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  name Oklahoma City University School of Law
  established 1907
  type Private
  dean Lawrence Hellman
  city Oklahoma City
  state Oklahoma
  country USA
  students 600
  staff
  campus Urban
  website {Link without Title}


Oklahoma City University School of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of Oklahoma City University , a private Oklahoma university. It is located in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma and traces its origins to the founding of '''Epworth University''' in 1904 and its law school in 1907. It is sited in the Sarkeys Law Center on the southwest side of the Oklahoma City University campus. The Oklahoma City University Law Library, located in the historic Gold Star Memorial Building, houses a collection of over 300,000 volume and volume equivalents, and is open to the public.

The law school is renowned for educating a multitude of highly esteemed judges, political figures and founders of prestigious private law firms. Due to its long tradition of providing evening education, the college has also produced highly successful business leaders, particularly in the real estate, engineering, and oil and gas industries, who are non-practicing attorneys. The student body commonly includes medical doctors, university professors, military officers, and professionals from other fields. The School of Law is a member of the Association Of American Law Schools .

The current dean of Oklahoma City University School of Law is Lawrence Hellman, who succeeded Rennard Strickland, a noted legal historian and former Dean of the University Of Oregon School of Law, and the Honorable Robert Harlan Henry , United States Court Of Appeals For The Tenth Circuit .


FIRSTS

  • Oklahoma's first law school.

  • Oklahoma's largest law school.




NOTABLE ALUMNI AND STUDENTS



PUBLICATIONS AT THE OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

Students of the Juris Doctor (JD) program are involved in preparing and publishing:

  • Oklahoma City University Law Review - The Law Review is published three times a year. It has been published for more than 25 years and includes articles from professors, practioners, judges, and OCU Law students. The ''OCU Law Review'' provides the opportunity for students to write and edit scholarly articles while being exposed to viewpoints and commentaries written by authors from the United States, as well as internationally. Membership is highly selective and third-year members have the opportunity to serve on the Law Review’s Board of Editors. Service on the law review is an integral part of the educational experience for those students selected for it. In recent years, the law review has published symposia on topics of importance to Oklahoma practioners.


  • Oklahoma Tribal Court Reports


  • The Gavel


  • Conference on Consumer Finance Quarterly Report



ACADEMICS

The School of Law offers Juris Doctor programs for full-time and part-time students. Oklahoma City University School of Law also offers students the ability to obtain a joint JD/ MBA and to study abroad in China, Argentina, Spain and the Netherlands.


PROGRAMS



Alternative Dispute Resolution Center


Oklahoma City University School of Law provides a negotiation, mediation, and arbitration program designed to settle disputes in lieu of litigation in the Courts.


Native American Legal Resource Center


The Native American Legal Resource Center provides services to tribal governments in the State of Oklahoma and those across the United States.


Center on State Constitutional Law and Government


The Center on State Constitutional Law and Government was founded to develop and implement programs dedicated to the improvement of state constitutions and state governance.


Externship Program


Oklahoma City University School of Law offers a Government Law Externship program that provides extensive opportunities for students to gain practical experience in the practice of public law.