Name of the University
Columbia University
Description Of University
T he Columbia University was founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States.
From its beginnings in a schoolhouse in lower Manhattan, Columbia University has grown to encompass two principal campuses: the historic, neoclassical campus in the Morningside Heights neighborhood and the modern Medical Center further uptown, in Washington Heights. Today, Columbia is one of the top academic and research institutions in the world, conducting pathbreaking research in medicine, science, the arts, and the humanities. It includes three undergraduate schools, thirteen graduate and professional schools, and a school of continuing education.
University Website
http://www.columbia.edu/
Name of the law college
Columbia Law School
Snapshot
Brief Description of law college
Columbia Law School is one of the first law schools established in the United States, Columbia Law School is internationally renowned as a leading center of legal scholarship with a deep commitment to teaching and professional training. The Juris Doctor (J.D.) program is offered only on a full-time basis, requiring three years of study. The academic year, comprising two semesters, extends from mid-August through mid-May. There are no evening or summer study programs available.
As the largest of Columbia Law School's degree programs, there are approximately 1,200 J.D. students enrolled across all three years of study. Each August, about 370 women and men enter our community as first-year students, and approximately 45 enter our second-year class as transfer students. By all measures, Columbia stands as one of America's most highly selective law schools. Our student body is distinguished by being one of the most talented and culturally diverse in the world.
Law College Website
http://www.law.columbia.edu/
Country
United States of America
Location
New York City
It is no accident that the University's full name is "Columbia University in the City of New York." The pulse of the city is interwoven in a Columbia education, and Columbia occupies a central and influential position in the life of New York. Indeed, New York City is Columbia's laboratory.
Columbia law students benefit in innumerable ways from their immersion in the vibrancy of one of the world's most important cities. New York is the world's center of law practice. The sophistication and expertise of its practitioners not only add resources to the Law School, but also make available a wide variety of career choices to those who remain in the city and become part of a career-expanding background for those graduates choosing to live and work elsewhere. New York is also the world capital of publishing, international finance, culture, the arts, and communications. Yet as an urban center, it is representative of the many problems, hopes, challenges, and opportunities facing individuals and societies around the world.
As such, New York provides a vast living laboratory for students' personal and professional growth. Living and studying in New York, students find their intellectual assumptions and cultural preferences examined and challenged as never before.
Address for all mail and courier deliveries:
Office of Graduate Legal Studies
Columbia University School of Law
435 West 116th Street
Mail Code 4036
New York, NY 10027-7297
Physical address:
1125 Amsterdam Avenue
(corner of 115th St.)
Room 611 (6th Floor)
Telephone number: (212) 854-2655
Fax number: (212) 854-9742
E-mail address:
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Admissions:
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Law Programmes Offered
Our Graduate Legal Studies Program consists of the :
Master of Laws (LL.M.) and
Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) programs, as well as the
Special Student program for attorneys who wish to continue their legal education without pursuing a degree.
Every year the Law School enrolls approximately 200 graduate students from more than 50 countries. These students choose CLS for its pre-eminence in many areas, including corporate law, law and economics, international and comparative law, jurisprudence, human rights, constitutionalism and intellectual property, to name just a few; for its world-renowned faculty, many of whose works our students have read prior to coming to Columbia; for the breadth and depth of its academic program and co-curricular offerings; and for its incomparable location - in short, for the Law School's unequalled global reputation.
Once here, our students discover the many other advantages CLS has to offer, including the flexibility of our programs. The Columbia LL.M. is tailor-made to each student's academic and professional needs. There are no "tracks" - students can design their programs to include exactly what they need, and we allow them to apply up to 6 points of credit earned in other faculties of the University towards the degree requirements. While LL.M. candidates are not required to submit a thesis, they are allowed to write up to 8 points of independent research - sufficient to produce publishable work if they are so inclined. While J.S.D. candidates are required to spend only one year in residence, they may (and, in fact, are encouraged to) stay for a second year. Like LL.M. students, they too can enroll in courses in other faculties of the University and work with members of the other faculties either formally or informally.
