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Put Law Into Action

the campaign for the brave and bold.

AMERICA IS A NATION OF LAWS

and since 1865, Drake University Law School has prepared students to be diligent advocates and counselors in their application. Drake’s emphasis on practical training allows our graduates to excel not only in the practice of law, but in business, government, and education, across the nation and around the world.

The Ones: Drake's campaign for the brave & bold creates an opportunity for Drake Law to position itself as a destination for students who consider Top 100 schools for their legal education. With your help, we can do even more to provide leading-edge education and experiences, and stand solidly within the ranks of America’s best law schools. You can invest in the value of your Drake Law degree in many ways, including the following points of emphasis that build on our reputation for high student achievement, robust faculty scholarship, and first-class centers for learning.

Support the ones who promote justice

Your gift to The Ones will benefit current and future students, faculty, and programs in three main categories.

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

At the heart of our operations are the over 300 students who are enrolled at Drake Law. To recruit a diverse, highly qualified class each year, we must be able to offer scholarships which will attract students who are being offered lucrative aid packages by other schools. Gifts in support of student scholarships can create new named funds, or supplement existing funds. In either case, you help to reduce the debt burden of our students, and maximize the career options they can pursue.

FACULTY & STAFF RETENTION

While students are the center of our mission, a law school is only as strong as the faculty who teach and the staff who supports them. Recent retirements of long-tenured faculty have created an opportunity to attract nationally regarded scholars to fill these critical positions, and to increase our full-time faculty to add cutting-edge subject areas. You can bolster this effort by creating or supporting named Faculty Research Scholars, Professorships, and Distinguished Chairs.

PROGRAM SUPPORT

Drake Law is nationally recognized for our centers of excellence including the Constitutional Law Center and Agricultural Law Center, and our clinical programs. By investing in these centers and programs, we can expand our reputation while enhancing the student experience. Opportunities include naming the Constitutional Law Center, naming the Agricultural Law Center, and endowing one of our Legal Clinic programs.

Donor Spotlights

A $1 million gift from Sheldon and Terry Fleck establishes the Sheldon T. and Terry K. Fleck Endowed Law Scholarship

06/21/2022

Karen Shaff and Steven Jayne pledge $1 million to endow the Drake Law School Refugee Clinic

06/21/2022

Lead gift from McKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC, establishes the Edmund J. Sease Faculty Research Scholar faculty position

06/22/2022

Give Today

By elevating Drake Law together, we will secure a more vibrant future for those who follow our footsteps. Join the ones who will transform the law school’s vision into a reality by adding your support to the campaign for the brave & bold. Contact Thomas Smith (thomas.smith@drake.edu), Law School Advancement Officer, to discuss a campaign pledge or legacy gift or follow the link below to make your gift online today.

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