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Tulane University Law School

MAILING ADDRESS^1-2
Weinmann Hall
6329 Freret Street
New Orleans, LA 70118

MAIN PHONE
504-865-5939

WEBSITE
http://www.law.tulane.edu
REGISTRAR'S PHONE
504-865-5231

ADMISSIONS PHONE
504-865-5930

CAREER SERVICES PHONE
504-865-5942

Overview ³

The 12th oldest law school in the United States, Tulane University Law School was established in 1847, 13 years after the University of which it is a vital part. From its founding, Tulane has offered its students the opportunity to study both of the world's great legal systems-the common law system upon which English and US law is based, and the civil law system governing most of the rest of the world.

Located on the main campus of Tulane University in uptown New Orleans, Tulane Law School has been accredited by the American Bar Association since May 1925.

The JD student body comprises 750 students from throughout the US, with just 15% from the state of Louisiana. At least 45 states are represented in the student body, as are close to 200 undergraduate schools. An additional 40 students are enrolled in Tulane Law School's LLM and SJD programs. Approximately 47% of the student body is female, and about 20% are students of color.

Our students tell us the Law School experience at Tulane is one they would gladly repeat. They tell us they are happier than their friends at other law schools and that the combination of the exceptional educational opportunities available at Tulane Law School, and the chance to live in the culturally rich and aesthetically charming city of New Orleans is the ultimate educational experience.

Among the things that set Tulane Law School apart are the breadth and depth of its curriculum. Its curricular strengths include international and comparative law, maritime law, and environmental law. It offers six certificates of specialization in: European Legal Studies, International & Comparative Law, Civil Law, Maritime Law, Environmental Law, and Sports Law. It offers six different live-client clinics: criminal defense, civil litigation, juvenile litigation, environmental law, domestic violence, mediation, and legislative and administrative advocacy. Its business and corporate course offerings are strong, as is its intellectual property law curriculum. Tulane Law School was the first in the country to require pro bono legal work as a condition of graduation.

Student-Faculty Ratio ⁴

12.7:1

Admission Criteria ⁵

	LSAT	GPA
25th-75th Percentile	155-161	3.15-3.59
Median*	159	3.42

The above LSAT and GPA data pertain to the fall 2015 entering class.

Director of admissions	David Weinberg
Application deadline	N/A

Law School Admissions details based on 2015 data.
*Medians have been calculated by averaging the 25th- and 75th-percentile values released by the law schools and have been rounded up to the nearest whole number for LSAT scores and to the nearest one-hundredth for GPAs.

Admission Statistics ⁶

Approximate number of applications	1431
Number accepted	862
Percentage accepted	60.2%

The above admission details are based on 2015 data.

Law School Cost ⁹

Tuition and fees Full-time:	$51,130 per year
Room and board	$13,984
Books	$1,500
Miscellaneous expenses	$6,820

Class Ranking and Grades ⁸

The work of graduate students with law degrees from accredited US law schools is graded on a letter-grade scale, with quality points assigned as follows:

A	4
A-	3.67
B+	3.33
B	3
B-	2.67
C+	2.33
C	2
C-	1.67
D	1
F	0

Graduate students are not permitted to take any course on a Pass/D/Fail basis. For students who have received law degrees from accredited schools in the United States, "satisfactory completion" requires a cumulative grade point average at Tulane of B- (2.67) or higher. This grade point average must be maintained as of the end of each semester of enrollment.

Students who perform exceptionally well may be eligible to receive the degree "with distinction." Criteria can be obtained from the Director of Academic Services.

The work of graduate students with law degrees from schools outside of the United States is graded on the following scale:

(E) Excellent - Outstanding performance
(VG) Very Good - Very credible performance
(R) Recommended - Acceptable performance
(NR) Not Recommended - Unacceptable performance for which no credit will be given

For students who have received law degrees from approved schools outside of the United States, "satisfactory completion" at Tulane requires grades of Recommended (R), Very Good (VG), or Excellent (E) in each course taken in satisfaction of the 24 credit hours required for the degree. Students will not receive credit for courses in which a grade of Not Recommended (NR) is received. If a grade of NR is received in two or more courses, the student will be dismissed from the program and will not be eligible to receive the master's degree unless a petition for readmission is submitted and granted and the conditions of readmission are fulfilled.

