Portland, Oregon
Lewis & Clark Law School
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1970
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 161
- Median GPA
- 3.59
- Resident tuition
- $61,434
- First-year class
- 176
- Bar-required jobs
- 79.7%
- First-time bar passage
- 86.7%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Offered. The school is on the ABA Council’s list of approved part-time programs.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Joint and dual degrees
A J.D. earned together with a second degree, usually in less time than the two would take separately. Each pairing is specific to the school that offers it.
- J.D./LL.M.School page for J.D./LL.M. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./LL.M. in Environmental LawSchool page for J.D./LL.M. in Environmental Law (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.B.A.School page for J.D./M.B.A. (opens in a new tab)
Certificates
Credentials a school awards for completing a defined set of courses, either alongside the J.D. or as a stand-alone program.
- Certificate in Animal LawSchool page for Certificate in Animal Law (opens in a new tab)
- Certificate in Business LawSchool page for Certificate in Business Law (opens in a new tab)
- Certificate in Intellectual Property LawSchool page for Certificate in Intellectual Property Law (opens in a new tab)
- Criminal Law and Justice CertificateSchool page for Criminal Law and Justice Certificate (opens in a new tab)
- JD Certificate in Energy, Innovation and Sustainability LawSchool page for JD Certificate in Energy, Innovation and Sustainability Law (opens in a new tab)
- Public Interest CertificateSchool page for Public Interest Certificate (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
- Animal Law ClinicSchool page for Animal Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Crime Victim Litigation ClinicSchool page for Crime Victim Litigation Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Criminal Justice Reform ClinicSchool page for Criminal Justice Reform Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- International Wild Animal and Environmental Law ClinicSchool page for International Wild Animal and Environmental Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Low-Income Taxpayer ClinicSchool page for Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Small Business Legal ClinicSchool page for Small Business Legal Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- Center for Animal Law StudiesSchool page for Center for Animal Law Studies (opens in a new tab)
- Earthrise Law CenterSchool page for Earthrise Law Center (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
Journals and law reviews (1)
- Animal Law ReviewSchool page for Animal Law Review (opens in a new tab)
Moot court and trial advocacy programs (1)
- Advocacy CenterSchool page for Advocacy Center (opens in a new tab)
Advanced law degrees
Degrees for people who already hold a first degree in law, in the United States or abroad.
LL.M. programs (2)
- LL.M. in Environmental LawSchool page for LL.M. in Environmental Law (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. programSchool page for LL.M. program (opens in a new tab)
S.J.D. and J.S.D. programs (2)
- S.J.D. / J.S.D. in Animal LawSchool page for S.J.D. / J.S.D. in Animal Law (opens in a new tab)
- S.J.D. / J.S.D. programSchool page for S.J.D. / J.S.D. program (opens in a new tab)
Master's degrees for non-lawyers
Graduate degrees in legal studies for professionals who work with the law but do not intend to practise. They do not qualify graduates to sit for the bar.
- M.S.L.School page for M.S.L. (opens in a new tab)
- M.S.L. in Environmental LawSchool page for M.S.L. in Environmental Law (opens in a new tab)
Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
