| Suffolk University Law School | |
|---|---|
 Suffolk Law School building | |
| Motto | Honestas et Diligentia (Latin) "Honesty and Diligence" |
| Parent school | Suffolk University |
| Established | 1906 |
| School type | Private |
| Dean | Andrew M. Perlman |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Enrollment | 1,176 (2021)[1] |
| Faculty | 153 (2021)[1] |
| USNWR ranking | 130th (tie) (2024)[2] |
| Bar pass rate | 80% (July 2021, First Time Takers)[3] |
| Website | www |
| ABA profile | 509 Information Report [1] |
Suffolk University Law School (also known as Suffolk Law School) is the private, non-sectarian law school of Suffolk University located in downtown Boston, across the street from the Boston Common and the Freedom Trail, two blocks from the Massachusetts State House, and a short walk to the financial district. Suffolk Law was founded in 1906 by Gleason Archer Sr. to provide a legal education for those who traditionally lacked the opportunity to study law because of socio-economic or racial discrimination.[4]
Suffolk Law school has full-time, part-time evening, hybrid online, accelerated and dual-degree JD programs.[5] It has been accredited by the American Bar Association since 1953 and the Association of American Law Schools since 1977.[6]
According to Suffolk's Office of Professional and Career Development 2021 ABA-required disclosures, 82.8% of the Class of 2021 obtained full-time, long-term, bar admission required or JD advantage employment nine months after graduation.[7]
- ^ a b Suffolk University (December 16, 2021). "Information report" (PDF). Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ "Suffolk University". Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "Massachusetts Bar Examination Results by Law Schools". Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. July 2021.
- ^ Robert Bocking Stevens, Law school: legal education in America from the 1850s to the 1980s (The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2001) pg. 80
- ^ "Law Admission - Suffolk University". Suffolk University. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "AALS Member Schools Fee paid law schools Association of American Law Schools Members Membership". Aals.org. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ "Employment Summary for 2021 Graduates" (PDF).