Grade Normalization (Curve)⁹

Minimum Grades Required (Based on May 2014 graduation class)

Minimum grade required to fall within the top 10% of the class	3.739
Minimum grade required to fall within the top 25% of the class	3.601
Minimum grade required to fall within the top 33% of the class	3.508
Minimum grade required to fall within the top 50% of the class	3.360
Minimum grade required to fall within the top 75% of the class	3.126
Median GPA	3.327
Minimum grade required for graduation	2.0

Honors ¹⁰

In cases of superior scholarship and intellectual attainments, the Juris Doctor degree may be awarded Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude or Cum Laude. Qualifying GPAs are based on all work attempted in law courses.

Honors requirements are as follows:

	% of Class Receiving	GPA Required	# of Students
Order of the Coif	Top 10%	3.739	23
Summa cum laude	Top 2%	3.888	5
Magna cum laude	Top 12%	3.728	22
Cum laude	Top 21%	3.508	48

Awards ^11-12

Awards & Honors - Conferred at Graduation

Civil Law Studies Award	Established in 1983 by the Louisiana State Bar Association, this award (consisting of a cash award and plaque) is presented to the graduating student who has the highest grade point average in civil law courses.
Dean's Medal	This award is given by the dean of the School to the graduating student who attains the highest grade point average during the third year.
Edward A. Dodd Jr. Award	In memory of Edward A. Dodd Jr., who received the LLM in Admiralty at Tulane in 1984, an award is offered each year by the Maritime Law Center at Tulane Law School to the outstanding candidate for the degree of LLM in Admiralty.
Faculty Medal	This award is presented by the Tulane Law School faculty to the graduating student who attains the highest grade point average in the entire course of three years in the School.
General Maurice Hirsch Award	Endowed by Mrs. Elise Newman Solomon to honor the life and achievement of General Hirsch, this award is presented each year to the graduating student who, in the judgment of the faculty, has contributed most distinctively and constructively to university or community needs.
Haber J. McCarthy Environmental Law Award	This award was created in memory of Haber McCarthy, a 1985 graduate of Tulane Law School. The award goes to the graduating student who has completed selected environmental law courses at Tulane with the highest grade point average.
Brian P. McSherry Community Service Award	This fund was endowed in memory of Brian McSherry, a 1981 graduate of Tulane Law School. An award is given annually to the graduating student who has demonstrated the greatest dedication to the Law School's community service program.
George Dewey Nelson Memorial Award	The student in the graduating class who attains the highest grade point average in common law subjects throughout the three years of law study is awarded a certificate in recognition. George Dewey Nelson Jr., a Tulane law alumnus, created this award in honor of his father.
Order of the Coif	The Order of the Coif is a national law school honor society. The faculty selects its members from the top 10 percent of each graduating class.
Tulane Tax Institute Award	The graduating student who has achieved the greatest distinction in the study of taxation receives an award funded by the Tulane Tax Institute, which produces a continuing education program in the field of taxation.
John Minor Wisdom Award	This award was endowed in 1987 by the former law clerks of the Honorable John Minor Wisdom. The recipient must be an outstanding JD candidate who has demonstrated excellence in academic work and in writing ability, has contributed selflessly to the law school community, and who has accepted a federal or state judicial clerkship after graduation.
James A. Wysocki Award	This award was endowed by Mrs. Christina Wysocki to honor the life of her husband, a noted trial attorney and graduate of Notre Dame, who respected and admired Tulane trial lawyers. The fund provides cash prizes to the two students who have achieved the highest grade in Trial Advocacy, one in the fall, the other in the spring.

