About the New Law School

Designed by the prestigious Boston architectural firm, Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott with support from the Raleigh architectural firm of Small Kane, Campbell Law School's new facility will be eco-friendly.

Spread across four floors, the new location will increase the Campbell Law School's overall facility space from 74,000 square feet in Buies Creek to 110,000 square feet in Raleigh, an increase of more than forty-five percent. This will allow room for measured, thoughtful growth among faculty and students while maintaining our intimate, personal class sizes.

Projected to open for classes in the fall of 2009, the Law School is seeking to secure $27.5 million in private support for this historic project.

First floor & the public floor
The first floor of the law school will include the offices that are externally focused, including office suites for student admissions, career services, alumni relations, development and communications. Along with the first floor of the law library, this floor will also include a grand reception hall, chapel, and a 200-seat auditorium that will serve as a classroom and public event space.

Second floor & the student floor
The second floor of the law school will house offices and facilities that will be heavily oriented to student use, including the main floor of the law library, a large student commons area, which will provide space for studying and socialization, coffee shop and café, student government and club space, and technical services. The law library will contain latest digital and print resources, ample individual study areas and a dozen group study rooms.

Third floor & the academic floor
The third floor of the law school will include eight of the school's 13 classrooms, and three courtrooms. Classrooms will range from 25-person seminar rooms to 110-person lecture style rooms. All classrooms will feature the latest in instructional and learning technology. Courtrooms will allow Campbell Law students to hone their skills in the practice of trial advocacy and preparation for courtroom work.

Upon opening its doors, Campbell Law School will become the new home to the North Carolina Business Court & Raleigh Division, making the School one of only a handful of the nation's law schools to house a working court within its facilities.

North Carolina Business Court
The NC Business Court is a specialized forum of the North Carolina State Courts' trial division. Cases involving complex and significant issues of corporate and commercial law in the state are assigned by the Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court to a special superior court judge who oversees resolution of all matters in the case through trial.

Legal Writing Center
The Legal Writing Center (light blue) provides writing advice, assistance and training to Campbell Law students, particularly first-year students, on the style and method of quality legal writing. Writing specialists work with students individually to help them with writing assignments, including assistance with organization, analysis and style, as well as grammar, punctuation and usage.

Law Clinics
The Law Clinics (light blue) space will house community legal clinics that will give students hands-on experience in offering legal services, as well as serve important community needs via free legal counsel to low income residents of the Raleigh community. Campbell's Legal Clinic offers students a unique opportunity to learn the role performed by lawyers, and develop and hone essential legal skills. Participation in the Clinic involves close faculty supervision with students serving as counsel for actual clients on a pro bono basis.

Fourth floor & the administrative floor
The fourth floor will house the Dean's suite, faculty offices, and key administrative offices for the registrar and IT. There will be ample room for strategic faculty growth in years to come. Plans also call for the fourth floor to house five classrooms, including at least three 25-person seminar rooms and two 40-person classrooms.