William S. Boyd School of Law

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The William S. Boyd School of Law is a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. It is located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and is the only law school in Nevada. The school is also home to the Wiener-Rogers Law Library, the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution, the Thomas & Mack Legal Clinic, the Nevada Law Journal, and the UNLV Gaming Law Journal. It awards the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and has a student body of approximately 470 students. It also awards dual degrees, including the Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA), the Juris Doctor and Master of Social Work (JD/MSW), and the Juris Doctor and Doctor of Philosophy in Education (JD/PhD). All first-year law students are required to participate in a Community Service Program and spend substantial time providing legal information to people in the community who do not have access to lawyers. In partnership with the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada Pro Bono Project, law students prepare and present workshops at numerous locations in their community, on basic legal matters such as small claims court procedure, family law and divorce, bankruptcy, guardianship and paternity/custody matters.The current dean of Boyd School of Law is Daniel W. Hamilton.In its 2013 publication, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Boyd School of Law as one of the top 100 law schools in the United States. Additionally, the school's legal writing program is ranked 3rd and the dispute resolution program is ranked 11th. The law school's part-time program is ranked 24th in the country.

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