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Fact Sheet
General Information:
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Established in 1976 in White Plains, New York 20 miles
north of New York City.
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The Joseph and Bessie Gerber Glass Law Library was
completed in 1979.
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A new state-of-the-art classroom building with wireless
Internet access was
constructed in 1999.
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The New York State Judicial Institute - the first
judicial training and research facility in the nation built by and
for a state court system is under construction at Pace Law School.
The 27,000 square foot building is expected to open on May 1, 2003.
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The School offers a J.D.
program for full-time and part-time day and evening students.
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Post-graduate programs
include the LL.M. and S.J.D. degrees in environmental Law and the
LL.M. in Comparative Legal Studies.
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Only twenty law schools in the country are accredited
to offer S.J.D. degrees and Pace is the only one to offer a S.J.D.
in environmental law.
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Pace’s environmental law
program has once again been ranked number three in the nation by U.S.
News & World Report.
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The clinical education program also is nationally ranked, offering clinics in
domestic
violence prosecution, poverty law, environmental litigation,
securities, arbitration, and disability law.
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Pace Law School is part of
Pace University, a comprehensive, independent and diversified
University with campuses in New York City and Westchester County,
and a Hudson Valley Center located at Stewart Airport in New
Windsor.
2002 Entering Class Profile:
- 183 full-time day
- 5 part-time day
- 71 part-time evening
- 60% women
- 18% minorities
- Average age for full-time division: 23
- Average age for part-time division: 33
- Median undergraduate GPA: 3.2
- Average LSAT: 154
- Undergraduate Schools represented: 137
- States Represented: 28
- Countries represented: 3
Faculty:
- 1 to 16 faculty to student ratio
- 40 full-time faculty members
- 63 adjunct faculty members
- 3 visiting faculty members
Employment and Salary Status of 2001 Graduates:
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Employment Status |
Number
of Students
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Percent
Employed
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Average |
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All Legal & Non-Legal
J.D. Required or Preferred,
Full-time |
(189)
(146) |
90.4%
77.2% |
$ 60,023
$ 57,929 |
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Gender
Women
Men |
(95)
(94) |
50.3%
49.7% |
$ 59,962
$ 60,087 |
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Minority Status
Non-Minority
Minority |
(153)
(36) |
81.0%
19.0% |
$ 62,849
$ 47,615 |
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Private Practice
Total Reported
1 to 10 Attorneys
11 to 25 Attorneys
26 to 50 Attorneys
51 to 100 Attorneys
101 to 250 Attorneys
251 to 500 Attorneys
501 to more Attorneys |
(95)
(44)
(10)
(7)
(4)
(5)
(3)
(8) |
50.3%
46.3%
10.5%
7.4%
4.2%
5.3%
3.2%
8.4% |
$ 67,207
$ 45,408
$ 51,286
$ 55,000
$ 61,667
$ 107,000
$ 103,333
$ 125,000 |
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Government Categories
Total Reported
Prosecutorial Federal
Prosecutorial State
Prosecutorial Local
Defender Federal
Defender State
Defender Local
Other Federal
Other State
Other Local |
(39)
(1)
(1)
(20)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(9) |
20.6%
2.6%
2.6%
51.3%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
5.1%
7.7%
23.1% |
$ 44,075
$ 45,716
$ 47,195
$ 41,852
$ 43,000
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$ 55,000
$ 45,000
$ 48,209 |
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Judicial Clerkship
Total Reported
Federal Clerkships
State Clerkships
Local Clerkships |
(11)
(4)
(5)
(2) |
5.8%
36.4%
45.5%
18.2% |
$ 44,433
$ 44,667
$ 46,180
$ 35,000 |
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Public Interest
Total Reported
Public Interest
Direct Legal Services
Policy/Advocacy |
(5)
(2)
(2) |
2.6%
40.0%
40.0% |
$ 54,000
$ 32,500
$ 40,000 |
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Business
Total Reported
Banking/Other
Insurance/In-house
Insurance/Management
Insurance/Consulting
Technology/In-house
Other Business/In-house
Other Business/Management
Other Business/HR |
(36)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)
(1) |
19.0%
2.8%
2.8%
2.8%
2.8%
2.8%
2.8%
5.6%
2.8% |
$ 74,875
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$ 50,000
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$ 40,000
$ 90,000
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$ 62,500
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Degree Programs:
- Juris Doctor program for full-time
and part-time day and evening students.
- LL.M. in Comparative Legal Studies
- LL.M. in Environmental Law
- S.J.D. in Environmental
Joint Degree Programs:
- J.D./M.B.A. with Pace University Lubin School of
Business
- J.D./M.P.A. with Pace University Dyson College of Arts
& Sciences
- J.D./M.E.M. with Yale University School of Forestry and
Environmental Science
Concentrations:
- Environmental Law (ranked #3 in the nation by U.S.
News & World Report)
- International Law
Centers:
- The Energy Project
- Center for Environmental Legal Studies
- Land Use Law Center
- Institute for International Commercial Law
- Women’s Justice Center
Clinics:
- Environmental Litigation Clinic
- Criminal Defense Clinic
- Health Law Clinic
- Domestic Violence Clinic
- Securities Arbitration Clinic
Externship Programs:
- Prosecutorial Externship
- Environmental Externship
- Family Court Externship
- Judicial Clerkship Externship
- Legal Services Externship
Simulation Courses:
- Criminal Appellate Lawyering
- Pretrial Civil Litigation Simulation
- Interviewing/Counseling/Negotiating
- Advanced Appellate Advocacy
- Trial Advocacy
Law Reviews:
- Pace Law Review
- Pace Environmental Law Review
- Pace International Law Review
Moot Court Competitions:
- International Environmental Moot
- Pace National Environmental Moot
- National Health Law Moot
- National Moot Court
- Pace University School of Law Grand Moot
- William C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration
Moot in Vienna
- Pace/Gray’s Inn Moot
Financial Aid:
- 2 million dollars dedicated to scholarships and grants
2002-2003 Tuition Costs:
- Full-time division: $27,064
- Part-time division: $20,326
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