Other Awards and Honors (conferred upon students who demonstrate excellence in specific areas)

American Bankruptcy Institute Medal for Excellence in Bankruptcy Studies	This medal is given annually to a graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in the study of bankruptcy law. The student also receives a certificate and a one-year membership in the American Bankruptcy Institute.
American Bar Association Section of Urban, State and Local Government Law	This Section of the American Bar Association awards a certificate to the student earning the highest grade in the Land Use Planning course and to the student earning the highest grade in the course State and Local Government.
American Bar Association Section of Urban, State and Local Government Law	This Section of the American Bar Association awards a certificate to the student earning the highest grade in the Land Use Planning course and to the student earning the highest grade in the course State and Local Government.
Admiralty Writing Competition	The Houston law firm of Bell Ryniker & Letourneau sponsors a writing competition at Tulane Law School. The author of the best paper on an admiralty subject is awarded a cash prize.
Cuthbert S. Baldwin Award	Established by the New Orleans law firm of Baldwin, Haspel, Molony, Rainold & Meyer in memory of Cuthbert S. Baldwin, a graduate of Tulane Law School, this cash award is given to the student who has achieved the highest grade in Introduction to Civil Law Property.
CALI Excellence for the Future Awards	CALI, the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, presents an award to the student in each law school course achieving the top grade in the course.
Clark Boardman Callaghan Book Awards	Clark Boardman Callaghan legal publishers awards a book to each of the winners of the Senior and Junior Trial and Appellate competitions.
Ray Forrester Award	The member of the Constitutional Law I class gaining the highest mark in that subject is awarded a certificate. The award was established by the Francis Xavier Martin Chapter of the national legal fraternity Phi Alpha Delta in honor of Ray Forrester, former dean of Tulane Law School.
Mitchell Franklin Award	The student in the Contracts I class gaining the highest mark in that subject is awarded a certificate in recognition of that accomplishment. Established by the Senior Class of 1969 in honor of Professor Mitchell Franklin, who taught Contracts at Tulane for many years.
Rufus C. Harris Award in Torts	The member of the Torts class gaining the highest mark in that subject is awarded a certificate of recognition. Established by the class of 1942 in honor of Harris, who taught Torts while dean of the Tulane Law School.
David L. Herman Awards	These awards, established by the family of the late David L. Herman to recognize his high professional standards in the law, go to the students who have earned the highest grades in Obligations I and Legal Profession.
James Cooke Johnson Scholarship	Established by the late George H. Terriberry of the New Orleans Bar in memory of his uncle, James Cooke Johnson, this scholarship is awarded to the member of the second-year class who attains the highest general average for the entire year.
Samuel Lang Award	This award was established in 1984 by the children of Samuel Lang. Mr. Lang was one of the preeminent labor lawyers in the United States until his death in 1989. The award is given each year to the student receiving the highest grade in the course in Labor Law.
Law League of Louisiana Award	This award is given annually by the Law League of Louisiana to the member of the third-year class who has most improved his or her grade point average from the end of the first year.
Monte M. Lemann Award	Presented annually to the student attaining the highest mark in the Conflict of Laws course, the award was established in honor of Professor Monte M. Lemann, who taught the course at Tulane for many years.
Cullen R. Liskow Award	Established by the Louisiana law firm of Liskow & Lewis as a memorial to the late Cullen R. Liskow, this award is given annually to the student receiving the highest grade in the Oil and Gas course.
Edwin I. Mahoney Award	The member of the Criminal Law course attaining the highest mark in that subject is awarded a certificate in recognition of that accomplishment. The award was established by the Criminal Courts Bar Association of New Orleans in memory of Mr. Mahoney, who was prominent in the practice of criminal law and who devoted much time in his practice to the indigent accused.
Paul Morphy Jr. Memorial Award	Endowed in 1991 in memory of Paul Morphy Jr., a prominent real estate attorney and a 1950 graduate of Tulane Law School, this award goes to the student who achieves the highest grade in Civil Law Real Estate Transactions.
Leonard H. Rosenson Prize	In memory of a distinguished real estate practitioner, former editor of the Tulane Law Review, and faculty member, the Rosenson Prize is awarded to the student earning the highest grade in Common Law Real Estate Transactions.
Ralph J. Schwarz Award	In memory of Professor Ralph J. Schwarz who, during his long service as a member of the faculty, taught the course in Equity Remedies, this monetary award is made to the student in Remedies receiving the highest grade.
Cicero C. Sessions Trial Advocacy Award	Established in 1986 by the law firm of Sessions, Fishman, Rosenson, Boisfontaine, Nathan & Winn (now Sessions & Fishman), this award is given to the students making the highest grades each semester in the course in Trial Advocacy.
Allen Smith Prize	A copy of the Louisiana Notarial Manual is offered by the Allen Smith Company to the student who earns the highest grade in the course in Successions, Donations, and Trusts.
Walter J. Suthon Jr. Award	The member of the Louisiana Security Rights class achieving the highest mark in that subject is awarded a certificate of recognition. The award was established by the Class of 1956 in honor of former Professor Walter J. Suthon Jr. who taught Security Rights for many years.
Joseph Modeste Sweeney Scholarship	Given to the student who achieves the highest grade point average in the first year, this award honors former Dean Joseph Modeste Sweeney. Dean Sweeney was the 16th dean of Tulane University Law School, serving from 1968 until 1977. After stepping down from the deanship, Dean Sweeney remained on the faculty of the Law School for many years, teaching international law courses and directing the Law School's summer abroad program in Grenoble, France. Dean Sweeney died in 2000.
West Publishing Co. Prizes	The Scholastic Achievement Awards are offered by the West Publishing Company to the top student in each of the first, second and third-year classes. The Corpus Juris Secundum Awards are given to the first-year students with the top grades in each section of Contracts I, Torts, Property, Criminal Law, and Civil Procedure.
National Association of Women Lawyers Award	The National Association of Women Lawyers awards a one-year honorary membership in the association to a third-year student who has performed well in school and who shows promise of contributing to the advancement of women in society.
Yippy Award	Established by an anonymous donor, this cash award is made each year to the student who obtains the highest grade in Civil Law Property II.
Association for Women Attorneys Award	The New Orleans Association for Women Attorneys funds a yearly award for the outstanding student in the Domestic Violence Clinic. The Association is a non-profit corporation whose membership includes both women and men and represents every sector of the legal community.

