About Regent Law
Rigorous Academics, Uniquely Christian
Regent supplements an ABA-approved curriculum by asking students to think about the law from a Christian perspective.
Christian Foundations of Law, a required course introducing students to the historical and philosophical roots of English and American law, is an example of what this actually looks like in the classroom.
The course encourages students to ask: "Why?" "Why do we enforce contracts?" "Why do we punish crime?" "Why do we forbid the taking of life, liberty and property without due process of law?" By exploring a multidisciplinary breadth of classic texts in history, philosophy and theology, students gain an appreciation of the biblical foundations of the law and legal institutions of the United States.
Alumni Employment
91% of our 2008 graduating class was employed or in a graduate program within nine months after graduation. 11% of our 2008 graduating class secured judicial clerkships. Other graduates serve in the nation's top 100 law firms, in public service and in local, state and national government positions.
Financial Aid
Over 90% of our students receive federal student aid, and over 70% of our students receive Regent scholarships and grants.
Expert Faculty
Our programs are taught by a prestigious and gifted faculty actively involved in students' lives. At Regent students study alongside professors from Harvard, Yale, Chicago, Duke, Cornell, Notre Dame, the University of Virginia and other notable law schools. They also have the exceptional opportunity to be taught by former U. S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, who complements a faculty with broad expertise in constitutional law, family law, alternative dispute resolution, corporate law and intellectual property law.
International Law Opportunities
Our faculty teaches abroad in South Korea, India, and Romania, among other countries. Law students can also take advantage of international law programs in France, England, Spain, Korea, China and Israel.
Center for Advocacy
The excellence of our Center for Advocacy's legal skills training programs, is evidenced by our recent national awards:
2009 National Pretrial Competition Championship
2009 William B. Spong Moot Court Championship
2008 ABA Regional Moot Court Champions
Top-Ten Ranked Quality of Life
Students and faculty contribute to a supportive academic community marked by a sense of cooperation and healthy competition. The Princeton Review consistently recognizes Regent as a national Top-Ten for "Best Quality of Life," recognizing Regent as 7th in the nation in its 2009 survey.
Our campus in Virginia Beach allows students to take advantage of on the of East Coast's most beautiful beach attractions.
American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ)
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), one of our nation's most influential public interest law firms headed by Chief Counsel Dr. Jay Sekulow, operates offices on the Regent campus, providing law students with unparalleled opportunities to participate in current religious and civil liberties cases taking place today.
Law students also have the opportunity to enroll in elective courses taught by Jay Sekulow such as a seminar on recent Supreme Court cases and a course in Supreme Court History. Other ACLJ attorneys also teach as part of the ACLJ academic concentration. Second- or third-year law students may apply for the ACLJ Supreme Court Semester in Washington program, which includes spending one semester at the ACLJ's Washington, D.C., offices.
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