{"id":91127,"date":"2019-02-20T13:43:49","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T23:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=91127"},"modified":"2020-03-09T14:17:29","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T00:17:29","slug":"law-school-prelaw-mag-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/02\/20\/law-school-prelaw-mag-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> law school climbs in ranking, earns A"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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William S. Richardson School of Law’s new Clinical and Trial Advocacy building set to open in summer 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The William S. Richardson School of Law<\/a> earned an A, and placed 12th among top U.S.<\/abbr> law schools, for the practical training opportunities it provides, according to PreLaw Magazine’s<\/em><\/a> 2019 ranking. The law school on the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa<\/a> campus moved up from 13th place a year ago.<\/p>\n

Practical training is a key ingredient in preparing law students for real world lawyering, and is an especially powerful way for law schools to “strive to deliver a more meaningful hands-on experience,” said the magazine.<\/p>\n

The UH<\/abbr> law school has long prided itself on the number of its clinics<\/a>, externships<\/a>, simulation courses, pro bono opportunities<\/a> and other innovative ways to offer its students the chance to learn through working with actual clients.<\/p>\n

“The Richardson law school was one of the first in the nation to add a requirement that students give 60 hours of pro bono service in the community as a graduation requirement, and it was the students themselves who suggested adding that requirement,” said Dean Avi Soifer<\/strong>. “Our students have always reflected the values of the law school’s namesake, the late Chief Justice William Richardson<\/strong>, a man known for his compassion and common touch who was an exemplar of effective community service.”<\/p>\n

The law school offers a dozen clinics, including the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Innocence Project<\/a>, which is part of a nationwide network of innocence projects dedicated to freeing wrongly incarcerated individuals, often using advanced DNA<\/abbr> evidence. Students work in conjunction with attorneys in evaluating appeals from Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> prisoners seeking a chance to prove their innocence.<\/p>\n

By this summer the law school will have even greater flexibility and additional space for clinics and trial simulation when its new $7.3-million clinical building<\/a> opens. A decade in the planning and building process, it will vastly expand opportunities for student and faculty legal service in the community.<\/p>\n

—By Beverly Creamer<\/em><\/p>\n

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