Find details of various legal studies programs offered at:
http://www.law.columbia.edu/llm_jsd/grad_studies
Law courses Offered
Courses
The Foundation Curriculum (First Year Courses)
Administrative Law and Public Policy
Civil Procedure and Dispute Resolution
Commercial Law and Advanced Contracts
Constitutional Law
Corporate and Securities Law
Criminal Law
Environmental Law
Family Law
Gender Studies
Health Care and the Law
History and Philosophy of Law
Human Rights
Intellectual Property
International, Foreign, and Comparative Law
Labor and Employment Law
Law and Economics
Law and Humanities
Law and Social Sciences
Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession
Property, Real Estate, and Trusts & Estates
Racial, Economic and Social Justice
Taxation
Torts
Clinics
Individual Student Community and Court Projects
Graduate Courses
Journals
Moot Court Program
Research, Assistantships, and Writing Credits
Key to course Designations
Find details at:
http://www.law.columbia.edu/llm_jsd/grad_studies/courses#605
and
http://www.law.columbia.edu/academics/curriculum
Classes and Seminars in Intellectual Property
Columbia Law School offers a wide array of classes in copyright, trademark, and patent law taught by full-time and adjunct professors. This year, in order to respond to the increasing interest in IP law, Columbia changed its curriculum to enable first-year students to study IP law at an earlier point in their school careers , as well as to allow 2L and 3L students to begin engaging with our exciting slate of upper-class offerings beginning in the fall of their second year.
Faculty
The Faculty at Columbia Law School is among the finest anywhere. Faculty members are committed to serious scholarship, and their work is at the forefront of developments in such areas as constitutional law, corporate and securities law, critical race theory, gender studies, human rights and public interest law, intellectual property law, international and comparative law, jurisprudence, law, science, and technology, as well as many other areas.
Columbia's faculty members value the diverse backgrounds of their students, as well as their formidable academic skills. Like the best students, outstanding faculty want to be challenged by perspectives and experiences other than their own. Columbia professors use their skill to stimulate students to think for themselves and to help students make their own original contributions to legal scholarship. There are many opportunities for students and faculty members to collaborate on research and to engage frequently in an informal sharing of ideas. The intellectual environment of the Law School is indeed a rich and creative one.
Student Life
Student Body
A compelling reason to study law at Columbia is the opportunity to learn with the exceptional individuals who comprise its community. In selecting its students and appointing its faculty, Columbia chooses men and women with extraordinary intellectual gifts and outstanding academic credentials.
During the past decade, a period marked by significant changes in the demand for legal education, Columbia continues to attract one of the very largest and most highly qualified applicant pools in the country. As evaluated by the principal criteria used to measure admissions selectivity -- application volume, acceptance rates, yield ratios (the percentage of accepted applicants choosing to enroll), median LSAT scores, and undergraduate performance -- Columbia continues to stand among the most highly selective law schools in the United States. In selecting students, Columbia has long considered it essential to go beyond outstanding academic credentials. One would be hard pressed to identify a leading law school more diverse than Columbia.
Housing & Student Life
Opportunities for University housing accommodations in or near Morningside Heights, where the central campus of Columbia University is located, are diverse but limited. In recent years, the attractiveness and vitality of New York City and the Morningside Heights neighborhood have further exacerbated the housing situation.
University and Law School Housing
The Law School has a number of University-managed apartments and dormitories for use by students enrolled in its Graduate Program, but does not have enough housing units to accommodate all students. The Law School cannot guarantee housing to Associates or LL.M. and J.S.D. candidates. Special Students are not eligible for Columbia housing.
The Law School housing available to students enrolled in the Graduate Program includes dormitory rooms, studio apartments, one- and two-bedroom apartments, and apartment shares (two or three students in each apartment). Most, but not all, of these units are furnished. Students should note that policies regarding university housing, such as lease extensions, are determined by the University Apartment Housing office (UAH) and not by the Law School. Lease extensions for purposes of taking the New York bar exam are generally not available as most leases end on May 31.
Current Student Experience at Columbia
The mixture of interests and experiences found in the Columbia J.D. student body is enriched further by the presence of foreign-trained lawyers, drawn to Columbia from around the world, from both civil and common law traditions. Many of these candidates for the Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree have held important positions in their countries' governments, corporations, or in political or human rights organizations. They provide an intellectual cross-fertilization with J.D. students that adds an international dimension to a Columbia Law School education.
