I decided in my second year of law school that I didn't want to go the traditional route of practicing law, and discovered that having both a J.D. and an M.B.A. would open up a wider variety of career paths. Then Valdez discovered sports marketing through the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the UO business college. Valdez is almost evangelical about working in sports venues like the Staples Center and would like to be the general manager of one someday. I'm just so excited to begin my new career in sports management. Approximately half of the 160 students who'll graduate on Sunday, May 21, already have jobs.
Some graduates go on to get advanced law degrees.
Loya says based on last year's pass rate, this year's graduates also should do well on their bar exams. Of the class of '99 UO law grads taking the Oregon Bar exam for the first time, approximately 90 percent passed, well above the average pass rate of 71 percent for first-time test takers from all law schools.