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March 9, 2010

Trivia Tuesday: The Structure of the 1L Class at Stanford Law School

In today’s Trivia Tuesday, we’re looking at the way the student body at Stanford Law School is structured.

The average size of each SLS J.D. class is roughly 170 students, and has remained virtually constant for many years.  With Chicago Law’s 1L class holding steady at roughly 190 students and now that Yale Law has increased its class size from 185 to over 200 students, SLS has the smallest class of any of its peers by a relatively significant margin.

Unlike some larger schools, such as Harvard Law, which divide each class into cohorts or sections of 70 or more students to encourage a more collegial 1L experience, the small size of Stanford Law’s student body makes for an intimate law school experience by default.  Still, Stanford further emphasizes its highly supportive and collegial environment by separating its 1L class into small sections of approximately 28 students.  First-year students take all 1L required courses with the members of their section, which helps build a cohesive section identity and provides each student with a ready-made support system to help him or her adapt to the law school lifestyle and workload.  Students take their year-long 1L Legal Research and Writing course as well as one of their other core courses with just the members of their section — an intimate academic setting that ensures that students receive personalized attention, though is not so small that each student is in the spotlight all of the time.  The rest of the 1L required courses are made up of two or three small sections and constitute the largest classes that are offered at SLS.

For more information about the 1L experience at leading law schools, be sure to read the Clear Admit Law School Guides!

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January 26, 2010

Trivia Tuesday: For-Credit Colloquia at the University of Chicago Law School

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January 18, 2010

Dean Schill Outlines Ambitious Fundraising Goals for U. Chicago Law

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January 6, 2010

Dean Schill Completes Move to Chicago Law School

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December 18, 2009

Law School Admissions Blogs: Chicago Signs Off, Harvard Offers Progress Update

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December 15, 2009

Trivia Tuesday: Small Law Schools and the Structure of the University of Chicago Law School’s 1L Class

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November 12, 2009

Case-Based Ethics Class Enlivens Chicago Law School

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November 10, 2009

A Look Inside: University of Chicago Law School Guide

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Clear Admit Introduces Law School Guides to Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, NYU and Yale!

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October 28, 2009

Admissions Tip: Off-Campus Recruiting and Information Sessions

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