Notable Achievements

 

Our recent achievements include:

• For the fourth consecutive year, the Princeton Review's annual survey of law schools ranked the University of St. Thomas School of Law in the top two for “Best Quality of Life.”  Princeton Review's 2009 publication of “The Best 174 Law Schools” includes rankings based on student surveys and on institutional data it obtained from the schools. For the second year running, St. Thomas ranked No. 2 in the nation for "Best Quality of Life" among students, according to the Princeton Review. In the survey's 2006 and 2007 editions, St. Thomas was ranked No. 1 in the “Best Quality of Life” category.

• The American Bar Association recognized two members of the Law School community for outstanding work in 2009.  Student Zaylore Stout won the American Bar Association’s International Law Student Writing Competition and was honored in Washington D.C. The General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division of the American Bar Association awarded Associate Professor Nekima Levy-Pounds, director of the University of St. Thomas School of Law’s Community Justice Project, with a Making a Difference by Breaking Barriers Award. The award annually recognizes a lawyer who has broken barriers on the basis of gender, color, disabilities or sexual orientation.

• In 2009, the School of Law was again ranked in the third tier by U.S. News and World Report. The School of Law’s scores improved in the magazine’s categories for peer assessment, assessment score by lawyers and judges, undergraduate GPA and LSAT score.

• The School of Law reached the $90 million fundraising mark in 2008. These funds have allowed us to establish professorships and chairs, and provide financial aid for our students. The School of Law is well on its way to its endowment goal of $100 million.