The Study of Law
I appreciate your interest in the study of law at the University Of Oklahoma College of Law. This is a great law school with a wonderful tradition of excellence in legal education. During the more than 90 years of our existence, our 9,000-plus graduates have taken their places of leadership in government, business and industry, banking, the legal profession and the administration of justice across Oklahoma and the nation. The fact that The University of Oklahoma College of Law provides a first-class legal education for our students is demonstrated by the very high percentage of our graduates who pass the Bar examinations in Oklahoma and in other states across the country. Our graduates are highly sought-after by law firms, corporate legal departments and governmental entities throughout the southwest.
A law degree from the University Of Oklahoma College of Law carries great prestige and receives great respect. I can state these things from personal knowledge because I graduated from the College of Law in 1963 and have always been very proud of my legal education. After I returned from the Navy in 1960, I faced the same decision that you are facing now, which law school to attend. I had been admitted to several of the better known east and west coast law schools. I chose The University of Oklahoma, and I have always been glad that I did. My law school classmates have been among my best friends for all the years since we graduated together. Over the 35 years that I have spent as a trial lawyer, I had many opportunities to compare my legal education and training with lawyers from other law schools. I truly believe that the education I received was as complete as any in the world... and the legal education and training we provide today is even better!
It is also important for you to know that our law school is very "user friendly." Our outstanding faculty and very able staff are dedicated to our law students. All of us will do all that we can to help you succeed in the study of law and in your later career. Your success is our fondest wish. Our small class (more than 90 percent of our classes have 15-50 students); our magnificent law library (our library collection contains more than 350,000 volumes); our computer labs ( we have new computers and a very skilled computer services support staff); our legal aid and criminal law clinics (students representing real clients under the supervision of real lawyers); our international programs (a summer at Oxford or a semester at universities around the world) and our new writing program (staffed by practicing lawyers who are experienced brief writers) all combine with a solid basic legal education to provide our students with and outstanding law school experience. In these pages you will come to know a lot about our law school, our University and our community. We hope you will join us in the fascinating and challenging study of law.
Sincerely,