{"id":23741,"date":"2014-04-03T13:57:46","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T23:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=23741"},"modified":"2021-11-02T12:49:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T22:49:38","slug":"law-school-ranks-among-nations-best-for-experiential-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2014\/04\/03\/law-school-ranks-among-nations-best-for-experiential-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Law school ranks among nation\u2019s best for experiential learning"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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William S. Richardson School of Law students work with clients at an Elder Law Clinic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law<\/a> has again been ranked among the top law schools in the nation for the opportunities it offers students to have hands-on legal experience as part of their legal training.<\/p>\n

In the February issue of Prelaw<\/em> magazine<\/a>, the School of Law ranked 6th<\/sup> for offering clinics in which students help actual clients handle legal issues. And now The National Jurist’s<\/em><\/a> March issue includes school on its honor roll as one of the country’s Top 60 law schools delivering practical training.<\/p>\n

In The National Jurist<\/em> ranking, the law school earned an A- for the variety of opportunities it provides students, including externships, clinics and pro bono work in the community. The story notes that a 2012 survey of law school students by the Law School Survey of Student Engagement showed that clinics, pro bono work and field experience offer students opportunities to fine-tune their thinking and to sift, sort and analyze information that likely will benefit them in future practice.<\/p>\n

Dean Avi Soifer<\/strong> said the school has long considered service to the community as one of the most important elements of the legal training it provides. “We are extremely fortunate to have a faculty very much engaged in the community and we are small enough that our students get individualized attention and first-rate training from these terrific, caring mentors,” Soifer said.<\/p>\n

Richardson was one of the first Law Schools in the country to add a pro bono requirement<\/a> for graduation, which was suggested by students themselves in the early 1990s. Students are required to provide 60 hours of free legal help to the community.<\/p>\n

In giving Richardson an A- as one of the Best Schools for Practical Training, National Jurist<\/em> ranked schools for their overall comprehensive programs. The School of Law was one of 15 schools to receive an A- among the top 93 schools in the country. Of those 93 schools, only 60 made the magazine’s Honor Roll.<\/p>\n

Read the William S. Richardson School of Law news release<\/a> for more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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