more than practice

at a glance

EMORY UNIVERSITY With the thriving international city of Atlanta in our backyard, government agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Securities and Exchange Commission and EPA down the street, Georgia Institute of Technology close by and Emory’s nationally ranked college, Goizueta Business School and Rollins School of Public Health, the learning resources you can tap into as an Emory Law student are vast and rich.

EMORY LAW EQUIPS FUTURE LAWYERS LIKE YOU with a practical and theoretical understanding of the law. We offer real-world experiences that give you a glimpse of what life as a lawyer will be like. And, we expose you to diverse opportunities to help you determine where your passions lie—whether it’s fighting to protect a patent or a human life.

You graduate from Emory with a deep knowledge of the law and a set of valuable skills. At Emory Law, we prepare you for more than practice. We prepare you to challenge and change the world.

2009-2010 TUITION

$40,900Fees: $469 per annum

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GO FIGURE

No. 20 U.S. News & World Report ranking

Emory Law also was cited among the most diverse law schools with nearly one third of the student body coming from underrepresented groups.

EMORY LAW DEGREESJuris Doctor (JD)Master of Laws (LLM)Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD)

JOINT DEGREE PROGRAMSJD/MBA JD/MTS

JD/MDiv JD/PhD

JD/MPHJD/REES

Applicants...............................4,209 Enrolled......................................224Female......................................53% Male..........................................47%

Class percentiles....LSAT.......GPAMedian......................165..........3.5525th...........................164..........3.4275th...........................166..........3.71

ETHNICITY White/Caucasian......................68%Underrepresented groups........32% Asian-American..................13% Hispanic-American.............10% African-American..................9%

REGIONS REPRESENTED South (non-Georgia).................30%Northeast..................................22%Georgia.....................................20%West/Southwest.......................13%Midwest....................................12%Did Not Report...........................2%Foreign.......................................1%

CLASS OF 2011 PROFILE

As of April 2009Total graduates reported employed or enrolled in a full-time degree program nine months after graduation.......88.85%Bar passage rate.............................96.8%

TYPE OF EMPLOYMENTLaw firms.......................................71.77%Business and industry...................11.48%Judicial clerkships...........................8.61% Federal.............................83.33% State.................................16.67%Government.....................................5.26%Public interest organizations...........2.39%Military..............................................0.48%

SALARY INFORMATION (Average)Law Firms....................................$124,615Business and industry...................$74,953Government...................................$52,402 Federal judicial clerkships.............$51,786State, local judicial clerkships.......$45,993Public interest organizations.........$35,389

2008 GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

Graduates work in 25 statesGeorgia...........................................39.06%Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)...........22.48%South Atlantic (D.C., FL, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)................................18.84%Pacific (AK, CA, HI)..........................4.78%East South Central (AL, TN, KY)......4.31%East North Central (IL, MI, OH)........3.83%New England (CT, MA).....................2.87%West South Central (AR, LA, TX).....2.87%International......................................0.96%

CLASS OF 2008 EMPLOYMENT REPORT

more than a classroom CAREER SERVICES helps you find internships that are a good fit during your first and second summers, as well as your first job out of law school. An adviser trains you on job search skills and exposes you to a range of career options. Learn more at www.law.emory.edu/morethanpractice.

PROGRAMS, CENTERS AND CLINICS

MUCH OF THE LEARNING AT EMORY HAPPENS outside of the classroom in

• workshops and seminars;• field placements in Atlanta;• clinics, nonprofit organizations,

corporations and firms;• internships in Atlanta, across the country,

or on the other side of the world. You gain valuable, real-world experience that prepares you for the opportunities ahead.

FIELD PLACEMENTSEach semester, approximately 75 second-and third-year students assist public defenders, prosecutors, public interest organizations and government agencies while earning academic credit. Placements include the American Civil Liberties Union, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, Health Law Partnership, the Federal Aviation Administration, AT&T, Coca-Cola Co., UPS and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

” “Participating in the field placement

program and gaining the real-world

experience I can use to supplement

my classroom learning is going to

help position me in a really

good way after I graduate.

Justin Daniel Third-year student From Baltimore Undergraduate College: Yeshiva University “

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This summer, I will investigate the implementation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Rwanda through Emory’s Global Health Law & Policy Project. My summer internship is very similar to what I want to do in the long term with my law degree. I have a special interest in Africa, and this project allows me to go beyond a theoretical understanding of U.S. AIDS policy and explore how Rwandan agencies actually implement it.

Daniel HougendoblerFirst-year student From Huntington, Ind.Undergraduate College: University of Notre Dame

• Barton Child Law & Policy Clinic/Juvenile Defender Clinic

• Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution• Center for Federalism and Intersystemic

Governance• Center for International and Comparative Law• Center for the Study of Law and Religion• Center for Transactional Law and Practice/

Transactional Law Certificate Program• Feminism and Legal Theory Project • Global Health Law & Policy Project• International Humanitarian Law Clinic • Kessler-Eidson Program for Trial Techniques • Summer Program in Budapest • Technological Innovation: Generating

Economic Results (TI:GER) Program• Turner Environmental Law Clinic

WHETHER YOU FOLLOW THE TRADITIONAL LAW school track or take a different path, a degree from Emory gives you the tools and knowledge to counsel, advise, influence, teach and protect.

