Sturm College of Law

According to Denver Law's 2017 ABA-required disclosures, 67.9% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo practitioners.

[11] To support this initiative, the Sturm College of Law offers the Chancellor's Scholar Program with full tuition scholarships awarded to selected students.

[12] Every Juris Doctor student is required to perform a minimum of 50 hours of supervised, uncompensated, law-related public service work as a prerequisite for graduation.

[5] The University of Denver's Center for Advocacy (CFA) was established in 2009 with a focus on providing Professional Education for its law students.

The CFA provides a professional approach, effectively employing both theoretical and simulated educational modalities, to prepare students for success in the “Profession That Takes the Oath.” The CFA's balanced approach to preparing students provides offerings that are seeded in three primary areas.

The CFA hosts numerous intra-school trial advocacy and appellate based educational tournaments throughout the academic year.

Judges and attorneys are heavily involved in these educational exhibitions, providing students a wealth of professional insight and mentoring.

All of these CFA offerings provide a rigorous, professional education platform by which any student can prepare themselves for success in their legal career.

54.1% of the Class of 2013 were known to be employed in long-term, full-time legal jobs (excepting solo practitioners) nine months after graduation.

[16] Law School Transparency calculates that the total debt-financed full cost of attendance for students in the Class of 2016, who do not receive tuition discounts (scholarships), to be $208,407.

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