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University of La Verne College of Law
Location
The University of La Verne College of Law is located in Ontario, California. Ontario does not have a large legal community and only has 1 large law firm as most of the firms are sole practitioners. However, Ontario is only 37 miles from Los Angeles (about 45 minute drive without traffic or up to one and a half hours with traffic). Many people in the Ontario area commute to work in Los Angeles as the Ontario area has a much lower cost of living. The law school is also the only ABA approved law school in the Inland Empire giving the school and its students a great opportunity to tap the growing local legal market. The legal market is small, but growing with a U.S. District Court in nearby Riverside (about 18 miles from Ontario). As it is the only ABA approved law school in the area it has a great opportunity to tap the local student population as shown by its relatively high stats.
Campus
The University of Law Verne law campus is housed in a very modern 64,000 square foot building that has an atrium tower. The surrounding area is mixed residential and business and there are plenty of housing within walking distance or a short drive. The campus is right next door to the Ontario city library and the Ontario Civic Center, which is undergoing major redevelopment to form the Ontario Town Square where residents will be able to work, play, and live. The campus has plenty of parking and outdoor lounge areas.
  University of La Verne
Public or
Private
 Private                      
Tuition $33,490                     
Acceptance
Rate
 40.7%                        
State Bar
Pass Rate
California, July 2008            
60.9%                        
Employment
Rate after
9 mos. from
Graduation
Not Made Available           
By the School                   
Employment
Rate at
Graduation
Not Made Available           
By the School                     
Average Salary
for Graduates in
the Private Sector
  
Not Made Available            
 By the School                      
Student Body
Population
 356                        
LSAT score
bottom
25th percentile of
incoming class
 150                         
LSAT score
top
25th percentile of
incoming class
 153                         
Median LSAT
of incoming class
 151                         
Bottom 25th
percentile of
incoming class
undergraduate
GPA (UGPA)
 2.77                         
Top 25th
percentile of
incoming class
UGPA
 3.06                         
Median UGPA 3.01                   
University of La Verne College of Law opens a Justice and Immigration Clinic
View of the Law School Entrance and the surrounding residential area
The University of La Verne College of Law is a provisionally ABA accredited law school located in Ontario, California in California's Inland Empire (San Bernardino County). The law school opened in 2001 and has been ABA approved since 2006. As the school is very new it has a long way to go to build a solid reputation and improve its statistics. Currently the school does not provide all of its statistics as it has just recently been approved by the ABA, which asks for the statistics. Although, its available statsitics seem to be relatively high for a new law school, which shows the school has potential.
On March 17, 2008 the law school opened its second clinic, which will focus on immigration asylum cases.
University of Law Verne partners with the Disability Rights Legal Center for its first clinic
Main Entrance of the Law School
View of Mt. San Antonio and the law school campus
View of the neighboring buildings: Ontario Civic Center and Ontario city library
On September 6, 2007 the law school partnered with the Disability Rights Legal Center, which offers pro bono legal representation to disadvantaged residents, to create its first law clinic to give its students real world experience on special education and civil rights cases in Riverside and San Bernadino Counties.
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Grading System
The grading system is on a 4.0 scale and for most first year courses with more than 21 students the curve is as follows: 1.9 or below equals 5-20% of the course grades; 2.0 - 2.3 equals 30-40% of the course grades; 2.4 - 2.6 equals 15 - 25% of the course grades; 2.7 - 2.9 equals 10 - 20% of the course grades; 3.0 - 3.2 equals 10 - 15% of the course grades; and 3.3 or above equals 0 - 5% of the course grades. The grading system for the first year courses has about a C to C- average as most of the students receive a C or C-. This seems like a very tough grading system which could affect a students ability to obtain an associate position after graduation because his or her GPA might be lower than expected for prospective associates.
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