• BARTON CHILD LAW & POLICY CLINIC provides the opportunity to participate in legal work that promotes and protects the well-being of neglected and abused children in Georgia.

• THE BARTON JUVENILE DEFENDER CLINIC gives law students the opportunity to represent clients in delinquency and status offense proceedings in Georgia’s juvenile courts.

• EMORY PUBLIC INTEREST COMMITTEE, a student-run organization, supports students in finding public interest legal jobs and acknowledges the professional responsibility of lawyers and law students to make legal services more accessible.

CENTER FOR TRANSACTIONAL LAW AND PRACTICE/TRANSACTIONAL LAW CERTIFICATE PROGRAM provides a basic foundation in corporate and business law with a broader understanding of the role of lawyers in assisting clients to structure deals. The center also addresses the complexities transactional attorneys face under a variety of regulations, from securities laws to international regulations.

TURNER ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC provides free legal assistance to clients and real-world experience to students interested in environmental law.

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“The clinics are the best way to prepare for legal practice. It is one of the only experiences in law school in which you get consistent and constant feedback on legal writing. For instance, before the clinic files a brief with a court or agency, you will have worked through four or five drafts, each draft improving as a result of the feedback received by your supervising attorney. That feedback is invaluable—it’s in those drafts that you hone your legal and factual arguments and fine-tune the tone and structure of your sentences. Legal writing is a product of all those elements, and you learn it in the clinics. Terri Porter Third-year student from St. Augustine, Fla. Undergraduate College: University of Florida Delivered opening statements at a March 2009 hearing before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

Learn more at www.law.emory.edu/morethanpractice

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more than a job

“I did human rights work and mostly worked with prisoners’ rights against torture. India has a long past, since colonialism, of torturing dissidents. I had to do a lot more on the ground research. You could go to each of the high courts websites and find the cases. ... I ended up drafting a chapter of a book the organization [South Asia Human Rights Documentation Center] was putting together.

Currey Hitchens Third-year student from Tunnel Hill, Ga.Undergraduate College: Agnes Scott CollegeSpent Summer 2008 researching the conditions of prisoners and their rights in India through a summer EPIC grant

more than a campusGeographically, Emory is one of the southernmost top 20 universities. Atlanta offers four distinct seasons, with temperate weather most of the school year.

Head a few hours north to hike the Appalachian Trail, raft whitewater rivers and ski in the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge mountain ranges. To the east and south, the beaches of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida are a half-day’s road trip away.

Learn more at www.law.emory.edu/morethanpracticeCULTURAL ACTIVITIESAlliance TheatreAtlanta History CenterCarlos MuseumCentennial Olympic ParkCenter for Puppetry ArtsCNN CenterFernbank MuseumGeorgia AquariumHigh Museum of ArtJimmy Carter Presidential LibraryMartin Luther King Jr. CenterStone Mountain ParkWorld of Coca-ColaZoo Atlanta and Cyclorama

SHOPPINGAtlantic StationEdgewood Shopping DistrictLenox SquareLittle Five PointsPhipps PlazaVirginia Highlands

SPORTSAtlanta BravesAtlanta Dream (WNBA)Atlanta FalconsAtlanta HawksAtlanta ThrashersLearn more at www.atlanta.net

EMORY STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS to the resources of one of the nation’s fastest-growing metropolitan areas.

Atlanta is home to a dozen Fortune 500 headquarters, including The Coca-Cola Co., Home Depot, UPS, CNN and Delta. Emory maintains active partnerships with many of Atlanta’s preeminent institutions, such as The Carter Center and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

EXPLORE ATLANTA—YOUR NEW BACKYARD

” “It’s [Atlanta] a very diverse city. I have friends who are participating in

political campaigns and friends who are participating in small nonprofits. I participate in a commission for the Georgia Supreme Court that is aimed at increasing diversity in the legal field. Being in Atlanta has given me the opportunity to be involved in a number activities.

Jason Esteves Second-year student From Orlando, Fla.Undergraduate college: University of MiamiStudent Bar Association President

more than practice

” “Professor Price is absolutely brilliant. I had seen her credentials before

I started working for her, and I knew from that she was brilliant. To have the opportunity to work with her, to get her advice on issues, to talk with her about the project and law and life generally, and then to see some of these chapters after she had finished putting them together. I was just astounded the entire summer—very impressed. I felt very lucky that I had the opportunity to work for her.