Journals ^13-21

There are eight law journals sponsored by or otherwise affiliated with Tulane Law School. Six of these journals are run solely by students: Tulane Law Review, Tulane Maritime Law Journal, Tulane Environmental Law Journal, Tulane Journal of International & Comparative Law, Tulane Journal of Law & Sexuality, and Tulane Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property. The Sports Lawyers Journal is published by the national Sports Lawyers Association, but edited entirely by Tulane students. The Tulane European & Civil Law Forum is faculty-run and faculty-curated, but students assist with editing. All of the Tulane law journals' current issues are available electronically on Amazon for Kindle, with many also available for Barnes and Noble's Nook.

Tulane journals are regularly cited, both nationally and internationally. A recent Washington and Lee survey found that court citations of the Tulane Law Review place it in the top 7% of general U.S. law journals. According to this survey, the Tulane Maritime Law Journal is the top-cited maritime journal, the Tulane Environmental Law Journal is the 4th most-cited environmental journal, and the Tulane Journal of International & Comparative Law is in the top 35% of both international law journals and comparative law journals. All the journals have improved or maintained their rankings since last year.

Tulane Environmental Law Journal

The Tulane Environmental Law Journal (TELJ) is a biannual legal periodical produced and edited by students of Tulane Law School with the support of the faculty and administration of Tulane Law School.
Tulane is recognized as having one of the strongest environmental law programs in the country, and TELJ has been rated as one of the top 15 environmental law journals. TELJ contains timely articles written by professors and practitioners, as well as commentary on recent cases written by journal members. We are committed to featuring scholarly articles that rigorously analyze a broad range of environmental issues affecting individuals, communities, and the nation at large. TELJ has enjoyed increased recognition and rapid growth since 1988, and each issue is available to millions of law students and professionals through the Westlaw and Lexis research services.

