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St. John's University School of Law

{{Short description|Catholic law school in Jamaica, Queens, New York, US}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}

{{Infobox law school

|name = St. John's University
School of Law

|image = St John's University (New York) logo.svg

|image_size = 175px

|established = {{start date and age|1925}}

|dean = Jelani Jefferson Exum

|type = Private Catholic law school

|city = Jamaica

|state = New York

|country = U.S.

|bar pass rate = 87.10% (2023 first-time takers){{cite web |title=St. John's University - First Time Bar Passage |url=https://www.stjohns.edu/sites/default/files/2024-05/BarPassage%202024.pdf |website=abarequireddisclosures.org |publisher=American Bar Association |access-date=2 March 2024}}

| students = 798

| faculty = 43 (full-time)

|ranking = 68th (tie) (2024){{Cite news|title=St. John's University Law School Overview|work=U.S. News & World Report|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/st-john-s-university-new-york-03112|access-date=13 May 2023}}

|website = {{url|www.stjohns.edu/law}}

}}

St. John's University School of Law is a Roman Catholic law school in Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States, affiliated with St. John's University.

The School of Law was founded in 1925, and confers Juris Doctor degrees and degrees for Master of Laws in Bankruptcy and Master of Laws in U.S. Studies. Over 15,000 St. John's Law graduates are practicing law in the United States and foreign jurisdictions.{{cite web|url=http://www.stjohns.edu/law/about |title=School of Law History |publisher=Stjohns.edu |access-date=August 13, 2015}} In 2022, 85.53% of the law school's first-time test takers passed a bar exam.

LL.M. in Bankruptcy law

St. John's University School of Law offers the only LL.M. in bankruptcy law in the United States.{{Cite web|title = Bankruptcy, L.L.M. {{!}} St. John's University|url = http://www.stjohns.edu/law/programs-and-majors/bankruptcy-llm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141003204636/http://www.stjohns.edu/law/programs-and-majors/bankruptcy-llm|url-status = dead|archive-date = October 3, 2014|website = stjohns.edu/law|access-date = 2017-05-10}} The program is a 30 credit LL.M., with 6 credits devoted towards a thesis. St. John's School of Law offers over two dozen classes focusing on various issues in bankruptcy. Required courses for the program are: Reorganization Under Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Fraud, Ethics, and Malpractice; Bankruptcy Taxation; Bankruptcy Jurisdiction; Bankruptcy Procedure; and Consumer Bankruptcy. Classes are taught by a mixture of law professors, Federal Bankruptcy Court judges, and practicing attorneys. The St. John's LL.M. in Bankruptcy Program is fully accredited. It has been approved by the New York State Department of Education, and has received the acquiescence of the American Bar Association.{{Cite web|title = Home {{!}} St. John's University|url = http://new.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/academics/LLM/bankruptcy.stj|website = new.stjohns.edu|access-date = 2015-06-08|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071014061421/http://new.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/academics/LLM/bankruptcy.stj|archive-date = October 14, 2007|df = mdy-all}}

Admissions

For the class entering in 2023, St. John's University School of Law accepted 41.48% of applicants, with 26.50% of those accepted enrolling. The average enrollee had a 162 LSAT score and 3.71 undergraduate GPA.{{cite web |title= St. John's - 2023 Standard 509 Information Report |url=https://www.abarequireddisclosures.org/Disclosure509.aspx |website=abarequireddisclosures.org |publisher=American Bar Association|access-date= March 2, 2024}}

Bar passage rates

In 2023, 87.10% of St. John’s first-time takers passed a bar examination. {{Cite web| title=St. John's University - 2024 | url=https://www.stjohns.edu/sites/default/files/2024-05/BarPassage%202024.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624141335/https://www.stjohns.edu/sites/default/files/2024-05/BarPassage%202024.pdf | archive-date=2024-06-24}} St. John's University School of Law typically ranks in the top 4 – 7 in bar exam passage for first-time test takers among the fifteen New York State law schools:

July 2004 – 87% / Overall New York State Average – 76.5% (Press Release) http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/news/pr_uni_061219b.sju {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930193741/http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/news/pr_uni_061219b.sju |date=September 30, 2007 }}{{Cite web| title=New York Bar Exam Pass Rates 2004 - 2009 | url=http://www.nybarexam.org/Press/Annual%20Pass%20Rates_2004-2009.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705073315/http://www.nybarexam.org:80/Press/Annual%20Pass%20Rates_2004-2009.pdf | archive-date=2010-07-05}}

July 2005 – 89% (4th) / Overall New York State Average – 75.9%(Press Release) http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/news/pr_uni_061219b.sju {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930193741/http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/news/pr_uni_061219b.sju |date=September 30, 2007 }}

July 2006 – 91% (4th) / Overall New York State Average 79.4% (Press Release) http://149.68.13.136/academics/graduate/law/pr_law_061121.sju {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929035511/http://149.68.13.136/academics/graduate/law/pr_law_061121.sju |date=September 29, 2007 }}

July 2007 – 90% (6th) / Overall New York State Average – 79.1%http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1196361713386 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

July 2008 – 91.8% (7th) / Overall New York State Average – 83.2% (Press Release) http://digest.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/pr_law_091203.stj

July 2009 – 92.1% (4th) / Overall New York State Average – 79.8%{{Cite web|title = Home {{!}} St. John's University|url = http://digest.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/pr_law_091203.stj|website = digest.stjohns.edu|access-date = 2015-06-08}}

