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BAYLOR LAW SCHOOL http://www.baylor.edu/law/HireBaylor Basic Information Admissions Profile (J.D. Candidates only) One Bear Place Applications received 1816 Box 97288 Size of entering class: 83 Waco, Texas (TX), 76798 # of undergraduate colleges represented: 43 United States # of states represented (incl. D.C.) 13 (254) 710-1911 In-state enrollment: 68 Out-state enrollment: 15 Career Service Administrator: Foreign countries represented: 0 Angela Cruseturner Grade Point Average / Law School Admission Test Assistant Dean of Career Development 25th% 50th% 75th% Phone: (254) 710-3331 [email protected] Grade Point Average Full-Time 3.38 3.55 3.70 Grade Point Average Part-Time Registrar: Grade Point Average Overall Jerri Cunningham (254) 710-1911 Law School Admission Test Full-Time 158 160 163 Law School Admission Test Part-Time Law School Admission Test Overall Contact Information for Other Career Services Staff Daniel Hare, Director of Employer Relations Monica Wright, Office Manager In determining GPA and LSAT averages, are all students included? Yes If not, what percentage is not included and why? Law School Demographics 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year Total Class Size 155 136 91 0 382 Men 85 84 53 0 222 Women 70 52 38 0 160 Hispanic/Latino Men 12 6 6 0 24 Hispanic/Latino Women 8 6 4 0 18 White Men 62 67 43 0 172 White Women 51 42 28 0 121 Black/African American Men 2 2 1 0 5 Black/African American Women 2 1 1 0 4 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Men 0 0 0 0 0 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Women 0 0 0 0 0 Asian Men 6 3 0 0 9 Asian Women 5 1 4 0 10 American Indian/Alaska Native Men 1 4 0 0 5 American Indian/Alaska Native Women 2 1 0 0 3 2 or more races Men 2 2 3 0 7 2 or more races Women 1 1 1 0 3 Disabled Men 1 0 0 0 1 Disabled Women 0 0 0 0 0 Openly LGBT Men UNK UNK UNK UNK 0 Openly LGBT Women UNK UNK UNK UNK 0 Non–Resident Alien Men UNK UNK UNK UNK 0 Non–Resident Alien Women UNK UNK UNK UNK 0 Comments For more details, visit www.nalplawschools.org NALP Copyright 2015 BAYLOR LAW SCHOOL http://www.baylor.edu/law/HireBaylor Degree Programs Explanation of Grading System Number of Students Enrolled: Letter Grades Other Grading System? Numerical Equivalents Full-Time: 376 A+ n/a Evening: 0 Part-Time: 6 A 4.0 Other: n/a A- 3.67 Fields of Study: LL.M. Degrees Offered: No B+ 3.33 Is LL.M. grading system equivalent to JD system? B 3.0 Joint degree programs offered? Yes Number of LL.M. degrees awarded in previous year: B- 2.67 C+ 2.33 JD Programs: C 2.0 C- n/a CLINICAL COURSES / PROGRAMS OFFERED ENROLLMENT BASED ON D 1.0 Practice Court Required third-year course F 0.0 Immigration Clinic Veterans' Assistance Clinic Pro Bono Litigation Team Comments: Pro Bono Transaction Team Consistent with Baylor Law's high standards of excellence and professionalism, good grades do not come easily. While many law schools employ an "A to C" scale similar to other graduate schools. Baylor has a true "A to F" scale. It is not unusual for excellent students to receive a "C," which Baylor Law faculty consider a satisfactory grade. Further, nearly two-thirds of a Baylor Law Special Training and Certification Programs: student's course load is required, so students do not have the opportunity to Administrative Practice; Business Litigation; Business Transactions; Criminal "pad" their GPA. We ask that you keep these points in mind when reviewing Practice; Estate Planning; General Civil Litigation; Healthcare; Intellectual Baylor Law transcripts and resumes. Property; Real Estate and Natural Resources Minimum Grade Required to Attain: Is Moot Court a required activity? Yes Top 10%: 3.6 Moot Court Program Description: Top 25%: 3.43 Top 33%: 3.36 Students are required to complete an oral advocacy exercise as part of their first-year Appellate Advocacy and Procedure course. Students may choose to Top 50%: 3.17 participate in one of the two annual intramural moot court competitions. Top 75%: 2.91 Students who reach the octa-final round of a competition or who rank as one of Median GPA: 3.17 the top ten speakers are invited to join the Baylor Barrister Society. Minimum grade required for graduation: 2.0 Do you have a pass/fail option? No Are students ranked in their class? Yes If so, how often? Twice yearly Will the school verify student grades? Yes School's Verification Policy p> For more details, visit www.nalplawschools.org NALP Copyright 2015 BAYLOR LAW SCHOOL http://www.baylor.edu/law/HireBaylor Pre-Graduation Academic Honors NAME OF AWARD NO. AWARDED BASIS OF AWARD Graduation Honors % of Class Receiving GPA Required # of Students Order of the Coif Summa cum laude Approx. 