Tulane European & Civil Law Forum

Published annually, the Tulane European & Civil Law Forum is dedicated to offering scholarly and timely articles, comments, case notes, and book reviews that preserve and advance the civilian tradition and strengthen Louisiana's links with Europe. Its Board of Contributing Editors is made up of 51 scholars from ten European countries and the United States. The forum is edited by faculty. The Editor-in-Chief is Professor Vernon Palmer.

Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law

The Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law was founded at Tulane University Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana, as an outgrowth of that institution's historical tradition as a signpost in the academic world for international and comparative law. The Journal is dedicated to discussing and debating all facets of international law, from human rights to transnational commerce to the historical evolution of current global law. The Journal is one of the leading law reviews in international and comparative law, and in terms of citation, is in the top quarter of all journals in the nation.

The Tulane Journal of Law & Sexuality: A Review of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Law

First published in 1991, the Tulane Journal of Law & Sexuality is the first and only student-edited law review in the country devoted solely to covering legal issues of interest to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community on a wide variety of subjects, including constitutional, employment, family, health, insurance, and military law. The Journal addresses all of these issues and more with theoretical and practical articles by academicians, practitioners, and students. This journal is published annually and has broad national and international circulation.

The Journal also publishes the winning article of the annual National LGBT Bar Association Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition. This exciting competition is dedicated to encouraging and recognizing outstanding law student scholarship on the legal issues affecting LGBT persons.

Membership on the review is open to all rising 2L, 3L, LLM, and transfer students. Members are chosen through summer and fall writing competitions. The responsibilities of the staff members include: editing articles, journal membership recruitment, and writing case notes and comments on recent developments in any subject related to LGBTQ legal issues.

The Tulane Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property (JTIP)

The Tulane Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property (JTIP) is a student-edited, subscription-based, scholarly publication of Tulane University Law School. The purpose of JTIP is twofold: (1) to give its student members intensive experience in legal research and writing and (2) to make a significant contribution to the legal community through publishing material of practical and theoretical importance. Because the fields of technology and intellectual property law are by their very nature interdisciplinary fields of study, JTIP examines legal issues that highlight this burgeoning area of law. While publications have certainly included topics such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets, the Journal has also featured discussions concerning antitrust, information privacy, computer law, constitutional law, biotechnology, international medicine, contracts, torts, and a vast variety of other policy implications of law and technology in our society.

The Tulane Law Review

The Tulane Law Review was established in 1916 as the Southern Law Quarterly. The law school's twelfth dean, Dr. Rufus Carrolton Harris, started the Quarterly. The first article, entitled "Louisiana: The Story of Its Legal System," was written by the well-known comparatist John Wigmore. After publishing three Volumes, the Quarterly took an eleven-year hiatus due to the demands of the first World War. An Editorial penned in 1916 declared, "This issue of the Quarterly is the last that will appear until peace time conditions are so far restored that publication can be resumed with expectations of success." 3 So. L.Q. 295 (1918).

The Tulane Maritime Law Journal

The Tulane Maritime Law Journal is the preeminent student-edited law journal in the field of Admiralty and Maritime Law. Published semi-annually, each issue of the Journal includes scholarly works written by academics, practitioners, and students concerning current topics in Admiralty and Maritime Law. In addition, the Journal publishes annual sections in Recent Developments and International Law for the United States and the international community, as well as periodic symposia on relevant topical areas in the field and quantum and collision surveys every other year.

The Sports Lawyers Journal

The Sports Lawyers Journal is a national legal journal edited by Tulane law students and published by the Sports Lawyers Association (SLA). Every member of the SLA, currently over 1000 practicing lawyers, professors, law students, and other professionals, receives the publication annually. Since the Journal is composed of articles authored by American, Canadian, and European law students, it provides a unique view of sports issues and an unparalleled opportunity for students to have their works published and read!

First published in 1993, the Journal has enjoyed impressive success as the most widely read legal sports journal in the country. Under the guidance of Professor Gabe Feldman, Tulane law students are selected for staff membership each year based on their performance in a writing competition open to second-year and third-year students.

