The University of Arkansas School of Law is committed to providing a demanding program of legal education to a well-qualified student body. Although we provide our students with rigorous training in professional skills, ours is not a vocational school. We believe it is the responsibility of lawyers to serve their clients and to respond to the needs of the society in which we live. In order to fill these roles, lawyers require education which is both intellectually challenging and broadly conceived. A well-educated lawyer considers not only rules of law and the ways in which to advance legal arguments, but also the value systems which support the development of the law, and the relationship between law and other disciplines whose understanding is important to the promulgation of justice.
Just as law is a dynamic subject, so too we feel that our law school is a dynamic institution. A distinguished and energetic faculty combines traditional techniques of law school teaching with innovation and special challenge. While a few select courses are available which focus on Arkansas law, our graduates are well-prepared to practice law anywhere in the United States.
The University of Arkansas School of Law has a rich tradition of leadership in our state and nation. Former members of our faculty include Claude Pepper, Robert A. Leflar, J. William Fulbright, and Bill and Hillary Clinton. Amongst our distinguished graduates are United States Senator David Pryor and Judge Morris Arnold of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
The study of law at Arkansas is demanding. But we work hard to maintain a supportive law school community. We think that our law school environment is congenial as well as stimulating. We hope that you -- especially if you are a prospective applicant to our law school -- will read this catalog carefully and will communicate directly with the Dean's Office if you have any unresolved questions. And we hope you will visit us in our home in the Leflar Law Center.
Leonard P. Strickman
Dean