Category: Law School News

Drake Law School recently honored 143 law graduates with their commencement rites of passage at Drake's 128th Drake Law School Commencement last Friday.

Laurie Kratky Doré, the Ellis and Nelle Levitt distinguished professor of law, has been named the 2009 recipient of the Madelyn Levitt Teacher of the Year Award.

Drake University Law School will honor 143 graduates at its commencement ceremony at 7 p.m. Friday, May 15, at the Drake Knapp Center, 2601 Forest Ave.

Drake University Law School's programs in legal writing and intellectual property are ranked among the top programs in the nation in the 2010 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools," published by US News & World Report magazine.

The Joan and Lyle Middleton Center for Children's Rights at Drake Law School received the Advocate Award for organizations with fewer than 100 employees at the 2009 Live United Recognition Event Tuesday.

Drake University Law School recently established three Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Master of Jurisprudence (M.J.) programs in Intellectual Property Law, Health Law and Individualized Studies.

The Joan and Lyle Middleton Center for Children's Rights at Drake Law School received the Advocate Award for organizations with fewer than 100 employees at the 2009 Live United Recognition Event .

Drake Law School's programs in legal writing and intellectual property are ranked among the top programs in the nation in the 2010 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools," published by US News & World Report magazine.

Drake Law School and Des Moines University (DMU) are now offering joint Master of Health Care Administration or Master of Public Health and Juris Doctor/law degrees.

First-year students observed an actual jury trial in the criminal case of State v. Linda Wilson during this year's Trial Practicum.