Moot Court ²²

Founded in 1929 by a small group of Tulane law students (including the legendary U.S. Fifth Circuit Judge John Minor Wisdom), the Tulane Moot Court counts among its alumni state and federal judges, members of Congress, Ambassadors, and state governors. Indeed, it is among the oldest, most revered, and most visible programs of its kind in the nation. Through numerous competitive and non-competitive simulations of actual courtroom situations, the Tulane Moot Court empowers students with the opportunity to learn by doing direct and cross-examinations, opening and closing arguments, persuasive appellate presentations, negotiations, and arbitrations. Presided over by experienced judges, attorneys, and accomplished student advocates, the situations are realistic and in many cases are based on actual disputes.

The Tulane Moot Court Board oversees both intra- and inter-school competitions. Intra-school competitions are open to second- and third-year students at both trial and appellate levels. The intra-school competitions begin in the fall and continue through the academic year. The final rounds at the appellate level are held at the Louisiana Supreme Court and the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The final rounds of the trial competitions are held before Federal District Court judges. Winners of the Senior competitions (for third-year students) have their names engraved in gold on the marble tablets in the appellate moot court room in Weinmann Hall. Winners of the Junior competitions (for second-year students) are invited to join the Moot Court Board.

The Moot Court Board also conducts tryouts among interested students in order to fill vacancies on several inter-school competition teams. There are places for oralists and brief-writers, and the teams are coached by current Moot Court Board members as well as by alumni of our Moot Court program. Inter-school competitions in which Tulane typically competes include:

Appellate Competitions

Inter-American Sustainable Law Moot Court Competition
ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition
Philip C. Jessup International Law Appellate Competition
Pace Environmental Law Appellate Competition
Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Appellate Competition
Kaufman Securities Law Appellate Competition

Trial Competitions

William W. Daniel National Invitational Mock Trial Competition
Texas Young Lawyers' Association National Trial Competition
ATLA Student Trial Advocacy Competition
National Ethics Trial Competition
Louisiana Trial Competition

Negotiation, Mediation, and Arbitration Competitions

American Bar Association Negotiation Competition
American Bar Association Mediation Competition
Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Competition

Clinical Programs ²³

The Louisiana Supreme Court and federal courts in Louisiana authorize third-year law students to conduct a limited law practice for indigent clients. Under the direction of Tulane supervising faculty who are members of the Louisiana bar, students represent clients by investigating, preparing, and trying cases, or by becoming involved in administrative or legislative proceedings.

In the Tulane law clinics, instruction is provided in a variety of contexts. For most of the clinics, students enroll in a seminar on lawyering skills, which addresses interviewing, counseling, negotiating, case planning, discovery, and motion practice. The emphasis is on lawyering skills that students will use after leaving law school. Students may also learn through simulated role performances, which are videotaped and critiqued. Finally, under faculty supervision, students represent individuals or organizations before trial or appellate courts, administrative agencies, or legislative bodies.

Casework is organized around regular, individual weekly case review meeting between student and supervisor. At these meetings, student work is reviewed and case planning is undertaken based upon a discussion of goals, options, strategy choices, and underlying reasoning. Student-attorneys then execute the decisions arising out of the case review meeting, such as conducting client interviews, planning and executing fact investigation and formal discovery, drafting legal documents, and representing the client before courts, agencies, or the legislature. Some of the clinics available to Tulane law school students include:

Civil Litigation Clinic
Criminal Litigation Clinic
Domestic Violence Clinic
Environmental Law Clinic
Juvenile Litigation Clinic
Legislative & Administrative Advocacy/The Public Law Center

Placement Facts ²⁰

Starting Salaries (2014 Graduates Employed Full-Time)

Private sector (25th-75th percentile)	$67,500- $160,000
Median in the private sector	$100,000
Median in public service	$58,000

Employment Details

Graduates known to be employed at graduation	42%
Graduates known to be employed ten months after graduation	76.1%

Areas of Legal Practice

Graduates Employed In	Percentage
Law Firms	50.2%
Business and Industry	18.2%
Government	9.1%
Public Interest Organizations	11%
Judicial Clerkships	9.1%
Academia	2.4%
Unknown	0%

Externships/Internships

Externships²⁵

The Public Service Externship is an experiential learning course based in the real world. Student externs are placed in lawyering roles under the supervision of practicing lawyers or judges at work. There they gain expertise in problem solving, professionalism and ethics; develop lawyering skills; explore career interests; provide service to the community; and examine lawyers' roles in ensuring justice for all.