Career Planning and Placement
Columbia Law School encourages the exploration of career opportunities in a broad range of fields.
Career Services
The Career Services Office provides a broad range of services and programs to support students and graduates of the law school in their career decision-making process. The office serves an educational function through the varied and extensive programming, and individual and group counseling processes that encourage students to seek career paths relevant to their interests, skills and needs. These educational programs teach the students skills that will assist them throughout their professional careers.
http://www.law.columbia.edu/careers/career_services
Judicial Clerkships
Columbia is among the small handful of law schools that consistently places its students in dozens of federal and state court clerkships, ranging from the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals to the state supreme courts and the chambers of federal magistrate judges.
http://www.law.columbia.edu/careers/clerkships
Program on Careers in Law Teaching
"The Program on Careers in Law Teaching provides current students and graduates of Columbia Law School with tools to explore the possibility of a career as a law professor, and support when they have decided to do so."
http://www.law.columbia.edu/careers/law_teaching
Academic Fellows Program
A post-graduate program for those aspiring to be full-time law professors. The Columbia Law School Academic Fellows Program provides a stipend, elligibility for subsidized housing, the chance to teach a seminar and the opportunity to produce a serious work of scholarship.
http://www.law.columbia.edu/careers/acad_fellows
Military Recruiting on Campus Read a statement from Dean David Schizer and the Columbia Law School faculty regarding military recruiting on campus.
http://www.law.columbia.edu/careers/military
Public Interest Law
With a world-renowned faculty, unmatched opportunities for students to join in real-world legal efforts, and a comprehensive approach to developing fulfilling careers, Columbia is at the forefront of preparing the public interest lawyers of the future, whether they seek full-time careers or substantial pro bono service while at law firms or both. Our vibrant community of faculty, students, and graduates is our most important asset.
http://www.law.columbia.edu/careers/public_interest
Law Library
http://www.law.columbia.edu/careers/law_library
Please find details of Careers at :
http://www.law.columbia.edu/careers
Additional Information /Special Offers
Financial Aid
Financial Aid Office Columbia Law School
435 West
116th Street New York, NY 10027
Telephone: (212) 854-7730
Fax: (212) 854-7445
E-mail:
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Our office is located on the 5th Floor of William & June Warren Hall at 115th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
The cost of financing a legal education can be daunting, but we in the Financial Aid Office are available to assist you in preparing to meet it. We are committed to clarifying the process of applying for financial aid so that you may completely explore the various options that exist for funding your legal education. We encourage you to read this information carefully and use it as a reference guide to help make every avenue of funding available to you. Applicants to the LL.M and J.S.D. programs who are interested in grant assistance should note that the information in this financial aid section is intended primarily for students enrolling in the J.D. program at Columbia Law School. The Financial Aid Office reviews grant applications for J.D. students only, and the Office of Graduate Legal Studies reviews grant applications for LL.M and J.S.D. candidates.
Columbia Law School awards grant assistance primarily on the basis of demonstrated financial need. However, there are a number of fellowships not based on financial need that are awarded by the Admissions Office at the time an applicant is admitted to the Law School. There is no separate application for these fellowships.
If you are interested in grant assistance, please be assured that Columbia Law School invests a significant amount annually towards reducing tuition costs for needy students who otherwise might not be able to attend. Unfortunately, in recent years the rise in educational costs has been considerably more rapid than our ability to meet need in this way. Consequently, while each year a substantial portion of the entering class receives a Law School grant, by far the largest form of financial aid for all law students is educational loans. Most students borrow from a variety of programs in order to finance a part, or all, of their educational expenses. Even if you receive large tuition grants each year, you may not be able to avoid substantial debt before you graduate, especially if you enter law school with loans from your prior education. You will be investing in your future, clearly the best investment you can make. However, the investment will be considerable. For every $10,000 borrowed, a student can expect to pay at least $125 each month in debt service after graduation. So we urge you to be as prudent as you can be in the amount of debt you assume; how much you borrow now may affect your future choices in career and lifestyle.
