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Nevada School of Law at Old College was the first
law school A law school (also known as a law centre or college of law) is an institution specializing in legal education, usually involved as part of a process for becoming a lawyer within a given jurisdiction. Law degrees Argentina In Argentina, ...
established in the state of Nevada. The school, located in Reno, was founded in 1981 by former president of Gonzaga University Rev. John "Jack" P. Leary and then- Washoe County District Attorney Cal Dunlap. After its first year, the school moved from the former St. Thomas Aquinas Parochial School to its permanent home at the old ''
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'' newspaper plant donated by the
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passage rate among its graduates. Law schools in Nevada Educational institutions established in 1981 Educational institutions disestablished in 1988 Defunct private universities and colleges in Nevada Defunct law schools {{Nevada-university-stub