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The Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (also known as Lewis & Clark Law School), is an
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-approved private
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in
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. The law school received ABA approval in 1970 and joined the
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(AALS) in 1973. Lewis & Clark Law School offers the
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(J.D.) degree, including a range of scholastic concentrations and legal certificate programs, as well as Master of Laws (LLM) and Master of Studies in Law (MSL) degrees in environmental, natural resources, and energy law, and LLM and MSL degrees in animal law. Each class in the three-year J.D. program has approximately 180 students. The former dean of Lewis & Clark Law School is Jennifer Johnson, Erskine Wood Sr. Professor of Law, a
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scholar and
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expert, as well as a member of the
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. Dean Johnson will be stepping down from her role in August 2024, to be replaced by former President of
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Alicia Ouellette. John Parry, the Edward Brunet Professor of Law, will serve as interim dean prior to Alicia Oullette taking up her post. Lewis & Clark law students can complete their degrees on full-time or part-time schedules, take courses during the day or evening, and focus in a number of legal specialties. The institution has a general
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and a range of specialty programs, including
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, public interest law, and the lawyering program. According to Lewis & Clark's official 2018 ABA-required disclosures, 75.8% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-preferred employment nine months after graduation.


Campus grounds

The law school grounds are adjacent to a forested natural area, replete with 14-miles of biking and jogging trails in
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. The Law School is 4-miles from downtown, in the Southern hills of Portland, west of the
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, at the base of the
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campus of
Lewis & Clark College Lewis & Clark College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1867 and is situated on the historic M. Lloyd Frank Estate in South Portland's Collins View neighborhood. It is composed of three distinct but adjac ...
. The Lewis & Clark College undergraduate,
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, and law campus grounds collectively occupy 137 acres (554,000 m2), centered on the M. Lloyd Frank Estate on Palatine Hill in the Collins View neighborhood of Southwest Portland.


History

Lewis & Clark Law School's origins began with the
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establishing a
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in Portland in 1885. After the
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moved the program to
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in 1915, several law faculty members resisted the move, and formed the Northwestern College of Law. In 1965, the faculty and overseers of Northwestern College of Law joined with the president and trustees of Lewis & Clark College to
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the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College. Harold Wren was Dean of the law school from 1969 to 1972. Today the college has over 100 faculty and staff. Faculty members regularly appear as experts in legal proceedings, publish legal texts and contribute primary research findings to legal scholarship around the country.


Law library

The Paul L. Boley Law Library is the largest
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in Oregonhttps://officialguide.lsac.org/Release/SchoolsABAData/SchoolPage/SchoolPage_PDFs/LSAC_LawSchoolDescription/LSAC4384.pdf/ and the second-largest in the
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with a collection of over 505,000 volumes as of 2014. Boley is also home to clinical space and program offices.


Animal Law Program

Lewis & Clark Law School is a pioneer in the field of animal law, it offered some of the first animal law courses in the world and in 1992 students founded the first Animal Law Conference in the U.S. The Center for Animal Studies (CALS) was founded at the school in 2008, becoming the first formal animal law program in the world and eventually giving rise to the first Animal Law Clinic. In 2012 CALS launched the first post-JD master of laws (LLM) in Animal Law. The school has the top ranked animal law program in the United States.


Rankings

The 2021 ''U.S. News & World Report'' ranked the school at 88 as a Tier 1 institution. Individual programs continue to receive high marks: Lewis & Clark Law School's Animal Law Program is ranked 1st in the United States and as of 2021, it ranked 1st of environmental law programs, according to '' U.S. News & World Reports rating system. Meanwhile, the Lewis & Clark Part-Time Program was ranked 14th in the country as of 2021.


Law centers and institutes

*Center for Animal Law Studies *Earthrise Law Center *Green Energy Institute *National Crime Victim Law Institute *Natural Resources Law Institute *Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NEDC) *Western Resources Legal Center (WRLC) *International Environmental Law Project (IELP)


Journals

Lewis & Clark Law School supports three student-edited scholarly journals: *'' Environmental Law Review'' *''
Animal Law Review ''Animal Law'' is a law review covering animal law published by students at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. Publishing its first volume in 1994, it was the first law review to focus on animal law issues and is the best known journal ...
'' *''Lewis & Clark Law Review''


Practical skills


National moot court competitions

Lewis & Clark law students benefit from the campus serving as a destination for several national moot courts. In 2013,
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John G. Roberts launched Lewis & Clark's Environmental Moot Court Competition, presiding as a guest judge. The campus also serves as the permanent host of the National Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) Moot Court Competition and the
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(ILSA) Pacific Regional Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Additionally, the ILSA Student Initiated Lecture Series at Lewis & Clark has been internationally recognized for academic excellence.


