Thank you for considering the Boyd School of Law to start your legal career. The Boyd School of Law is a very exciting environment for legal education, in a vibrant city which has embraced the law school. Our faculty and staff are committed to excellence and creative in their efforts to produce the very best lawyers possible. And the entire community is dedicated to making legal education as accessible as possible for everyone contemplating this expensive endeavor.

The Boyd School of Law’s program of legal education is on the cutting edge of innovation. In the decade since its establishment, Boyd has achieved accreditation from the American Bar Association and membership in the Association of American Law Schools in record time, and earned the recognition of its peers and others, as reflected in various assessments and ratings of its programs.

Our offerings in clinical legal education, the Lawyering Process program, and externship and simulation opportunities are fully integrated into the traditional curriculum. Students at Boyd have extensive opportunities to participate in community service programs and to work with faculty and community leaders focused on improving society and addressing its most vexing problems. Our Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution offers opportunities for students to explore alternative dispute resolution techniques. Through these opportunities we emphasize the great responsibility lawyers have, as professionals, as privileged members of the community, and as officers of the court, to work for the betterment of their communities.

Thank you again for considering the Boyd School of Law. With an ideal environment for a quality legal education and a promising future ahead, I hope you will discover many reasons the Boyd School of Law is the right school for you. 



John Valery White
Dean and Professor of Law