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61 Nat. Res. J. i (2021)

handle is hein.journals/narj61 and id is 1 raw text is: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW ACCREDITATION The School has met the standards of the American Bar Association and of the Association of American Law Schools. The School has been fully accredited since 1948. AIMS AND METHODS Lawyers who function in their profession, whether as private practitioners or public servants, are an integral part of the system by which a democratic society governs itself. If they are to properly discharge the responsibilities of this role, their education for the profession must be broad and intensive. In its breadth, that education must encompass a full understanding of and belief in the democratic respect for individual personality and the democratic processes designed to allow individuals to develop and participate in a free, self-governing society. In its intensification it must impart a high degree of competence in the craftsmanship of the law in those skills and insights essential to an adequate performance of the lawyer's function as advocate, judge, legislator, teacher, administrator, or civic leader. Such education neither begins nor ends in the law school, and the School of Law is continually concerned not only with its own curriculum but also with the quality of pre-legal education and with the continuing self-education that should be pursued by all members of the profession. Consequently, students are urged to enter the School with as broad a cultural and educational background as possible. Accordingly, the basic requirement for admission is now a baccalaureate degree from an approved college or university. The student will spend the equivalent of six semesters of study in the School of Law in courses designed to bring the teachings of history, philosophy, and the social sciences to bear upon the solution of legal problems and to develop the skills and insights essential to research, analysis, synthesis, criticism, and exposition. Due to the low ratio of students to teachers (fewer than 15 to 1), substantially more individual and small group work is possible in the School than in most law schools. For application materials and further information, visit us online at lawschool.unm.edu.