
December graduates fill Campion Hall with joy
More than 50 Seattle University School of Law graduates celebrated the end of their law school journey at December Commencement.

More than 50 Seattle University School of Law graduates celebrated the end of their law school journey at December Commencement.

This year's Scholars for Justice intend to take their law degrees back home to increase legal access for underserved groups.

The new Seattle U Law JD class boasts a median LSAT score of 159 and a median GPA of 3.59, the highest of any cohort to date.

Two Seattle University School of Law students have earned coveted 2025 Justice John Paul Stevens Fellowships.
More than 170 JD, LLM, and MLS graduates, with their families and friends excitedly watching, marked the culmination of their legal education with the receipt of diplomas and hoods during Seattle University School of Law's May Commencement Ceremony.
May 19, 2025 | Events
A record 92% of Seattle University School of Law’s Class of 2024 students found employment in the 10-month period after graduation, according to data recently released by the American Bar Association. It is the highest rate ever in the history of the law school.
May 16, 2025
Guest contributor/2L Sydney Smythe writes about why she and her peers started the First-Gen Coalition.
May 5, 2025
Seattle U Law has partnered with the University of Puget Sound to expand the reach of the South Sound Hybrid Hub to promote access to justice.
February 26, 2025 | Announcements
Senate Bill 5104, which students in the Workers' Rights Clinic, under the leadership of Professor Elizabeth Ford, helped draft, passed the Washington State Senate.
February 24, 2025
Eight first-year students have been selected to participate in this year’s Calhoun Family Fellowship based on their passion for and dedication to racial justice advocacy and issues of equal justice.
February 21, 2025
Dozens of Seattle U Law students received their JD, LLM, and MLS degrees in December, including the first graduating class of the hybrid-online Flex JD Program.
January 6, 2025 | Events
Two Seattle U Law faculty members have been chosen by AccessLex Institute to write a series of modules based on evidence law to help prepare students across the nation for the NextGen Bar Exam.
December 16, 2024
This month, 35 students comprising the first-ever class of the Flex JD Program - which launched 3.5 years ago in fall of 2021 and features a hybrid-online structure - are expected to graduate with their law degrees.
December 13, 2024
Laith Kewan '27, a first-year Seattle University School of Law student who possesses a variety of interests, life experiences, and future goals in the legal profession, has been named a 2024 Gregoire Fellow.
November 6, 2024 | Announcements
The latest issue of preLaw Magazine gives Seattle University School of Law an A+ for racial justice education, ranking the law school fourth in the nation in this area of study.
October 23, 2024
A partnership between the University of Alaska Anchorage and Seattle University School of Law will establish the new Alaska Hybrid Hub.
October 9, 2024 | Announcements
Seattle University School of Law has been named a national “Employment Leader” by the National Jurist’s preLaw Magazine, a result of its successful efforts to improve the percentage of recent graduates who are employed in the months after they complete law school.
September 30, 2024
Seattle University School of Law’s Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics (TILE) Program has developed a new TILE Certificate program to equip the next generation of legal professionals with the skills needed to lead in rapidly evolving legal practices rooted in technology and innovation.
September 13, 2024 | Announcements
Aspiring lawyers in central Washington will have a new way to earn a law degree while remaining in their communities thanks to a partnership between Seattle University School of Law and Heritage University to establish a “Hybrid Hub.”
September 6, 2024 | Announcements
This year’s Scholars for Justice are using their own backgrounds as immigrants as inspiration to help future newcomers gain legal residency, economic stability, and a permanent new home.
September 4, 2024
A new class of 211 JD students entered Seattle University School of Law this week to begin a challenging yet rewarding journey to become lawyers.
August 30, 2024
More than 60 high school students from underserved backgrounds around Western Washington experienced life as Seattle University School of Law students for a day as part of the 2024 ilead Law and Leadership Conference.
August 13, 2024 | Events
A group of prospective law students from the Central Washington region had the opportunity to envision themselves attending Seattle University School of Law during a campus visit as part of an innovative pipeline program.
July 11, 2024
Two Seattle University School of Law students have been awarded 2024 Justice John Paul Stevens Fellowships for demonstrating strong interest in public interest law and social justice, as well as high academic achievement.
June 26, 2024
The International Human Rights Clinic scored a victory for a Tacoma man who was wrongfully imprisoned abroad.
May 30, 2024
Nearly 200 Seattle University School of Law graduates celebrated the culmination of their legal education at May Commencement.
May 22, 2024 | Events
Among the more than 200 graduates recognized at Seattle University School of Law’s Spring Commencement Ceremony include the first-ever cohort of students to earn their law degree through the law school’s innovative hybrid-online Flex JD program.
May 20, 2024
Less than a year after getting married during law school, two students are preparing to celebrate another milestone together — graduation.
May 14, 2024
Haley Miller '24 was named a National Jurist Law Student of the Year for her advocacy work on behalf of students with disabilities.
May 6, 2024 | Announcements
Zulen Pantoja-Ortega ’24 and Tiana Pereira ’24 regularly help out at the King County Juvenile Detention Center as part of the Youth Education & Advocacy Project (YEAP). Here, Pantoja-Ortega and Pereira share their experience working with incarcerated youth.
April 15, 2024
New bar exam prep program earns honorable mention for providing immersive experience to students
February 8, 2024
International and employment law programs, along with facilities, rated highly by preLaw Magazine
February 8, 2024
A team of students who are Black Law Student Association (BLSA) members took first place at a regional mock trial competition and is now headed to nationals this spring.
February 5, 2024
Seattle U Law celebrated dozens of accomplished graduates during December Commencement.
January 4, 2024 | Events