All first year students are considered for full or partial scholarships. No application is required. Merit and need based loans are available. As a result, UA teams compete, by invitation only, in the most elite student mock trial competition in the nation. A variety of opportunities for clinical training are offered.
Students can experience the actual practice of law in a variety of supervised settings.
The first year curriculum is traditional. Courses include a wide range of substantive areas suited to developing the analytical skills essential to lawyering. Private and public law, judicial and legislative process, and research and writing are all subsumed in this curriculum. A comprehensive writing program designed to enhance students skills in exposition, drafting, and argumentation is an integral part of the curriculum. 4 Juris Doctor tracks Litigation, Corporate, Taxation, and General.