Willamette Lawyer | Fall 2023

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Welcome, Class of 2026! Since Willamette Law was established 140 years ago, it has been a privilege to watch each new class begin their law school journeys. Our first-year students include a champion golfer, a surfer, super fans of Harry Potter, Star Wars and space, and a conservation biologist. The top undergraduate schools included Oregon State University (10), University of Oregon (5), Portland State University (5), University of Alaska Anchorage (5), University of California, Riverside (5), Willamette University (4), Arizona State University (4), University of Nevada, Reno (4), Western Oregon University (4) and Western Washington University (4). The class is rounded out with one MLS student and two in the LLM program.

Class Size

123 Students

152 Median LSAT

GPA

3.35 Median

25th Percentile

2.96

38

75th Percentile

Oregon Residents

3.59

States Represented

26

%

23

47 % Male

Average Age

Majors Represented

41

Schools Represented

68

53 % Female

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Are you maximizing tax benefits with your giving?

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Share Your Success

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Faculty Scholarship

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Students gain international perspective on child welfare

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Student and professor team up to draft proposal on streaming royalty for musicians - and Rolling Stone takes notice

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Professor appointed director of academic excellence

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Introducing new faculty members

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pages 26-27

Hands-on advocacy

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pages 22-25

The bar and the bench

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pages 18-21

Clinical Law Program provides 'critical' opportunities for students to be lawyers

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pages 14-17

Student publishes three articles on the intersection of health care and government

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Preparing trial-ready lawyers with the help of a community

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Judicial Clerkship Program inspires students to consider career opportunities

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Inaugural immersion externship launched

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Student strives to make change in law school and beyond

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College of Law receives grant to study bar exam passage rates

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Welcome, Class of 2026!

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Dean's Message

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