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The Georgia Advocate Placement Edition Summer, 1982 Vol. 18, No.1 Letter From the Dean 2 Academic Calendar and Description 3 Placement Policies and Procedures 4 Faculty 6 Clinical Education Programs 8 Student Organizations 9 Employment Preference Index 11 Directory of Graduates 12 With great pleasure and pride we introduce in this directory the 1983graduating class of The University of Georgia School of Law. This senior class, 224 students selected from 1,564 applicants, entered the Georgia Law School in the fall of 1980with a mean undergraduate grade point average of3.54 and an average Law School Admission Test score of645. The selectivity of our admissions standards and the entering qualifications of our students combine to assure competenc.e in these students, who then participate in a rigorous course of study. This course of study, a comprehensive program in legal education, includes a carefully planned curriculum, taught by legal educators whose national and international reputations rest on their instruction, scholarship and service. Our students themselves conduct research and study in a Law School Library ranked among the top twenty in the nation as defined by the 1978-1979ABA Review of Legal Education. To broaden their education, many of these students participate in clinical programs that include prosecution, legal aid, legal writing for publication, and trial presentation, and they become involved in organizations that offer practical experi- ence in and a respect for our legal system. We welcome your inquiries about these students, encourage you to utilize our placement services, and invite you to visit The University of Georgia School of Law at your earliest convenience. ff~y J. Ralph Beaird Dean The University of Georgia School of Law History: Established in 1859as the Joseph H. Lumpkin School of Law, the School is the second oldest of The University of Georgia's thirteen schools and colleges. Enrollment: 657 (1981-82) Physical Plant: Hirsch Hall, located on the University's north campus, was constructed for the School of Law in 1932.A 2.75 million dollar addition to this building was completed in 1%7. This complex provides 102,000square feet of work and study space. Classrooms and seminar halls. faculty offices, library, courtroom, student lounges, conference rooms and adminis- trative offices are the facilities for a professional school which administers its own admissions, registration, and placement services. An annex to the law library was completed in March, 1981.The new building accommodates 106,000 volumes and provides office and study space. two conference rooms and an audio visual room. In addition, the Dean Rusk Center for International Law, presently located in Waddel Hall, provides office and conference room facilities for the school's expanding research and instructional programs in the field ofInternational Law. Law Lihrary: The Law Library is one of the 20 large libraries in the United States. This official size category established by the Association of American Law Schools and American Associa- tion of Law Libraries is in recognition of the library's 322,000 volume count. The collection includes a comprehensive listing of material on Anglo-American law as well as extensive hold- ings in international relations law and foreign law. Student Body: Students come to the School of Law from under- graduate degree programs in some 150colleges and universities located in almost all of the 50 states. Each year approximately 220 students are admitted to the first year class. Bar Ewmination Rate: Of the 174Georgia graduates who took the Georgia Bar Examination in July, 1981or February. 1982, 95 percent were successful in qualifying to practice law in the state. International Studies: The Law School has gained an increasingly Academic Calendar widespread reputation as a center for studies in international law. Offered in the curriculum are courses and seminars in both private and public international law. The program reflects Fall, 1982 strong interest on the part of students who organized the Geor- September 17 Classes begin gia Journal of International and Comparative Law and who September 24 - December 2 Available for interview dates continue to take an active role in the Law Student Division of December 2 Classes end the American Society of International Law. The current pro- December 6-9 Examinations gram of research and instruction in this area is further augment- ed and expanded by the Dean Rusk Center for International Law, which opened in Fall 1977. Winter, 1983 Order of the Coif: A very significant accomplishment in 1977was January 5 Classes begin the installation of the Georgia Chapter of the Order of the Coif, January 12 - March 14 Available for interview dates which recognizes outstanding students from the top 10%of the March 14 Classes end graduating class. Georgia's petition for a chapter received an March 15-18 Examinations unanimous vote of approval from the 56 member schools. The installation of this chapter will insure that the academic accom- plishments of our graduates will be duly recognized in the legal Spring, 1983 circles in which they compete. March 28 Classes begin Grading System: The University of Georgia School of Law utilizes April 4 - June 3 Available for interview dates a numerical grading system with letter and plus or minus. June 3 Classes end A+=4.3, A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-=2.7. June 6-9 Examinations C+=2.3, C=2.0, C-=1.7, D=1.0. 3 Alumni Placement THE The Placement office also maintains a file of information regard- ing law school alumni who are seeking jobs. The alumni files PLACEMENT include graduates who have experienced short term employment in judicial clerkships, fellowships and military service, those who have pursued additional study, and those who have been in practice OFFICE and are interested in changing the nature or location of their work. Employers having positions they desire to fill with experienced attorneys are urged to notify us; we will then publish the job notice The Placement Office serves as a liaison between legal employ- in our bi-monthly Alumni Newsletter and interested alumni will ers and law students and as a source of information about the legal contact the employer directly. employment market. Its primary function is to serve as a clearing- house for employment notices. Prospective employers are invited Placement Policies to utilize our services and thereby gain exposure to some of the Because the employer is the individual most familiar with the finest aspiring legal practitioners in the country. requirements of a particular position, the Placement Office does The Student Body not screen students for interviews. All jobs posted by the Place- ment Office are displayed in the Placement Resource Center for The University of Georgia School of Law graduates annually viewing by the entire student body; the employer may then review some of the finest new attorneys available anywhere in the United the resumes of interested students to determine which applicants States. In light of our stringent admissions policy, each entering appear to be most appropriate for consideration. We will, in short, class is composed of college graduates from the top of their classes attempt in every way to facilitate the employer's recruitment pro- who have demonstrated outstanding aptitude for the study and cess but, in fairness to employer and applicant, refrain from in- practice of law. A number of these students possess advanced fluencing hiring decisions. degrees including the M.B.A., Ph.D., and M.D., and some have The University of Georgia School of Law is committed to a undergraduate degrees in highly technical disciplines such as en- policy of equal employment opportunity for individuals regardless gineering and accounting. With an annual average L.S.A.T. score of their race, color, sex, age, national origin, handicap and/or of approximately 650. each entering class places in the top 11% of veteran status. This policy is not only embodied in federal and all students around the country who take the L.S.A.T. These state laws, but is also inherent in the ideals of the legal profession. promising students are then exposed to a rigorous course of study, In the interest of promoting a policy of equal employment oppor- strong clinical experience, and a variety of student organizations tunity, we make our services available only to employers whose which complement the law school experience. Because of the practices are consistent with this policy. selectivity of our admissions standards and the strength of our academic and clinical programs. we urge employers to refrain from Placement Statistics relying solely on law school grades to determine a student's eligibil- The University of Georgia School of Law has always enjoyed ity for employment. success in placing its graduates. Within six months after gradua- Placement Services tion, 95% or more of the graduates have typically found legal employment. The table on the opposite page shows the employ- Employers may utilize our services by interviewing on-campus, ment categories and geographic locations of the 1982 graduating requesting resumes or a list of interested candidates, arranging for class and is illustrative of the type and location of employers direct contact by interested candidates, or by posting ajob notice sought by our graduates each year: in our Alumni Placement Newsletter.