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Rutgers Law School is a public law school of Rutgers University located in Camden, New Jersey on the Delaware Waterfront. It is one of two unified law schools of Rutgers University, the other located in Newark, and one of only two law schools in the state of New Jersey. The law school is located on the main campus of Rutgers–Camden, just away from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania via the immediately neighboring Benjamin Franklin Bridge. The law school officially merged with Rutgers School of Law-Newark in August 2015, after gaining ABA approval, creating a unified Rutgers Law School. Originally opened in 1926 as ''"South Jersey Law School"'' by Collingswood mayor and businessperson Arthur E. Armitage, Sr. and an interested group of citizens, the law school merged with Rutgers University in 1950. The school is approved by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Students are graduates of 140 different colleges and universities. The school consistently ranks in the second tier of law schools in the nation and is currently ranked ''91st'' among the Top 100 law schools in the 2013 edition of ''U.S. News & World Report's'' "Best Graduate Schools", but has ranked higher in previous years (i.e. 65th in 2006, 2007, 2009).〔 The school's legal writing program is ranked 11th in the nation by U.S. News and has been consistently ranked among the top legal writing programs in the past decade.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ranking the Top Law School 1987-2009 )〕 Its part-time program was ranked 9th in the nation for 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rankings of U.S. Legal Writing Graduate Programs 2011 )〕 In January 2009, Rutgers Law School, in Camden, completed construction of a new facility designed by Ayers Saint Gross.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Official Press Release )〕 The addition to the existing law school cost approximately $24 million and added classrooms, office space, and the 'Archer & Greiner Moot Courtroom.' The project included renovations in the existing facility, expanded social areas and clinical space. A two-story glass bridge spans Fifth Street in Camden and is visible to travelers on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. ==Academic Program== A unified admissions process accompanies the merger of the Newark and Camden schools into a single Rutgers Law School. Starting with the incoming class of 2016, application materials and requirements are identical. Applicants indicate, after admission, which of the two cities — Camden or Newark — will be their preferred home base for legal studies. Rutgers Law School on the Camden Campus offers a legal education designed to teach the rules of law and their application; to demonstrate how lawyers analyze legal issues and express arguments and conclusions; to inculcate the skills of the counselor, advocate, and decision maker; and to explore the ethical and moral dimensions of law practice and professional conduct. The law school offers a three-year course of study for full-time students and a four-year, part-time program leading to the awarding of the Juris Doctor degree. According to the 2011 edition of the U.S. News & World Report, 573 students were enrolled full-time and 216 students were enrolled part-time. Camden has two unique features uncharacteristic of other schools of similar repute. First, the number of students accepting clerkships as their first job out of law school typically exceeds or equals the number of students accepting positions in private practice.〔(Rutgers—The State University of New Jersey—School of Law—Camden ), American Bar Association Official Guide. Accessed February 23, 2008.〕 Second, the number of part-time students enrolled in the "part-time day" program exceeds the number of students in the part-time evening program.〔(Admissions Brochure ). "The entering class size each fall is about 220 students (180 full- and part-time day and 40 part-time evening)." The ABA guide lists 113 part-time students. With only 40 as part-time evening, that means 73 are part-time day, if the brochure's estimates are true.〕 Most law schools typically only offer part-time evening programs, giving students the option to transfer to the day program after completing the required curriculum and meeting a set GPA. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rutgers School of Law–Camden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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