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Dickinson Law receives high recognition from preLaw Magazine

Named a best school for public service and top school for both trial advocacy and alternative dispute resolution

CARLISLE, Pa. — Dickinson Law was named a best school for public service and a top school for both trial advocacy and alternative dispute resolution in the winter 2018 issue of preLaw Magazine.

Dickinson Law topped the list for government law employment and ranked No. 11 in schools for clerkships. The ranking is based on the number of graduates who secured employment in government law, in addition to curriculum and debt/loan repayment options.

“In this current legal education environment, it’s like real estate. Location is really, really important,” said Professor of Law Lance Cole, who also serves as director of Dickinson Law’s Center for Government Law and Public Policy Studies. Well-positioned near Pennsylvania’s capital and about two hours from Washington, D.C, third-year law students can participate in the Law School's Semester-in-Harrisburg and Semester-in-Washington, D.C. programs, where they can reside, take a seminar, and work at a government agency such as the Department of Justice, or the Governor’s Office of General Counsel.    

For the second consecutive year, Dickinson Law earned an "A" for its trial advocacy program. Trial advocacy skills are in high demand and opportunities to cultivate and master these skills are a key component of Dickinson Law's profession-ready curriculum. Hands-on opportunities to help law students hone their trial advocacy skills are offered as early as the first semester of law school, including the bi-annual Medical-Legal Colloquium. In collaboration with pediatric medicine residents from nearby Penn State Children’s Hospital, first-, second- and third-year law students can be active participants in the courtroom while presenting an abbreviated civil trial centered on the issues of proving and defending against claims of medical negligence.

Dickinson Law also earned an "A-" for its alternative dispute resolution program. As part of its upper-level curriculum, students may take a prescribed combination of core and elective courses to earn a Certificate in Litigation and Dispute Resolution with concentrations in civil litigation, criminal litigation or dispute resolution.

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Last Updated January 29, 2018

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