Savannah Law School was a

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, for-profit law school in

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. It was associated with

Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Atlanta's John Marshall Law School (AJMLS) is a private for-profit law school in Atlanta, Georgia. It was founded in 1933 and named for John Marshall, the fourth chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. AJMLS is accredited by th ...

. The school ceased all operations by 2021 and is no longer accepting applications.

Campus

Savannah Law School began in the historic former Warren A. Candler Hospital building on

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in downtown Savannah. Constructed in 1819 among 26 Seaman's hospitals chartered by an Act of Congress in 1791, the building is the oldest hospital in the state of Georgia, and was used as such until 1980. The building served as both a Confederate and Union hospital during the

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. Several tenants occupied the building sporadically from 1980 until 2009. In 2012, the Historic Preservation Board approved Savannah Law School's comprehensive restoration of the 110,000 square foot facility. The renovations met federal historic preservation standards and were completed in 2014. The project represents one of the largest efforts to restore an historic property in the United States. In 2015, The Victorian Society in America and the Savannah Historic Preservation Board honored Savannah Law School with Preservation Awards for the renovation. The building was sold to

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in 2018 and precipitated the shutdown of the law school. The Candler Oak Tree is located on the campus. In 2004, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Trees. At approximately 300 years of age, it is thought to be one of the oldest living landmarks in the region. The Savannah Tree Foundation holds a

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to the tree and helps care for the tree along with the law school. The law school adopted the tree as its logo.

Statistics

Savannah Law School had an 8-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio. The median LSAT score of the entire 1L class is 151; however, the median score of the full-time program is 153 and that of the part-time program is 149. 21% of the 2014 entering class are minorities, 17% are military veterans, 71% are women, and 64% are from out-of-state.

Admissions

Savannah Law School is no longer accepting applications for admission.

''Savannah Law Review''

The '' Savannah Law Review'' is a

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published by Savannah Law School students twice a year. It is a member of the National Conference of Law Reviews. '' Savannah Law Review'' hosts an annual colloquium. In September 2014, the ''Savannah Law Review'' hosted the (Re)Integrating Spaces colloquium to celebrate the historic renovations at the law school. The colloquium featured national scholars and local practitioners. In September 2015, ''Savannah Law Review'' hosted The Walking Dead, which surveyed academic topics regarding how death and fear of death affect the law of the living. In 2016, ''Savannah Law Review'' presented American Legal Fictions, a colloquium examining the role of legal fictions in shaping the law. In 2017, ''Savannah Law Review'' hosted Rise of the Automatons, a colloquium examining the legal implications of automation in society. ''Savannah Law Review'' has published nationally and internationally respected scholars and local practitioners. Its colloquia and publication brought national attention to both the Journal and Savannah Law School.

Student organizations

A number of student organizations are active at Savannah Law School. Student groups include: * American Association for Justice *

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* Environmental Law Society *

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* Law Students of the Lowcountry * Maritime Law Society *

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Honor Board *

National Black Law Students Association The National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA), founded in 1968, is a nationwide organization formed to articulate and promote the needs and goals of black law students and effectuates change in the legal community. As the largest law stude ...

* National Women Law Students' Organization * OfFitness Intermeddlers * OUTLaws & Allies *

Phi Alpha Delta Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International ( or P.A.D.) is the largest professional law fraternity in the United States. Founded in 1902, P.A.D. has since grown to 717 established pre-law, law, and alumni chapters and over 330,000 initiated m ...

- Telfair Chapter * Savannah Law Review * Savannah Law Veterans Association * Student Bar Association * The Tunnel: Law and Humanities Society

Relationship to AJMLS

The law school was first opened by

in the 1970s, but the campus was discontinued in the 1980s. The

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approved the law school's re-establishment as a branch of AJMLS on December 5, 2011, and the class of 2015 enrolled in August 2012. The American Bar Association defines a branch as "the creation of a different law school."

References

External links

Official website
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