Our Mission Statement: The mission of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law is to be a diverse community of faculty and students; to provide access to a full- and part‐time skills‐intensive program of high-quality legal education; to equip students with knowledge, skills, and values; and to assist in solving challenging social and legal problems through scholarship and public service.
Located in Arkansas’s capital city, the hub of Arkansas business, government and non-profit enterprises, Bowen was established by the Arkansas General Assembly in 1975. Since then, the law school has become a leader in practice-ready and skills-focused learning. The law school offers an innovative, nationally-respected, high-quality legal education focused on hands-on learning. And we offer it at less than half the tuition that most law schools charge.
We have both a full-time (day) program and a part-time (evening) program, and we make sure all our students have the benefit of our expert, full-time faculty and our close relationship with the Little Rock bench and bar.
With a small student body that facilitates community and one of the lowest student/faculty ratios in the nation, the UA Little Rock Bowen School of Law offers a challenging educational experience in a supportive environment. Smaller classes enhance the learning experience by allowing students to interact with their peers and faculty members to a degree not possible at many schools. Our faculty is an experienced group of caring teachers and scholars. In addition, our low tuition enables our graduates to choose among a wide variety of employment opportunities without worrying about paying off an enormous debt.
Bowen is dedicated to our core values of access to justice, public service, and professionalism. Our curriculum emphasizes both theory and practice. Like most law schools, we require a basic core of courses and offer numerous electives. Unlike most law schools, however, we require two “lawyering skills” courses during the second year. In these courses, students are taught skills used in trial advocacy, interviewing and counseling, mediation and negotiation. Additionally, with an experiential learning credit requirement (e.g., clinic course, public service externship, or judicial practicum), students graduate with the practical legal experience needed to successfully transition from law student to legal professional.
The law school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools.
