Rutgers University School of Law-Camden
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C O N T E N T S LETTER FROM THE DEAN 1 INTRODUCTION 3 FACULTY, STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATION 7 ADMINISTRATION 23 THE JURIS DOCTOR CURRICULUM 24 THE LAW LIBRARY 29 ADMISSION 29 TUITION AND FEES 31 FINANCIAL AID 33 STUDENT SERVICES 40 ALUMNI 41 COURSE LISTING 42 ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 61 HONORS 70 GOVERNANCE OF THE UNIVERSITY 71 DIVISIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY 72 INDEX 80 ACADEMIC CALENDAR inside back cover The university reserves the right for any reason to cancel or modify any information, course, or program listed herein. In addition, individual course offerings and programs may vary from year to year as circumstances dictate. Students should check the law school’s web site for current information: www-camlaw.rutgers.edu SCHOOL OF LAW–CAMDEN R U T G E R S, T H E S T AT E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E W J E R S E Y ear Prospective Student: THE FACULTY THE STUDENTS In 1998, I chose to The law school faculty is Total enrollment at the law submit my application engaged in a dynamic program school is typically between 720 as a candidate for of scholarship, teaching, and and 750 students. About 600 Dthe position of dean of this service to the bar and the com- students attend full time and prestigious law school. I was munity. Rutgers law professors 150 students attend part time. attracted to Rutgers’ School of are internationally recognized The student body is diverse in Law–Camden because of the in fields as diverse as state every respect. More than 230 school’s national reputation constitutional law, health law, undergraduate institutions and for excellence in scholarship international law, criminal law, nine international institutions and rigor in the training of urban law, admiralty, civil are represented at the law young lawyers. I was therefore procedure, and women and school. Students are drawn from delighted to be chosen to carry family law. twenty-seven states and eight on this tradition of excellence Our faculty is ranked among foreign countries. Approximately as the law school prepares for the most accomplished pro- 20 percent of the total enrollment the celebration of its 75th anni- ducers of scholarly articles are students of color and more versary in 2001. in eminent journals, and the than 46 percent are women. When I began my deanship faculty’s scholarship has been The law school is quite selective, on July 1, 1998, I saw the cited by numerous courts, and admitted students possess opportunity to build upon this including the United States strong academic credentials. distinguished past to establish Supreme Court and the New THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM Rutgers’ School of Law–Camden Jersey Supreme Court. Faculty as one of the finest public law members also serve as con- The curriculum is varied and schools in the nation. Our faculty, sultants and reporters for the evolving. Typically, more students, staff, and over 6,000 American Bar Association, the than 150 upperclass elective alumni welcome your interest in American Law Institute, federal courses are offered. Given our the school and invite you to join and state commissions, and favorable faculty-student ratio, our dynamic institution. area counsel in important public the majority of classes have interest litigation. fewer than thirty students. The full-time faculty of forty is The law school provides an assisted by six full-time writing extensive program of instruction instructors, approximately sixty in advocacy studies. Some of the adjunct professors, and five most prominent practicing attor- clinical staff members, bringing neys in the region teach courses to the classroom a wide range in Pretrial Advocacy and Trial of experience from the judiciary, Advocacy. In addition to the government, and private practice. full range of traditional course Many of our full-time faculty offerings, our faculty offers members also hold advanced many courses in legal history, degrees in a wide range of jurisprudence, and public law academic disciplines. to promote our strong belief in 1 commitment to the community. third-year students the opportu- One measure of a school’s The school also offers an un- nity to work in judicial chambers, excellence is the number of its usually broad range of courses public agencies, and public graduates selected by judges in corporate and tax counseling, interest organizations. Students to serve as their law clerks. constitutional law, criminal law, in small business counseling Rutgers places more than twice health law, international law, advise clients on legal issues the national average and ranked litigation and advocacy, and pertaining to starting new busi- third in the nation in 1998 in family and women’s rights law. nesses. Students may also serve placing its graduates in these The