The Washburn University School of Law is a public

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Washburn University Washburn University (WU) is a public university in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,100 u ...

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since 1905.

Centers and programs

* Business and Transactional Law Center * Children and Family Law Center * Center for Excellence in Advocacy * Center for Law and Government * Center for Oil and Gas Law * Center for International and Comparative Law The Washburn Law Clinic functions as an in-house general practice law firm, providing representation in practice concentration areas such as Children and Family Law, Criminal Defense, State Tribal Court Practice, Civil Litigation, Criminal Appellate Advocacy, and Small Business and Transactional Law. Under Washburn Law'
Third Year Anywhere Enrollment Option
selected students can extern in the geographic area where they plan to practice after graduation (subject to limitations based on student safety and educational integrity).

Publications

* The ''Washburn Law Journal'' * Washburn Lawyer * Washburn Agricultural Law and Tax Report

Curriculum

The first-year curriculum includes Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law, Torts, Constitutional Law, and Property Law. All entering students participate in the law school's academic support program designed to teach law students the law school learning strategies they need to succeed.

Employment

According to Washburns's official 2020 ABA-required disclosures, 79.6% of the Class of 2020 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment within ten months of graduation. Washburns's

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under-employment score is 13.3%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2020 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation.

Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Washburn for the 2020-21 academic year is $41,327 for residents of Kansas, Colorado, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska and $54,377 for residents of other states not previously mentioned. The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $128,387 for residents of Kansas/Colorado/Missouri/Texas/Oklahoma/Nebraska and $170,812 for residents of other states not previously mentioned.

Notable alumni

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References

External links

* {{authority control Washburn University Educational institutions established in 1903 Law schools in Kansas 1903 establishments in Kansas