The Office of Career Development offers a variety of services to employers, including both on-campus and off-campus recruiting assistance. We invite you to send a representative of your firm, agency or organization to Columbia to our campus to meet personally with our students. We are currently scheduling interviews for the 2006-2007 academic year. Fall semester on-campus interviews of 2Ls and 3Ls begin Wednesday, September 6, 2006, and will continue through October. Winter semester on-campus interviews of 1Ls begin in February of 2007. To reserve a date for your on-campus visit, please call us at (573) 882-6444, or e-mail Andrea Mazza Follett at
About Our Students
The credentials of the law students at MU are among the highest in the Midwest. Statistics for the most recent entering class (the Class of 2008) reveal that their median LSAT score is 158; and a median GPA of 3.51. There were 153 students enrolled in the Class of 2008 at MU Law, and these students were selected from nearly 1,000 applicants. We are proud of our diverse student body, where 14% belong to a minority group, and 37% are women.
The J.D. curriculum does not require students to declare a “major” field of study. MU’s balanced curriculum exposes students to the techniques of case analysis, statutory construction and legislative drafting and enables them to achieve success in many different fields of law upon graduation. While students are encouraged to strive for a balanced program of legal education building from a strong foundation of basic courses, students may select from many elective courses during the second and third year to tailor their individual program to their individual interests. MU’s broad curriculum and faculty’s expertise prepare students for a wide range of career options. Virtually every course is taught by full-time faculty who customarily maintain an open-door policy. Faculty availability for students throughout the week is a strength of the school. Historically, MU graduates have recorded the best bar examination passage rates in the state. Nearly 90% of first-time takers from MU School of Law passed the July 2005 bar exam.
MU also provides its JD students with the opportunity to earn dual degrees with a number of graduate programs. The dual degree programs enable students to earn two degrees concurrently, the Juris Doctor and the Masters or PhD. Traditionally, dual degree students spend their first year in the School of Law, and must fulfill all entrance requirements of both schools, including the graduate school's entrance exam as well as the LSAT.
MU is also the acknowledged leader in the promotion of alternative dispute resolution. We were the first law school to integrate ADR into the first year curriculum and in addition, offers many upper level ADR course electives. MU offers an L.L.M program in Dispute Resolution, which is designed for advocates and neutrals, law-trained court administrators, government agency personnel and attorneys interested in the serious study of and practice in dispute resolution beyond the J.D. degree. The L.L.M program provides practitioners with a comprehensive understanding of theory, policy, program design and ethical issues in alternative dispute resolution.