Many students are able to limit their annual borrowing to the $20,500 (effective July 1, 2007) that the federal Stafford loan program makes available to eligible U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
http://www.law.columbia.edu/current_student/financial_aid
Fast Facts
Type of Law College :
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Main language used in class :
English
Course Fees :
Tuition and other fees
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Program
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Program Points
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Tuition
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Tuition Per Point
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Associates (LL.M., J.S.D.)
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0 to 19
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$10,506
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$2,102
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All Other LL.M. and J.S.D.
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10 to 19
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$21,012
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$2,102
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J.D., Special
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10 to 19
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$21,012
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$2,102
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J.D., Post 6th Term
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$5,254
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Study Abroad 4- Year Double Degree
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$10,506
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Study at other U.S. Law School
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$2,102
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$100 Student Activity Fee
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For more information Visit the university page at :
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sfs/docs/University_Tuition_And_Fees/index.html
Boarding Cost :
http://www.law.columbia.edu/llm_jsd/tuition_fees
Living Expenses Budget
For a single student, living expenses for the 9-month 2007-08 academic year are budgeted as follows:
* Room and board: $14,400
* Books, clothing, laundry, recreation, and miscellaneous expenses: $4,678
Similarly, conservative estimates of expenses for a married couple would be:
* Room and board: $20,440
* Books, clothing, laundry, recreation, and miscellaneous expenses: $6,473.
Each student, of course, may have somewhat different requirements.
Miscellaneous Expenses :
http://www.law.columbia.edu/llm_jsd/tuition_fees
Application Fee
The 2008-2009 application for admission fee is U.S. $70.
Tuition
For 2007-08, tuition (for a program of 10 to 19 points per semester) will be as follows:
* $21,012 per term; $42,024 for the full academic year
* Each additional point of credit is $2,101.
General Fees
* University Facilities Fee: $236 per semester
* Student Activities Fee: $100 per semester
* Transcript Fee (one-time fee for new Columbia University students): $75
* International Services Fee (for international students holding a nonresident visa): $50 per semester
Health Services Fees and Insurance Premiums
Fees are assessed for several elements of the medical care and health and accident insurance coverage provided by the University. A basic fee, mandatory for all students, provides access to the on-campus health service facilities. Insurance for hospital care and standard major medical coverage also is required unless students can show proof of comparable coverage under another plan. For benefits attainable under these plans, for regulations governing waiver of participation, and other information, see the Health Services brochure, available on request from the Health Services office (212-854-2284 or 212-854-7210).
For additional information, visit the Health Services web site at www.health.columbia.edu.
Health Services Fee, Per Term:
Fall 2007: $387
Spring 2008: $387
There is an additional charge for the optional Summer Health Services coverage.
For the month of August, 2007 this fee will be $182.
Health Insurance Fees, Per Term:
Student Basic:
Fall 2007: $693
Spring/Summer 2008: $873
Student Optional Comprehensive:
Fall 2007: $813
Spring/Summer 2008: $1,254
A complete schedule of fees is available on the Health Services web site at http://www.health.columbia.edu/docs/about_us/fees.html.
Notes
Last Date Of Submission :Admission to the 2008-2009 Graduate Legal Studies program
The application for admission to the 2008-2009 Graduate Legal Studies program at Columbia Law School is now open.
The application deadline for the LL.M., J.S.D. and Associates-in-Law programs is December 15, 2007.
Please find details at:
https://www-app.law.columbia.edu/gls/
Application Deadlines
Early Review Program
LL.M. Program applicants for the 2008-2009 academic year have the option of applying through the Early Review Program. Applicants wishing to be considered under the Early Review Program must submit their applications on-line; we will not accept paper applications for the Early Review Program. In addition, to be considered for Early Review, all application materials, including supporting documents and TOEFL scores, must be postmarked no later than November 1, 2007. Additionally, the applicant should specify that he or she wishes to be considered for Early Review by checking the appropriate box in the "Questionnaire" section of the on-line application form. If the on-line application is not submitted and all supporting materials are not postmarked by November 1, 2007, the applicant will automatically be considered for admission in the regular cycle.
