The Randall and Sadie Baskin Center opened in 2012 and houses Belmont’s College of Law. The building offers lecture style classrooms, a two-story law library, more than 20 faculty offices and two practice courtrooms. In the Baskin Center’s fully functional trial courtroom, law students learn the art of advocacy, utilize technology and prepare for interschool competitions.
Furthermore, the space enables the College of Law to host local judges so students can see, first-hand, the law at work. The law library, which provides seating for over 300 students, is the academic heart of the Baskin Center. Law students can reserve group study rooms and professional law librarians are ready to assist students and faculty with their research needs.
The main lobby of the building contains a statue commissioned by well-known Nashville artist Anthony Novak. The statue, titled “Solomon: A Wise Ruling,” stands in the middle of the main rotunda, beneath the dome. The inspiration for the statue was drawn from an Old Testament passage where Solomon wisely administers justice in a conflict, serving as an example for all those who might practice law. Underneath the building is a five-story parking garage, providing five hundred parking spaces including several electric vehicle charging stations.
Since it takes three years to complete the Juris Doctor degree, the Baskin Center is a home away from home for Belmont Law students providing a locker room and plenty of study space to meet the rigors and time commitment of law study. Throughout the program, law students are taught legal history and theory, legal writing and research, analysis and problem solving through doctrinal courses, and practical skills.
Belmont’s College of Law is truly setting the bar for legal education, the college finished sixth in the nation for first-time bar passage rates for the 2019 calendar year, according to statistics published by the American Bar Association. Of the 80 alumni who took the bar in 2019, 77 Belmont graduates passed the exam on their first attempt for a 96.25% success rate, soundly besting the nation-wide average of 79.64% for first-time pass results. In addition, Belmont alumni are finding meaningful work with the Class of 2018 scoring a record-breaking employment rate, an impressive 96%.
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