University of Oklahoma College of Law
The University of Oklahoma College of Law is the law school of the University of Oklahoma. It is located on the University's campus in Norman, Oklahoma. The College of Law was founded in 1909 by a resolution of the OU Board of Regents. According to OU Law's 2016 ABA-required disclosures, 83.9% of the Class of 2016 obtained full-time, long-term positions for which bar passage was required (75.5%) or for which a J.D. was an advantage (8.39%) nine months after graduation. History The College of Law was founded by Julien C. Monnet in 1909. From its beginnings of Dean Monnet, two faculty members, and 47 students, the College of Law has grown. The College of Law initially shared space in the Science Building before moving to the basement of the Carnegie Building. In 1914, after student's extensive lobbying, the college moved into its first permanent home, Monnet Hall. The "47,000-square-foot Law Barn," as it was known, was home to the college for 62 years. As the home of the College of Law, it was witness to many events in Oklahoma history, including the admission of then-future OU Regent Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, the first black woman admitted to the College of