Law School.[2]
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| Parent school | Drake University |
| Established | 1865 |
| Parent endowment | $538.2 million (2022) |
| Dean | Roscoe Jones, Jr. |
| Location | Des Moines, Iowa, US 41.60216°N 93.65306°W |
| Enrollment | 330 |
| USNWR ranking | 82nd (tie) (2024)[1] |
| Website | www |
Founded in 1865, Drake Law School is one of the 25 oldest law schools in the United States. It was established by Iowa Supreme Court justices George G. Wright and Chester Cole, who aimed to teach law in proximity to the courts so students could witness the law in action.
Established in 1865 by Chester C. Cole, a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, Drake Law School is one of the top 25 oldest law schools in the country and the second law school founded west of the Mississippi River after the University of Iowa, which Justice Cole co-founded with Justice George G. Wright. Justice Cole felt that having a law school located in the state capital would be advantageous.[3][4] In time, Drake Law alumni would fill the ranks of all branches of Iowa local and state government.
In addition to the full-scale, three-year, Juris Doctor program, the law school features the following special programs:
The Drake Law Review is nationally ranked among the top 40 law journals for the number of times courts have cited its articles. Drake is in the top group of more than 1,640 journals in the rankings.[5]
The Drake Law Review is published quarterly by Drake Law students. In the past few years, the Drake Law Review has published articles by distinguished legal scholars and judges, including: Erwin Chemerinsky, Cass Sunstein, Randy Barnett, Cheryl Harris, Paul Brest, Stephen Carter, Michael Gerhardt, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., and Stephen Rapp (Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations Special Court for Sierra Leone).
Drake Law has graduated numerous significant lawyers, including several state/federal judges and politicians, including:
According to Drake's official ABA-required disclosures, 94-95% of the classes of 2022, 2023, and 2024 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage required jobs 10 months after graduation.
The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Drake for the 2024-2025 academic year is $68,974. Drake Law School offers both guaranteed and conditional scholarships, that latter of which depend upon the student maintaining a specific grade point average, rather than remaining in good academic standing.
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