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William H. Bowen School of Law
The University Of Arkansas At Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law is an ABA credited Law School awarding a J.D. (Doctor of Jurisprudence) degree. The Law Center ranks amongst the most prestigious of the University of Arkansas's colleges. The law school is frequently ranked in the top 200 law schools by '' U.S. News & World Report '' each year. The UALR School of Law is located in downtown . The school is unique among law schools in that it plays host to the Pulaski County Law Library, making it the only metropolitan law school library that is also the library for a county HISTORY The first law school established in Arkansas was established in Little Rock. However, petty politics caused the school faculty to reform themselves as a private law school in the 1910s. Subsequently, the law school in Fayetteville was established. The private law school disbanded in the 1960s. The latest incarnation of the law school started as a part-time only program that was an extension of the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) law school, and by 1975 was given autonomy. The school resided in various locations, primarily the Old Federal Courthouse in downtown Little Rock. The building was adjacent to the Pulaski County Courthouse, which afforded students the chance to see law in action. However, the facility was plagued with poor parking and was insufficient to handle the growing student population. The law school's current campus is located adjacent to MacArthur Park , near the Arkansas Center for Fine Arts. The building was originally built for the University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences , which moved to its current campus in the central part of Little Rock in the early 1960s. EXTERNAL LINKS |