Semester abroad opportunities

In addition, the law school has developed a number of exclusive global summer externship placements. There are options in
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for students interested in
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,
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, transactional,
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,
human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...
, and environmental practice through placement with firms and
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s in
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,
Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
, and
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. The law school has also secured exclusive placements in
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, for students interested in international law firm experience. Past placements include firms in both
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and
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.


Employment

According to Lewis & Clark's official 2018 ABA-required disclosures, 75.8% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-preferred employment nine months after graduation. Lewis & Clark's
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under-employment score is 20.8%, 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.


Costs

The average cost of attendance at Lewis & Clark Law School for the 2016–17 school year includes tuition ($43,240 full-time, $32,426 part-time); fees ($50 public interest fee); health insurance ($2,402 if not already covered); and average cost of living expenses ($18,761).


Notable alumni


Law and politics


U.S. Congress

* Alexander G. Barry (1915), former
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from
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*
Cliff Bentz Cliff Stewart Bentz (born January 12, 1952) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Oregon's 2nd congressional district since 2021. He previously served in the Oregon Sen ...
(1979),
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from
Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
*
Earl Blumenauer Earl Francis Blumenauer ( ; born August 16, 1948) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 1996 to 2025. The district includes most of Portland, Oregon, ...
(1976),
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from
Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
*
Heidi Heitkamp Mary Kathryn "Heidi" Heitkamp (, ; born October 30, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from North Dakota from 2013 to 2019. A member of the North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party, she was ...
(1980), former
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from
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and 28th
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Federal Court judges

* Anna Brown (1980), Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon * Robert E. Jones (1953), Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon *
Garr King Garr Michael King (January 28, 1936 – February 5, 2019) was a lawyer and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Education and career King was born on January 28, 1936 in Pocatello, Idaho. H ...
(1963), former Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon *
Michael J. McShane Michael J. McShane (born 1961) is an American lawyer serving as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. He previously served as a state court judge on the Oregon Multnomah County Circ ...
(1988), Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon * Owen M. Panner, former Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon


State and local politics

*
Brad Avakian Brad Peter Avakian (born February 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as a Democrat in the Oregon House, the Oregon Senate, and as the state's nonpartisan elected Labor Commissioner. He was appointed Labor Commissioner by Governor Te ...
(1990), former Labor Commissioner of Oregon *
Craig Berkman Craig L. Berkman (born August 12, 1941) is an American venture capitalist and a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. He was known as a major donor in national Republican circles. He chaired the Oregon Republican Party in the early ...
, former chair of the
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*
Kate Brown Katherine Brown (born June 21, 1960) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 38th governor of Oregon from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she served three terms as the state representative from the 13th distr ...
(1985), 38th
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* Charles Crookham (1951), 13th
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*
Shemia Fagan Shemia Patricia Fagan (born September 20, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Oregon secretary of state from 2021 to 2023. She previously served as a Democratic member of the Oregon Senate, representing Senate District ...
(2009), 28th
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*
John Hubert Hall John Hubert Hall (February 7, 1899 – November 14, 1970) was an American Republican politician from the US state of Oregon. He was Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives in 1947, second in line to the governorship, when the governor, ...
(1926), 24th
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*
Betsy Johnson Elizabeth Katharine "Betsy" Johnson (born January 12, 1951) is an American aviator, entrepreneur, and politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives from the 1st and 31st House districts from 2001 to 2005, and in the Oregon Senat ...
(1977), former Oregon State Senator and independent candidate for
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in 2022 * Nick Kahl (2009), former Oregon State Representative *
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, 19th
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* Shawn Reilly, 34th mayor of
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* Lou Savage (1974), former Oregon Insurance Commissioner and legal reform advocate * Lane Shetterly (1981), former Oregon State Representative and DLCD director * Gail Shibley (2009), former Oregon State Representative * Max Williams (1991), former State Representative and Department of Corrections director