Brandon GoldbergSecond-year studentFrom Monroe Township, N.J.Undergraduate College: Cornell UniversityHelped Professor Polly Price 86C with her new book, Judge Richard S. Arnold: A Legacy of Justice on the Federal BenchProfessor Price, associate dean of the faculty, teaches Torts and Legal History.

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AT EMORY LAW, YOU HAVE ACCESS TO SOME OF THE LEADING LEGAL SCHOLARS from the U.S. and around the world— providing you with many opportunities to work closely with experts inside and outside the classroom. Because of our excellent faculty-student ratio, we foster closer interactions among students and faculty, creating a lively intellectual environment.

FACULTY BY THE NUMBERS

67 Full-time faculty

62 Adjunct faculty

10.7 to 1Student-to-Faculty Ratio

” “Talking to Professor Bederman about why he accepted the case reinforced

the idea that every client deserves the very best representation you can

provide. When he asked me to join the team, Professor Bederman explained

that I was free to decline the offer, as some people may feel uncomfortable

or morally opposed to representing this client. However, he explained that

it was often part of the job, separating one’s personal opinions from the

level of service an attorney must provide to his client.

Lauren CrismanSecond-year student from Medway, Mass.Undergraduate College: Brown UniversityHelped Professor David J. Bederman with his U.S. Supreme Court case, Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi. The Court ruled 6-3 for the ministry, Bederman’s client. Bederman teaches Public International Law, Legal Methods, Admiralty, Constitutional Law and Legal History.

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION CHARACTER AND FITNESS STANDARD STATEMENTAll applicants must complete an Emory University School of Law application through the Law School Admission Council. Answer each question honestly and completely. Failure to do so may result in the denial or revocation of your admission, suspension or dismissal after matriculation, withdrawal of certification of graduation or revocation of your degree.

If you have been convicted of offenses other than minor traffic violations, you may have difficulty gaining Bar admission. State bar organizations often require that you include your law school application as part of your Bar admission application. Accordingly, your answers in your Emory Law application relating to these matters often will be part of your record. As each state bar has specific admission requirements, you should review the requirements for the state in which you intend to practice.

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICYEmory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or veteran/Reserve/National Guard status and prohibits such discrimination by its students, faculty and staff. Students, faculty and staff are assured of participation in University programs and in use of facilities without such discrimination.

The University also complies with all applicable federal and Georgia statutes and regulations prohibiting unlawful discrimination. All members of the student body, faculty and staff are expected to assist in making this policy valid in fact. Inquiries and complaints should be directed to the Equal Opportunity Programs Office, Emory University, Administration Building, Atlanta, GA 30322-0520. Telephone: 404.727.6016 (V/TTY).

SACS ACCREDITATION Emory University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097; telephone number 404.679.4501) to award degrees at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels.

The Alternative Dispute Resolution SocietyAmerican Bar Association/ Law Student DivisionAmerican Constitution Society for Law and PolicyAsian American Law Students AssociationBlack Law Students AssociationChristian Legal SocietyThe Democratic Law and Policy Research GroupThe Emory Advocacy SocietyEmory Law Amicus GroupEmory Federalist SocietyEmory Food ClubOUTlawEmory Immigration Law SocietyThe Emory Mock Trial SocietyEmory Student Lawyers GuildEnvironment Law and Conservation SocietyHealth Law SocietyThe Homeless Advocacy ProgramThe Intellectual Property SocietyInternational Law Society

The JD/MBA SocietyJewish Law Students AssociationLamar Inn of CourtLegal Association for Women StudentsLegal Fraternities: Phi Alpha Delta and Phi Delta PhiMoot Court SocietyNational Security & Law SocietyReal Estate SocietyEmory South Asian Law Student AssociationSports and Entertainment Law SocietyStudent Alumni AssociationStudent Bar AssociationStudent Legal Services

STUDENT LAW JOURNALSEmory Law JournalEmory Bankruptcy Developments JournalEmory International Law Review

GET INVOLVEDWhatever your interests, Emory Law provides a chance to get involved with organizations and activities outside the classroom.

Office of Admission1301 Clifton RoadAtlanta, GA 30322404.727.6802www.law.emory.edu/morethanpractice

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your next step ...

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The Trial Techniques Program gave me a lot

of the skills I use daily in my practice. I

took trial techniques and another class

that taught me basic forms of persuasion

that are useful in my role as a litigator.

Emory Law gave me the confidence to

truly believe that I belong here.

Courtney TaylorEmory Law, Class of 2008Associate, Proskauer Rose LLPNew York CityUndergraduate College:Wesleyan College

LEARN MORE Visit www.law.emory.edu/morethanpractice or contact our Office of Admission at lawinfo@law.emory.edu or 404.727.6802.

HOW TO APPLY

Complete our e-application via the Law School Admission Council at www.law.emory.edu/apply.

For detailed instructions about the application process, visit www.law.emory.edu/morethanpractice.

111 Recent grads going to work in

New York in the last three years

40 Recent grads working

in D.C. in the last three years062009/15,000