Three types of field placements are available through the Public Service Externship: federal and state courts at the trial or appellate level, public interest and nonprofit organizations, or government offices at the federal, state or local level. Each setting offers unique and distinct opportunities for learning specific areas of law, developing specific lawyering skills, and serving the public.

The Public Service Externship includes both a summer school program and a year-long program. The summer semester is open to rising 2Ls and rising 3Ls and operates at local, national, and international field placements. The year-long program is open exclusively to 3Ls and is based in the metropolitan area.

Externships²⁶

The Public Interest Law Foundation Grant Program enables Tulane law students to explore careers in public interest law. It provides financial support for summer internships which would otherwise be unpaid. Students are eligible for the Grant Program if they commit to work in the public interest for six to twelve weeks in legal positions representing individuals, causes, or organizations that suffer from a lack of adequate legal representation.

Each year PILF distributes approximately thirty grants with an average grant amount of $2,000, which covers basic food and housing expenses. PILF members raise money throughout the school year through a variety of fundraisers, including the Annual PILF Auction and the daily PILF Coffee Table located in the main entrance hall of the law school. The law school provides additional financial support for the summer grants. Between 2005 and 2009, there were 109 PILF grant recipients that worked at eighty-nine organizations located across the United States and the world.

Judicial internships are generally unpaid, volunteer positions, either part-time or full-time during the summer. Law students may serve as interns in a judge's chambers after the first or second year of law school. Each summer approximately 50-60 first and second-year Tulane Law students work as judicial interns for federal and state court judges at a variety of courts across the United States. Each fall, the Career Development Office hosts a panel of second and third year students who have worked as summer judicial interns to educate the 1Ls on the process for obtaining judicial internships, the duties of an intern, and the benefits of the internship. The CDO also keeps a database of judges who have hired Tulane Law students as interns in the past, as well as a list of Tulane Law alumni judges, for use in obtaining judicial internships.

Student Organizations ²⁷

Alternative Dispute Resolution Law Society
American Bar Association/Law Student Division
American Constitution Society
Asian-Pacific-American Law Students Association
Black Law Students Association
Business Law Society
Christian Legal Society
Civil Law Society
Criminal Law Society
Disability and Health Law Society
Eberhard P. Deutsch - International Law Society
Entertainment and Art Law Society
Environmental & Energy Law Society
Environmental Law Journal
Federal Bar Association
Federalist Society
Global Brigades
Graduate Lawyers at Tulane
Honor Board
Human Rights Law Society
Jewish Law Student Association
La Alianza
Lambda Law Alliance
Law Students for Reproductive Justice
Law Women's Association
Maritime Law Journal
Maritime Law Society
Military Law Society
Moot Court
National Lawyers Guild - Tulane Chapter
Phi Alpha Delta
Public Interest Law Foundation
Real Estate Law Society
Sports Law Society
Sports Lawyers Journal
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Student Bar Association
Technology and Intellectual Property Society
Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law
Tulane Journal of Law and Sexuality
Tulane Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
Tulane Law ReVieux Performing Arts Society
Tulane Law Review
Tulane University Legal Assistance Program
VITA Program

Tulane University Law School

Overview 3

Student-Faculty Ratio 4

Admission Criteria 5

Admission Statistics 6

Law School Cost 9

Class Ranking and Grades 8

Grade Normalization (Curve)9

Honors 10

Awards 11-12

Journals 13-21

Moot Court 22

Clinical Programs 23

Placement Facts 20