Academics

Students at NKU Chase College of Law are part of a rich academic environment. Obviously, the classroom study of law is an academic experience. Yet there are many additional academic opportunities. For example, some students may wish to earn academic credit by participating in moot court or trial advocacy competitions against other law schools. Other students may wish to earn academic credit by working in a clinical externship with a practicing judge or attorney. Students who enjoy legal writing may wish to join the Northern Kentucky Law Review which is also an experience that awards academic credit.

NKU Chase Students will also derive academic value from special programs or opportunities. Well-known speakers, including judges, professors from other law schools, prominent attorneys, and Chase faculty may present special programs on issues of current interest. Debates may be organized to air the merits of a case making its way through the legal system. The Kentucky Court of Appeals may schedule oral arguments in Nunn Hall, affording students the chance to observe actual appellate practice. The law library may offer free supplemental legal research instruction to Chase students. Individual members of the Chase faculty may invite a student to be a research assistant for an article being written for publication in a scholarly journal. Other faculty engaged in the practice of law may invite students to serve as law clerks on a particular issue.

In short, the academic experience at NKU Chase extends beyond the curriculum. Each student may explore any number of additional academic opportunities.