The School of Law was founded in 1925, and confers Juris Doctor degrees and degrees for Master of Laws in Bankruptcy and Master of Laws in U.S. Studies. Over 15,000 St. John's Law graduates are practicing law in the United States and foreign jurisdictions.[4] In 2022, 85.53% of the law school's first-time test takers passed a bar exam.[3]
St. John's University School of Law offers the only LL.M.inbankruptcy law in the United States.[5] The program is a 30 credit LL.M., with 6 credits devoted towards a thesis. St. John's School of Law offers over two dozen classes focusing on various issues in bankruptcy. Required courses for the program are: Reorganization Under Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Fraud, Ethics, and Malpractice; Bankruptcy Taxation; Bankruptcy Jurisdiction; Bankruptcy Procedure; and Consumer Bankruptcy. Classes are taught by a mixture of law professors, Federal Bankruptcy Court judges, and practicing attorneys. The St. John's LL.M. in Bankruptcy Program is fully accredited. It has been approved by the New York State Department of Education, and has received the acquiescence of the American Bar Association.[6]
For the class entering in 2023, St. John's University School of Law accepted 41.48% of applicants, with 26.50% of those accepted enrolling. The average enrollee had a 162 LSAT score and 3.71 undergraduate GPA.[1]
In 2023, 87.10% of St. John’s first-time takers passed a bar examination. [7] St. John's University School of Law typically ranks in the top 4 – 7 in bar exam passage for first-time test takers among the fifteen New York State law schools:
July 2004 – 87% / Overall New York State Average – 76.5% [8][9]
July 2005 – 89% (4th) / Overall New York State Average – 75.9%[9][10]
July 2006 – 91% (4th) / Overall New York State Average 79.4% [9][11]
July 2007 – 90% (6th) / Overall New York State Average – 79.1%[9][12]
July 2008 – 91.8% (7th) / Overall New York State Average – 83.2% [9][13]
July 2009 – 92.1% (4th) / Overall New York State Average – 79.8%[9][14]
July 2010 – 87% (6th) / Overall New York State Average – 86%[15]
July 2011 – 88% (7th) / Overall New York State Average – 86% [16]
July 2013 - 87.5% (7th) / Overall New York State Average – 88%[17]
July 2014 - 87% (4th) / Overall New York State Average - 83% [18]
July 2019 - 89% (5th) / Overall New York State Average - 88% [19]
According to St. John's University School of Law's official 2018 ABA-required disclosures, 82.3% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment ten months after graduation.[21] St. John's University School of Law's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 7.1%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2018 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job ten months after graduation.[22]
The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at St. John's University School of Law for the 2014–2015 academic year is $76,614.[23] The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $285,041.[24]
The Conrad B. Duberstein Moot Court Competition is an annual bankruptcy moot court competition sponsored by St. John's University School of Law and the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI). The competition is named in memory of former Chief Judge Conrad B. Duberstein, who was a St. John's alumnus and former ABI Director. The competition focuses on significant issues in bankruptcy practice. It is the largest single site appellate moot court competition, with approximately 60 law school teams participating.[25] It is also the only bankruptcy moot court competition in the nation.[26] Bankruptcy practitioners judge the preliminary rounds and briefs. New York-area bankruptcy judges from around the country judge the later rounds of the competition.
St. John's Moot Court Honor Society and American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review members organize and run the competition. Additionally, they prepare the bench memo for the judges, field ghost teams, and serve as bailiffs during the competition.[26] The competition winners, best briefs and best advocates are recognized at an awards banquet.[27]
Frank S. Polestino Trial Advocacy Institute (PTAI)[edit]
The Frank S. Polestino Trial Advocacy Institute is the mock trial program for St. John's University School of Law.[28]
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