The Office of Graduate Legal Studies will provide a decision for early applicants by the end of December. Applicants will be admitted, rejected, or deferred to the regular admission cycle. Applicants admitted through the Early Review Program will not be required to withdraw their applications to other LL.M. programs or to make an early binding commitment to Columbia Law School. Admitted candidates will be required to notify us of their intention to matriculate in early March.
Regular Application Deadline
Applications and all supporting documents for the 2008-2009 academic year must be postmarked no later than December 15, 2007. Applications postmarked after this date will be returned unread. Admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis, in most cases no later than late April.
Special Bifurcated Deadline for J.S.D. Applications
(Not applicable for J.S.D.-Associate applications; please see below.)
The J.S.D. application deadline is in two parts.
By December 15, 2007, all J.S.D. applicants must submit:
- GLS Application Form
- Application Fee (U.S. $70)
- Personal Statement
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae
- Official Transcripts (in sealed envelopes or through LSAC)
- TOEFL Score, if applicable
- Signed Certification Form
By February 1, 2008, all J.S.D. applicants must submit the following supporting documents:
- Two Letters of Recommendation
- Dissertation Proposal and Bilbiography
- Writing Sample
-Official Transcripts for the Fall 2007 term, if applicable
J.S.D.-Associate applicants must submit all materials by December 15, 2007 except the Dissertation Proposal and Bibliography, which is due February 1, 2008. It is preferable, however, that candidates submit their proposal and bibliography with the rest of their application by December 15, 2007.
Incomplete applications postmarked after these dates will be returned unread. J.S.D. applicants are not eligible for the Early Review Program.
All application materials become the property of the Graduate Legal Studies program and as such will not be returned to the applicant under any circumstances.
All required supporting materials for both the Early Review Program and the regular admission cycle, including the signed certification form, should be sent to:
Office of Graduate Legal Studies
Columbia University School of Law
435 West 116th Street, MC 4036
New York, NY 10027-7297
Acceptance Rate :Information not provided
Is LSAT score required ?
In reviewing applications to Columbia, no weights or relative levels of importance are assigned to any one specific criterion for admission. Indeed, the Admissions Committee takes the entire application into consideration to arrive at a final admissions decision. While strong LSAT scores may certainly indicate strength in one's application, the Committee considers the academic record, along with the other personal and biographical information in the file, most carefully.
Is TOEFL score required ?
Applicants to the J.D. program are not required to take the TOEFL examination.
TOEFL/TWE (Test of English as a Foreign Language/Test of Written English) or TOEFL iBT
All applicants except those whose native and working language is English or who earned their first law degree entirely in English must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and Test of Written English (TWE) or the TOEFL iBT. The scores required for admission are:
* TOEFL iBT: 105 overall score, 26 on the Reading and Listening sections, 24 on the Writing and Speaking sections;
* Computer-based TOEFL: 260 overall score, 25 on each section;
* Paper-based TOEFL: 620 overall score, 59/60 on the Structure/Writing and Reading sections, 60/61 on the Listening section; and
* TWE: 5.0.
If your scores fall below these levels, your chances of admission could be adversely impacted even if other factors in your application are strong. You must decide whether to repeat the test based on how far below these scores your results fall; we cannot make this decision for you.
Applicants should register for and take the TOEFL well in advance of the November 1 or December 15 deadline so that the results reach Columbia on or soon after those dates. Although applicants may include a copy of their student score report with their application, Columbia must receive the official results of the TOEFL and TWE directly from ETS. Applicants who register with LSAC (see ?Special Application Procedure? above) do not need to send an official report to Columbia Law School; LSAC will send it. Columbia University?s institution code is 2163; the Law School?s code is 03. No other examination is required. Applicants who register with LSAC (see "Special Application Procedure" above) do not need to send an official report to Columbia Law School; LSAC will send it. Columbia University?s institution code is 2163; the Law School?s code is 03. No other examination is required.
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Address for all mail and courier deliveries:
Office of Graduate Legal Studies
Columbia University School of Law
435 West 116th Street
Mail Code 4036
New York, NY 10027-7297
Physical address:
1125 Amsterdam Avenue
(corner of 115th St.)
Room 611 (6th Floor)
Telephone number: (212) 854-2655
Fax number: (212) 854-9742
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