Seton Hall Law School

If you want to settle for a law school with truly impressive credentials, then you definitely have to settle for Seton Hall Law School. Established in 1951, the Seton Hall Law School holds the distinction of being the only law school based in New Jersey that is completely run by private entities. It is also part of the triumvirate of law schools that has New Jersey as its base of operations. (1)

Last year, Seton Hall Law School capped another feather to its cap when it registered the highest passing rate for bar examinees who hailed from New Jersey. Indeed, in terms of historic considerations, you need not settle for any other law school.

Still, there is more to Seton Hall Law School than just institutional achievements. For example, you should find its pro-bono programs quite inspiring simply because this best represents the primary mission of the Seton Hall Law School. In this particular program, you get to learn that practicing law is not just about money but more about helping others who have been treated unjustly. A major requirement of the program is for you to devote 35 hours of a given semester to doing legal works for various non-governmental organizations. (2)

Along this line, you should find various teach-in programs of the school equally eye-opening. For example, last October, Seton Hall Law School hosted a national teach-in program that focused on the political situation in Guantanamo.(3) Reminiscent of the teach-in methods that were quite popular during the 60's, the school encourages its use especially the panel discussion portion where both law students and law professionals freely discuss a given legal issue.

In terms of research offerings, you will not find the Seton Hall Law School wanting in resources. You will find its Peter W. Rodino, Jr., Law Library particularly inviting because it can easily accommodate 600 students at any given time owing to its spacious 65,000 square feet of area coverage. At least 50 computer terminals will be waiting for you where you can have access to various research materials, including well-known legal database sources like Westlaw and Lexis. (4)

Literary Citations & Article References:

(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seton_Hall_University_School_of_Law

(2) http://law.shu.edu/administration/admissions/educating_success.html

(3) http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-07-2006/0004428737&EDATE=

(4) http://law.shu.edu/administration/admissions/about_shulaw.htm