The location of the school is also ideal. Located in Salt Lake City, the school is surrounded by networking professionals and opportunities for students on every hand. There is even relief from studying, with myriad outdoor recreational opportunities for everyone.
S.J. Quinney College of Law offers its students opportunities in journals, clinics, academic support, and much more. It publishes four journals each year, including the Utah Law Review, which serves students as well as members of the bench and the bar in Utah and surrounding areas, researching and discussing both domestic and international legal issues. Students can also work with supervisors on real cases in clinical experience. The Academic Support Program offers weekly study group meetings to students who may need extra guidance and feedback. Groups are headed by second- and third-year law students.
Because the college believes so strongly in the importance of public service in the legal profession, faculty encourage students to participate in the Pro Bono Initiative where they can work with practicing attorneys who can act as mentors and partners.
The college also offers a Lawyer Competition Program that is available for second- and third-year students to participate in. These are moot court activities which allow students to prepare and argue cases and to gain experience.
S.J. Quinney College of Law offers some valuable programs where students can work on multiple degrees at once. Students can choose to do the J.D. program by itself; a J.D. and M.B.A. joint-degree program which will give them both degrees in a four-year time span; a J.D. and M.P.A. joint-degree program which offers both degrees over eight semesters of full-time study; or an LL.M.
The University of Utah's law school is unique in having a center for focusing on the environment. The Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment provides multidisciplinary study for natural resources and environmental law and policy. The college has long focused on protecting the environment and the center offers more focus on these issues.
Another wonderful service the college offers is through the Utah Criminal Justice Center. It is a shared effort and opportunity that serves the citizens of Utah through the partnership of government and university. There are endless ways the law students are able to get involved and get experience, no matter what aspect of law they would like to enter after earning their degree.
With all that S.J. Quinney College of Law has to offer its students, it is a relief to know that such education is available at an affordable price. Tuition for the 2008–9 school year for non-residents was $29,134 and for residents was $13,624. The median LSAT score for this year's entering class was 160. For those who need help with tuition funds, there are several resources including merit and need-based scholarships, fellowships, summer stipends, and loans.
S.J. Quinney College of Law offers all the essentials of a legal education plus numerous activities that help students get through school and prepare for the legal world beyond school. It does all this at an affordable price and in an area that offers ready escapes for the study-weary law student.
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