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North Carolina Central University
School of Law
MottoTruth and Service
Parent schoolNorth Carolina Central University
Established1939
School typePublic, HBCU
DeanPatricia Timmons-Goodson
LocationDurham, North Carolina,
U.S.
Enrollment364 (full-time), 212 (part-time)[1][2]
Faculty30 (full-time), 74 (total)[2]
Bar pass rate73.9% (July 2019 first-time takers)[3]
Websitelaw.nccu.edu

The North Carolina Central University School of Law (also known as NCCU School of Law or NCCU Law) is the law school associated with North Carolina Central University. The school is fully accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) [4] and the North Carolina State Bar Council, and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).[5] According to NC Central's official 2018 ABA-required disclosures, 37.9% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.[6]

Admissions

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The North Carolina Central University School of Law tightened the admission practices by imposing a minimum LSAT score on future applications in response to the American Bar Association's December 2017 query about its admission standards.[7] Applicants must score at least 142 on the LSAT to be eligible to proceed with NCCU School of Law admission.[8]

Academics

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The school offers a full-time day program and a part-time evening program. Full-time professors and clinical instructors, including 28 women and 28 minorities, work with a number of adjunct and visiting professors to teach approximately 576 students in both programs.[1]

The school offers the Juris Doctor as well as two joint degrees—the Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (J.D./M.B.A.) and the Juris Doctor/Master of Library Science (J.D./M.L.S.).[9]

In 2007, the law school launched a Civil Rights and Constitutional Law Concentration for students interested in developing a deeper understanding of civil rights law and history.[1] There are four additional certificate programs available: Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Law, Dispute Resolution, Tax Law, and Justice in the Practice of Law.[10]

In 2012, the school launched its Maritime Law Summer program with the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The program offers students a unique opportunity to complete coursework in admiralty law and coastal policy from practitioners and experts in both fields.[11]

History

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The North Carolina General Assembly enacted House Bill 18 on March 1, 1939, authorizing a law school at North Carolina College for Negroes (now known as North Carolina Central University). The only previous school open to blacks in the state had been at Shaw University, in Raleigh, which closed its law school in 1914, leaving no in-state option for blacks to receive a formal education in law. The legislation was intended to create a separate-but-equal option for blacks who wanted to become lawyers, without integrating the law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Bill authorized the Board of Trustees to establish the North Carolina College for Negroes Law School and announced it would open in the fall of 1939. Due to the amount of time the college had to prepare and advertise the law school, only one student registered, resulting in the administration delaying the opening to the following year.[12]

Facilities

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The school is located in Durham, North Carolina on the campus of NCCU in the Albert L. Turner Building. The Turner Building is an 87,672 sq. ft. four-story brick structure that contains moot courtrooms, a model law office, classrooms, and an administrative wing. The Turner Building has 6 high-tech smart classrooms, two distance learning classrooms, and two high tech smart seminar rooms.[13]

The NCCU Law Library contains over 400,000 volumes and volume equivalents, and provides an environment for study and research. The ground floor of the building contains individual offices for student organizations, a student lounge, and canteen/vending area. There is a fully equipped computer lab and wireless internet throughout the building. The Great Hall, an atrium located on the first floor, allows the School of Law to comfortably host workshops, other seminars and special events.[13]

NCCU's School of Law is one of only 2 schools of law with in the University of North Carolina system, the other being UNC Chapel Hill.

Technology

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In the fall of 2010, the school received approximately $2 million in funding from the U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to expand broadband infrastructure and deliver legal services throughout the state.[14]

Technology Assisted Legal Instruction and Services, (also known as TALIAS), expands access to the School's legal education and clinical programs. TALIAS employs a fully immersive telepresence environment for both undergraduate courses and legal assistance at four Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and Winston-Salem State University.[15]

Clinics

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NCCU School of Law supports the following:

Institutes

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Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Law Institute

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The Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Law Institute has been established as a center of excellence in the field of biotechnology and pharmaceutical law, with a multidisciplinary approach in teaching, research and publications. Its mission is to make substantial contributions to the development of global biotechnology and pharmaceutical law and to the investigation and examination of contemporary issues in U.S. regulatory affairs issues.[16]

Dispute Resolution Institute

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The Dispute Resolution Institute is intended to provide training in alternative dispute resolution.[17]

Journals

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North Carolina Central Law Review

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Established in 1967, the North Carolina Central Law Journal, changed its name to the North Carolina Central Law Review in the spring of 2007. The Law Review contains articles written by legal scholars, judges, practitioners and academics.[18]

Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Law Review

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Established in 2006, the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Law Review seeks to publish a professional periodical devoted to these areas that are useful to judges, practitioners, teachers, legislators, students and others interested in these practice areas.[19]

Leadership

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Browne C. Lewis is the current dean; she became dean in June of 2020. The former deans of NCCU School of Law are:[20]

  • Maurice T. Van Hecke, 1939–1942
  • Albert L. Turner, 1942–1965
  • Daniel G. Sampson, 1965–1969
  • LeMarquis DeJarmon, 1969–1976
  • Harry E. Groves, 1976–1981
  • Charles E. Daye, 1981–1985
  • Thomas M. Ringer, 1985–1986
  • Louis Westerfield, 1986–1990
  • Mary E. Wright, 1990–1994
  • Percy R. Luney, Jr., 1994–1998
  • Janice L. Mills, 1998–2005
  • Raymond C. Pierce, 2005–2012
  • Phyliss Craig-Taylor, 2012–2018
  • Elaine O’Neal, 2018-2020

Notable alumni

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Rankings

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  • 7th, Best Schools for Bar Exam Preparation, 2012[22]
  • 4th, Top Law Schools for Clinical Opportunities, 2011[23]
  • 25th, Best Public Interest Law Schools, 2011[24]
  • 4th, Most Diverse Law Schools, 2011[25]
  • 9th, Most Popular Law Schools, 2010[26]
  • 1st, Best Value Law Schools, 2009[27] & 2007[28]
  • 7th, Most Diverse Faculty, 2009[29]
  • 20th, Best Law Schools in Practical Training, 2008[30]
  • 147-193th, U.S. News Best Law Schools, 2022[31]

Employment

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According to NC Central's official 2018 ABA-required disclosures, 37.9% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.[6] NCCU's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 31.8%, 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 nine months after graduation.[32]

ABA Employment Summary for 2018 Graduates[33]
Employment Status Percentage
Employed – Bar Passage Required (Full-Time, Long-Term)
 
 37.9%
Employed – Bar Passage Required (Part-Time and/or Short-Term)
 
 5.3%
Employed – J.D. Advantage
 
 18.9%
Employed – Professional Position
 
 10.6%
Employed – Non-Professional Position
 
 4.5%
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time
 
 2.3%
Unemployed – Start Date Deferred
 
 3.0%
Unemployed – Not Seeking
 
 1.5%
Unemployed – Seeking
 
 9.8%
Employment Status Unknown
 
 6.1%
Total of 132 Graduates

Costs

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For 2021 tuition was full-time $13,544 (in-state), full-time $36,116 (out-of-state), part-time $10,084 (in-state), and part-time $27,088 (out-of-state).[31]The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at North Carolina Central for the 2013–2014 academic year is $43,915.[34] The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $116,984 for residents and $169,249 for non-residents.[35]

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