BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.com
Oklahoma City University law school officials are singing the praises of a proposed deal to move 550 students closer to the heart of the legal community.
Law school officials recently signed a purchase agreement with American Farmers and Ranchers Mutual Insurance for the historic former Central High School at 800 N Harvey in Oklahoma City.
The building is within walking distance of state and federal courthouses and what Valerie Couch, the law school's dean, calls “the state's most important concentration of law firms, government offices and corporate headquarters.”
“Our school already has strong relationships with the legal community, but moving to this downtown location would greatly increase the opportunities for our students to have meaningful externships and clerking experiences,” Couch said Friday.
“We think that once our students are downtown their opportunities for observation of court proceedings and trials are going to be greatly enhanced,” she added.
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