State judges

*
Richard C. Baldwin Richard C. Baldwin (born March 24, 1947) is a former American judge, who served as a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 2013 to 2017. A native of California, he was a legal aide attorney prior to joining the Oregon Supreme Court and returne ...
(1975), former Justice of the
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* Dean Bryson (1934), former Justice of the
Oregon Supreme Court The Oregon Supreme Court (OSC) is the highest State court (United States), state court in the U.S. state of Oregon. The only court that may reverse or modify a decision of the Oregon Supreme Court is the Supreme Court of the United States.
* Mercedes Deiz (1959), former Judge of the Multnomah County Circuit Court, first black woman to be admitted to the
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*
Ralph Holman Ralph T. Holman (March 4, 1918 – August 15, 2012) was a biochemist whose research focused on lipids and fatty acids, especially the Omega-3 fatty acid. He is regarded as the "Father of Omega-3 fatty acids", coining the term in 1963. A review of ...
(1937), former Justice of the
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*
Bronson James Bronson James (born 1971 or 1972) is an American lawyer serving as a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. Education James earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Reed College in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from ...
(2003), Justice of the
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* Jack Landau (1980), former Justice of the
Oregon Supreme Court The Oregon Supreme Court (OSC) is the highest State court (United States), state court in the U.S. state of Oregon. The only court that may reverse or modify a decision of the Oregon Supreme Court is the Supreme Court of the United States.
* Betty Roberts (1966), first female Justice of the
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*
Mary Jane Spurlin Mary Jane Spurlin (January 16, 1883 – June 4, 1970) became Oregon's first woman judge in 1926 after Governor Walter M. Pierce appointed her as a Multnomah County district judge. In 1927, Spurlin was elected president of the Portland Federatio ...
, former Judge of the
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District Court, first female judge in the state of
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Other U.S. political figures

* Donald C. Johnson (1974), former U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde and
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* Ronald A. Marks (1979), former senior
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official *
Phil Schiliro Philip M. Schiliro is an American political consultant and strategist. He has spent much of his career on the staff of prominent elected officials, including President Barack Obama. Schiliro was born August 6, 1956, in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New Y ...
(1981), former White House Director of Legislative Affairs in the
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*
Mildred Schwab Mildred A. Schwab (January 9, 1917 – was an attorney and politician from Portland, Oregon, in the United States. She served as a City Commissioner from 1973 to 1986; she was appointed to fill the vacancy created when Neil Goldschmidt was elec ...
(1939), former Portland City Commissioner and one of the first women to study law


Attorneys

*
Sim Gill Simarjit Singh Gill (born 1961) is an Indian-American attorney and politician, the District Attorney for Salt Lake County, Utah, first elected to the office in November 2010. Early life and education Gill was born in India where he lived until at ...
,
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for
Salt Lake County, Utah Salt Lake County is located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,185,238, making it the most populous county in Utah. Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the List of capitals in th ...
*
Peter Robinson Peter Robinson may refer to: Entertainment * Peter Robinson (sideshow artist) (1873–1947), American actor and sideshow performer, known for his appearance in film ''Freaks'' (1932) * J. Peter Robinson (born 1945), British musician and film score ...
(1978),
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lawyer


Academia

* Robin Kundis Craig (1996), environmental law scholar


Activism

*
Beatrice Morrow Cannady Beatrice Morrow Cannady (January 9, 1890 – August 19, 1974) was a renowned civil rights advocate in early 20th-century Oregon, United States. She was editor of the ''Advocate'', the state's largest African-American newspaper. She was also co-fo ...
(1922), civil rights activist and newspaper editor * Bernard Zaleha (1987), former member of the National Board of Directors and former National Vice President of the
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Business

* Wayne M. Perry (1975), businessman, 35th president of the
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and minority owner of the
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*
Leonard Shoen Leonard Samuel Shoen (February 29, 1916 – October 4, 1999) was an American entrepreneur who founded the U-Haul truck and trailer organization in Ridgefield, Washington, Ridgefield, Washington (state), Washington. After growing up in the farm be ...
(1955), businessman and founder of
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References


External links


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