July 2010 – 87% (6th) / Overall New York State Average – 86%{{Cite web|title = Routine Maintenance|url = http://www.law.com/jsp/law/article.jsp?id=1202475862493&Most_NY_Law_Schools_See_Lower_Pass_Rate_for_July_Bar_Exam|website = www.law.com|access-date = 2015-06-08}}

July 2011 – 88% (7th) / Overall New York State Average – 86% {{Cite web|title = Majority of Law Schools Post Higher Pass Rates for July Exam|url = http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202534305864|access-date = 2015-06-08}}

July 2013 - 87.5% (7th) / Overall New York State Average – 88%{{cite web| url = http://abovethelaw.com/2013/11/new-york-bar-exam-results-by-law-school-open-thread-2013/| title = New York Bar Exam Results By Law School: Open Thread (2013) - Above the LawAbove the Law| date = November 25, 2013}}

July 2014 - 87% (4th) / Overall New York State Average - 83% {{Cite web|title = July 2014 Bar Exam Pass Rates|url = http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202676271420/July-2014-Bar-Exam-Pass-Rates?cmp=share_email&slreturn=20141013101304|access-date = 2015-08-11}}

July 2019 - 89% (5th) / Overall New York State Average - 88% {{Cite web|last=Zaretsky|first=Staci|title=A Breakdown Of New York Bar Exam Results By Law School (July 2019)|url=https://abovethelaw.com/2019/12/a-breakdown-of-new-york-bar-exam-results-by-law-school-july-2019/|access-date=2020-06-24|website=Above the Law|date=December 4, 2019|language=en-US}}

Ranking

National Ranking: for 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranked St. John's Law tied for 68th.{{Cite web|title = Best Law School Rankings {{!}} Law Program Rankings {{!}} US News|url = https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/st-john-s-university-new-york-03112|website = grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com|access-date = 2024-06-24}}

Employment

According to St. John's University School of Law's official 2018 ABA-required disclosures, 82.3% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment ten months after graduation.{{cite web |url=http://www.stjohns.edu/sites/default/files/law/sju_law_class_of_2014_aba_final_employment_summary_-_post_update.pdf |title=ABA Placement Questionnaire |access-date=August 11, 2015 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924112310/http://www.stjohns.edu/sites/default/files/law/sju_law_class_of_2014_aba_final_employment_summary_-_post_update.pdf |url-status=dead }} St. John's University School of Law's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 7.1%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2018 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job ten months after graduation.{{cite web|url=https://www.lstreports.com/schools/stjohns/2018/ |title=St. John's University Profile}}

Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at St. John's University School of Law for the 2014–2015 academic year is $76,614.{{cite web |url=http://www.stjohns.edu/sites/default/files/documents/law/140407_law_coachart.pdf |title=Cost of Attendance |access-date=July 10, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714155901/http://www.stjohns.edu/sites/default/files/documents/law/140407_law_coachart.pdf |url-status=dead }} The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $285,041.{{cite web |url=http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/stjohns/costs/2013/ |title=St. John's University Profile |access-date=July 10, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714190227/http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/stjohns/costs/2013/ |url-status=dead }}

Publications

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  • St. John's Law Review
  • American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
  • Journal of Catholic Legal Studies (formerly The Catholic Lawyer)
  • Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development
  • New York International Law Review
  • Commercial Division Online Law Report
  • N.Y. Real Property Law Journal
  • Admiralty Practicum

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Conrad B. Duberstein Moot Court Competition

The Conrad B. Duberstein Moot Court Competition is an annual bankruptcy moot court competition sponsored by St. John's University School of Law and the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI). The competition is named in memory of former Chief Judge Conrad B. Duberstein, who was a St. John's alumnus and former ABI Director. The competition focuses on significant issues in bankruptcy practice. It is the largest single site appellate moot court competition, with approximately 60 law school teams participating.{{cite web |url=http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/academics/llm/bankruptcy/duberstein |title=Duberstein Moot Court Competition |publisher=Stjohns.edu |date=April 24, 2013 |access-date=October 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021163444/http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/academics/llm/bankruptcy/duberstein |archive-date=October 21, 2013 |df=mdy-all }} It is also the only bankruptcy moot court competition in the nation.{{cite web |url=http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/journals_activities/abi |title=American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review |publisher=Stjohns.edu |date=October 2, 2012 |access-date=October 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021163252/http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/journals_activities/abi |archive-date=October 21, 2013 |df=mdy-all }} Bankruptcy practitioners judge the preliminary rounds and briefs. New York-area bankruptcy judges from around the country judge the later rounds of the competition.

St. John's Moot Court Honor Society and American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review members organize and run the competition. Additionally, they prepare the bench memo for the judges, field ghost teams, and serve as bailiffs during the competition. The competition winners, best briefs and best advocates are recognized at an awards banquet.{{cite web |url=http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/academics/llm/bankruptcy/duberstein/20th_annual_duberstein_moot_court_competition/20th_annual_competition_winners.stj |title=20th Annual Competition Winners |publisher=Stjohns.edu |date=March 13, 2012 |access-date=October 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021163256/http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/academics/llm/bankruptcy/duberstein/20th_annual_duberstein_moot_court_competition/20th_annual_competition_winners.stj |archive-date=October 21, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}

Frank S. Polestino Trial Advocacy Institute (PTAI)

The Frank S. Polestino Trial Advocacy Institute is the mock trial program for St. John's University School of Law.{{Cite web|title=Frank S. Polestino Trial Advocacy Institute {{!}} St. John's University|url=https://www.stjohns.edu/law/academics/journals-co-curricular-programs/frank-s-polestino-trial-advocacy-institute|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.stjohns.edu}}

Notable alumni

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