curriculum strongly as mediators in the alternative highly desirable federal and emphasizes writing skills. dispute resolution program of state judicial clerkships. First-year students participate the local municipal courts. Rutgers’ School of Law– in a year-long course in legal Camden is a place where the OUR GRADUATES research, writing, and argument highest standards of legal taught by full-time writing The law school’s more than scholarship accompany the faculty. Small class size ensures 6,000 alumni are leading deepest commitment to law as students receive individual members of the bench and bar an instrument of social justice. attention from the faculty and in the public and private sectors. As a new member of a com- upper-level teaching assistants. Distinguished alumni include munity steeped in this tradition After their first year, students two governors of the state of of excellence, I welcome your are required to complete an New Jersey, a current United questions about our school. average of one course each term States ambassador, members You may obtain admissions that includes a significant writ- of Congress, state legislatures, information by contacting ing experience. The Rutgers Law federal and state judges, cor- Camille S. Andrews, dean of Journal is edited by students and porate counsel and executives enrollment, or the Office of devotes one issue each year to the at Fortune 500 companies, and Admissions at 800/466-7561. field of state constitutional law. partners in outstanding large Many students, eager to put and small firms throughout Cordially, their lawyering skills to practical the nation. use, participate in one of our As a direct result of the quality many clinical programs. Some of legal education at Rutgers, students assist clients in our more then 95 percent of each Elder Law clinic, on matters year’s class usually obtains such as Social Security and employment after graduation. Rayman L. Solomon landlord-tenant disputes. Others Bar passage rates for Rutgers’ Dean, School of Law–Camden work in the pro bono bankruptcy School of Law–Camden or domestic violence projects. graduates typically far exceed Our externship programs afford state averages. 2 S C H O O L O F L A W – C A M D E N he School of Law– THE CAMPUS There are approximately 750 Camden is a leading full- and part-time students The school had its origin in center of legal educa- enrolled in the law school. the South Jersey Law School, tion. The school, with Approximately 20 percent of the which was established in 1926 Talmost one hundred faculty school’s students are people of by Arthur E. Armitage, Sr., and and staff members, is noted color, and more than 46 percent a group of interested citizens. for its excellence in scholar- are women. The student popu- In 1950, the School of Law was ship and rigor in training for lation also reflects the national merged with Rutgers University young lawyers. and international representation and, along with the Newark The law school faculty is that the law school seeks to Law School, became part of the engaged in a dynamic program attract. Indeed, in 1998, thirty- State University School of Law. of scholarship, teaching, and one states and ten foreign coun- In accordance with a resolution service to the bar and the tries were represented in the of the Board of Governors, the community. The faculty is inter- student population. Schools of Law of Camden and nationally recognized in fields Rutgers–Camden offers a safe, Newark were established as as diverse as state constitutional attractive urban campus located autonomous units in 1967. law, health law, professional on twenty-five tree-lined acres. The school is a member of the responsibility, and legal history. In addition to the law school, Association of American Law Many faculty members are the campus is home to the Schools and is on the list of ap- involved in professional and Camden College of Arts and proved schools of the American community activities that stim- Sciences, University College– Bar Association. A three-year ulate and enrich both their Camden, the Graduate School– course of study leading to the teaching and their scholarship. Camden, and the School awarding of the Juris Doctor Rutgers’ School of Law– of Business–Camden. Total degree is offered to full-time stu- Camden’s 6,000 alumni include campus enrollment exceeds dents and a four-year program many distinguished individuals, 5,000 students. is offered to part-time students. including a U.S. ambassador, The campus’s twenty-five several former New Jersey buildings include the law school governors, many federal and and law library building, law state judges, federal and state school student center, business legislators, the corporate counsel and science building, science and executives of many Fortune building, campus center and 100 corporations, and partners dining hall, Walt Whitman in prominent law firms through- International Poetry Center, Paul out the United States.