University of Hawaii Law School

The William S. Richardson School of Law is located on the main University of Hawaii at Manoa campus, which is about 4 miles, or a 9 minute drive, from downtown Honolulu. The campus is also about 3 miles from beautiful Waikiki beach, 10 miles from Pearl Harbor naval base, and about 35 miles from North Shore beach. Honolulu has a very good bus system and a substantial number of the students do not own vehicles. The school's close proximity to Honolulu is ideal for the students to earn internships downtown and for current attorneys to participate in law school activities. Honolulu has a Federal U.S. District courthouse, a Federal Bankruptcy courthouse, Hawaii Supreme Court, Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals, Hawaii Land Court, Hawaii Tax Appeal Court, as well as numerous federal and state buildings. Honolulu is considered a small legal community, with only one large firm having an office downtown. Nonetheless many students find positions in the area and some find very good positions in the Western mainland states.

	University of Hawaii
Public or Private	Public
Tuition Resident: Non-Resident:	$22,824 $13,080
Acceptance Rate	17.6%
State Bar Pass Rate	Hawaii, July 2008 85%
Employment Rate after 9 mos. from Graduation	94.3%
Employment Rate at Graduation	64.4%
Average Salary for Graduates in the Private Sector	$72,500
Student Body Population	330
LSAT score bottom 25th percentile of incoming class	155
LSAT score top 25th percentile of incoming class	160
Median LSAT of incoming class	158
Bottom 25th percentile of incoming class undergraduate GPA (UGPA)	3.09
Top 25th percentile of incoming class UGPA	3.62
Median UGPA	3.36

The University of Hawaii School of Law is a top 100 law school situated in beautiful Manoa Valley in Honolulu, Hawaii. As the only ABA accredited law school in the state of Hawaii the school is able to take full advantage of the legal opportunities in the state. For instance, the law school attracts visiting professors from around the world that are at the forefront of their respective fields. The school is also able to get the local legal community heavily involved in giving real world advice to their students such as teaching classes, guest lecturing, or sponsoring an internship program. Another advantage of being on the island of Oahu is the absence of stress. Most people at the school, including the students, are not stressed out, very happy, and desire to be at that particular law school.

The 9th Circuit Court of appeals held a special court session at the University of Hawaii School of Law and heard appeals of decisions by the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii and the federal Board of Immigration Appeals.

The University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, is undergoing extensive improvements to their law library. The University of Hawaii will be adding a second story to the building in a environmentally safe manner with the intention of obtaining a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

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The grading system is on a 4.0 scale and for most first year courses the curve is a solid B. This is normal law school curve for the top law schools and is fairly implemented. If you study hard and apply yourself you will do well at this law school. If anything this curve will assist students in earning an associate position after graduation.

The law school's campus is located on the main university campus directly off of Dole street. The library is just across the court yard from the administration and classroom building. There is on campus housing available although most students decline to live on campus. There are also several residential areas within walking distance to the school and many students live in nearby Waikiki, Honolulu or its suburbs. The law school is raising money to remodeling the law library and add a second story. In addition the school is going to make the courtyard even more inviting for students to hang out.

The University of Hawaii School of Law hosted its annual January (J-term) course session wherein students are given the opportunity to attend mini-classes taught by some of the leading legal minds from around the country. Previously the school has hosted professors from cities such as Hong Kong who taught courses on common law.