2% 3.8 2 Magna cum laude Approx. 9% 3.6 11 Cum laude Approx. 11% 3.4 13 Other Areas of Practice & Employment Areas of practice include both legal and non-legal positions: % of % of students with known location who are in employment employed students with jobs in area region Private practice 65.8 New England (CT,ME,MA,NH,RI,VT) 0 Business and industry 12.8 Middle Atlantic (NJ,NY,PA) .9 Government 11.1 East North Central (IL,IN,MI,OH,WI) 0 Judicial clerkship 3.4 West North Central (IA,KS,MN,MO,NE,ND,SD) 2.6 Military 1.7 South Atlantic (DE,DC,FL,GA,MD,NC,SC,VA,WV) 3.4 Public interest organization 1.7 East South Central (AL,KY,MS,TN) 0 Academic 3.4 West South Central (AR,LA,OK,TX) 89.7 Job category not identified 0 Mountain (AZ,CO,ID,MT.NV.NM,UT,WY) 2.6 Pacific (AK,CA,HI,OR,WA) 1.7 Non-US 0 Jurisdictions: Dallas, Houston, Waco, Austin, Fort Worth, Tyler, Unknown, Georgetown, Killeen, Plano, San Antonio, The Woodlands For more details, visit www.nalplawschools.org NALP Copyright 2015 BAYLOR LAW SCHOOL http://www.baylor.edu/law/HireBaylor OCI / Job Posting OCI Reservations Other Interview Programs Public Service Career Fair, Austin, TX (February) Rio Grande Valley Legal Job OCI requests accepted by: Fair, Edinburg, TX (March) Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair, Atlanta, Mail - beginning date: 03/23/2015 GA (July) DuPont Legal Minority Job Fair, Various locations (August) Loyola Phone - beginning date: 03/23/2015 Patent Law Interview Program, Chicago, IL (August) Texas in Washington Email to - beginning date: 03/23/2015: [email protected] Recruitment Program, Washington, D.C. (August) Sunbelt Minority Recruitment Online, URL - beginning date: 03/23/2015: http://www.baylor.edu/law/BaylorOCI Program, Dallas, TX (August) Any changes in OCI procedures or policies that will be in effect for the first time during Fall 2015: Diversity Interview Programs Baylor Law will offer two Fall 2015 OCI Sessions: Session I (large, mid-size DuPont Legal Minority Job Fair, Various locations (August) Sunbelt Minority employers) August 17-21 and Session II (mid-size, small, government, public Recruitment Program, Dallas, TX (August) interest employers) October 5-9. OCI Date Assignment Procedure: First come first served OCI Fee? No fee For Employers who do not interview students on-campus, will OCI Date Confirmation Sent to Employers: you: If requested, our school will coordinate with: send,uponrequest,onepackagecontainingresumes/transcripts? Yes We will try to coordinate OCI dates with other schools upon request. post a notice directing students to apply directly to employer? Yes Required Employer Forms: Employers may post job listings at any time. Positions are posted daily on our Baylor Law School's Nondiscrimination Policy website. Listings are discontinued at the Employer's request or after six weeks, unless otherwise requested. Listings may be sent to: Monica Wright Baylor Law School One Bear Place #97288 Waco, TX 76798-7288 (254) 710-1264 [email protected] or by registering online: OCI Dates: www.baylor.edu/law/PostAJob. Recent graduates are encouraged to participate in OCI in addition to applying to job postings. Please consider both options when August: 08/17/2015-08/21/2015 seeking to hire a recent Baylor Law graduate. Fall: 10/05/2015-10/09/2015 Are employers permitted to prescreen? Yes Spring: 02/29/2016-03/04/2016 Flyback dates: If no, explain: Is video conferencing available? Yes Comments: First Year Students First-year students who entered in the spring quarter (see "Other Notes" for more information) and who have completed two quarters will be eligible for Fall Pre-OCI Material Distribution: OCI. First-year students who entered in the prior summer or fall classes are eligible for Spring OCI. Are employers permitted to prescreen? Yes OCI Drop date: 08/04/2015 Date student materials sent to employer: 08/05/2015 Date interview schedule sent to employer: 08/13/2015 Postage/express mail fee? No Comments: Do you provide resume collection or direct mail option for employers not Yes participating in OCI? Are all OCI conducted in campus buildings? Yes For more details, visit www.nalplawschools.org NALP Copyright 2015 BAYLOR LAW SCHOOL http://www.baylor.edu/law/HireBaylor Diversity Pro Bono Several Baylor Law faculty members work closely with minority students to Baylor Law School has devoted meaningful resources to create opportunities for assist them in all aspects of their legal education, including their job search. students to assist with the delivery of quality pro bono legal services to those additionally, we participate in the following job fairs geared toward minority who are in need of legal services, but who cannot afford to pay for them.