| Whittier Law School | |
|---|---|
 Whittier Law School's Building 1 (of 4), housing Academic and Bar Support, the Dean's Office, and Student/Alumni Relations | |
| Parent school | Whittier College |
| Established | 1966 |
| School type | Private |
| Dean | Judith Daar (interim) Rudolph C. Hasl (interim) |
| Location | Costa Mesa, California, United States |
| USNWR ranking | (defunct) |
| Bar pass rate | 11% (July 2019 first-time takers)[1] |
| Website | law.whittier.edu |
| ABA profile | LSAC link: Whittier Law School |
Whittier Law School was a law school in Costa Mesa, California founded in 1966. The law school was part of Whittier College, a private institution. After several years being ranked among the poorest-performing law schools in the United States based on bar passage rate and job placement,[2] Whittier Law School announced in April 2017 that it would no longer be admitting students and would discontinue its legal program,[3] becoming the first law school with full accreditation by the American Bar Association (ABA) to shut down in at least 30 years.[4] Since the school's closure, transcript requests are now handled by Whittier College.[5]
- ^ "General Statistics Report - July 2019 California Bar Examination" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "Whittier Law School grads among most challenged in finding work". Orange County Register. 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ "A Message from the Whittier College Board of Trustees". Archived from the original on 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ^ Kohli, Sonali; Xia, Rosanna; Watanabe, Teresa (2017-04-20). "Whittier Law School is closing, due in part to low student achievement". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ^ "Whittier Law School Academic Records | Whittier College".