Welcome to the School of Law
A Unique Mission
It is the mission of Duquesne
University School of Law to train lawyers to a
high degree of professional skill with a special,
Catholic sensitivity to ethical and moral concerns.
- The Duquesne lawyer knows the law both in a comprehensive
fashion and increasingly in a range of highly
specialized areas such as tax and corporate law,
litigation, environmental law, international law
and the law of electronic commerce.
- The Duquesne lawyer is well-trained in the law,
but also understands the difference between what
the law allows us to do and what we should do
— the difference between what is legal in
a given situation and what is right.
- He or she will always be highly competent in the
details of the law, but more than that, will temper
this technical skill with wisdom, compassion and
prudence.
- We train professionals in the law at Duquesne,
but we also train professionals with a sense of
justice.
Philosophy and Objectives
In pursuing Duquesne University’s educational philosophy, the School of Law
espouses the belief that the product of education is the person of true character
who thinks, judges and acts constantly and consistently in accordance with right
reason within a view to one’s ultimate end. It aims to facilitate the development of
purposeful character, intellectual accomplishment, emotional and social maturity
and professional efficiency. It understands that the adequate preparation of a
student for the legal profession involves the development of a special character, a
special competency and a special disposition.
The Duquesne School of Law has particular objectives which are:
- To direct and assist the student in the acquisition of fundamental principles of
law and of an awareness of the influence of political, social and economic
forces on particular applications of such principles;
- To stimulate and encourage the student to form habits of sound judgment
based upon complete analysis, thorough research and proper evaluation;
- To develop facility in legal research by acquainting and familiarizing the
student with proper use of computer-assisted legal information systems and
legal publications including the various citations, digests, encyclopedias and
case annotations;
- To develop facility in legal writing through the preparation of legal memoranda,
pleadings and various forms of legal documents;
- To awaken in the student a proper respect for civil authority, a sincere love of
truth, a deep sense of justice, a tempering spirit of equity and an enduring
habit of fortitude;
- To engender in the student an abiding consciousness of the social obligation
of an attorney as an officer of the court, of the fiduciary nature of the client–attorney relationship, and of the moral responsibility of the individual attorney.
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