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Duke University School of Law

Durham, NC


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Established: 1868
Number of Students: 640

Student Body Demographics:
Minority: 23.6%


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  • "Very intellectual, yet laid-back, graduates."
  • "Hard-working, smart, marketable to clients on paper right out of law school."
  • "Generally strong analytical legal skills and research and writing skills. However, many seem to lack prior work experiences that may be helpful to bring into their particular field of practice."
  • "Graduates of this school are not prepared to practice law. There must be no practical training provided at all."



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Duke Law School began as a department of Trinity College--the original name of what later became Duke University. The school closed and reopened twice after its establishment in 1868 before becoming permanently revived in 1904. Duke Law's biggest academic strengths are environmental law and intellectual property law. The environmental law depart ... Read More


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