With a student body of approximately 440 and one of the lowest student/faculty ratios of any law school — 15 to 1 — the UALR Bowen School of Law offers a challenging educational experience in a close and supportive environment.  Smaller classes enhance the learning experience.  Students interact with their peers and with the members of the faculty to a degree not possible at many schools.  Our faculty is an experienced group of caring teachers and scholars.  The academic experience at the UALR Bowen School of Law is challenging and rigorous, yet supportive.  In addition, our low tuition enables our graduates to choose among a wide variety of employment opportunities without worrying about paying off an enormous debt.

Our curriculum emphasizes both theory and practice.  Like most law schools UALR requires a basic core of courses but offers numerous electives.  Unlike most law schools, however, UALR requires two “lawyering skills” courses during the second year. In these courses, students are taught skills used in trial advocacy, interviewing and counseling, mediation and negotiation. We also offer three clinical programs:  the litigation clinic, where students represent actual clients in court; the mediation clinic, where students gain practical experience in alternative dispute resolution; and the tax clinic, where students represent actual clients who have controversies with the Internal Revenue Service.  In addition, UALR Bowen School of Law offers externship programs, where students can learn and work in legal settings, for judges, legal services providers and legislators, earning academic credit.

The Arkansas General Assembly established the UALR Bowen School of Law in 1975.  We are accredited by the American Bar Association and are a member of the Association of American Law Schools.

Bowen School in Brief

History
- Founded in 1975

Accreditation
- American Bar Association (accredited since founding)
- Association of American Law Schools (member since 1979)

Divisions
- Full-time Day (three-year program)
- Part-time Evening (four-year program)
- Student-Faculty Ratio of 15 to 1

Enrollment (Approximate)
- 290 Full-time
- 150 Part-time

Faculty
- 29 Full-time teaching faculty
- 31 Adjunct professors
- 5 Library faculty

Degrees
- Juris Doctor
- Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration
- Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration
- Juris Doctor/Master of Public Health
- Juris Doctor/Master of Public Service
- Juris Doctor/Medical Doctor

Clinics
- Litigation Clinic
- Mediation Clinic
-Arkansas Dependency Neglect Mediation Project
-Special Education Mediation Project
- Tax Clinic
- Public Service Externship

Library
- Over 295,000 volumes
- Seating for 365 (83% of student body)
- Wide variety of online databases
- 42 closed carrels
- 8 group study rooms

Technology
- Two computer labs
- Wireless network throughout building
- Innovative classroom technology

Admission
- Rolling admission

UALR William H. Bowen School of Law
1201 McMath Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72202

Named by U.S. News and World Report among the “most diverse” law schools in America, the Fayetteville School of Law builds on more than 80 years of tradition and alumni success to promote professionalism, civility, and leadership. Our students follow a rigorous course of study that prepares them for success in law practice, business, public service, and more.

Whether pursuing a J.D. or an LL.M. in the nation’s only agricultural law program, students have the opportunity to expand and refine their lawyering skills - and to serve their community and state - through the Legal Clinic, an active and effective pro bono program, and various skills courses. Students also may participate in the publication of one of three law journals - Arkansas Law Review, Journal of Food Law & Policy, and Journal of Islamic Law & Culture. The law school’s outstanding faculty not only nurtures and challenges our students, but is committed to research and outreach. A recently completed expansion of the law center includes a state-of-the-art courtroom and classrooms, two-story entrance hall, reading room, conference room and coffee shop, making it one of the most striking buildings on campus and a popular gathering place for the university community.

We invite you to read more about the School of Law or contact our Office of Admissions at (479) 575-7645.

The University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas, the state’s flagship university, resides on 345 picturesque acres overlooking the Ozark Mountains. For nearly 150 years, it has been at the center of higher education in the state of Arkansas, and has moved to the forefront of higher education in the nation. Never before in the university’s history have its students and faculty been more academically accomplished, its facilities more sophisticated or its research efforts more inclusive. All indicators of academic success are at record highs and climbing. The university’s nearly 19,000 students come from every county in Arkansas and some 100 nations, and they have nearly 200 academic programs in which to study. Through the integration of teaching, research and service that puts students first, the University of Arkansas is taking its place among the nation’s great comprehensive academies.

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