What’s not to like about the new Cooley Law School in Riverview? The country’s largest law school now has a prominent presence in our region, specifically the repurposed Progressive Insurance call center near I-75 and U.S. 301. It’s the first campus outside Cooley’s home state of Michigan. They chose here.
But more to the point, the ABA-accredited school is known for its atypical inclusiveness–in a (legal) community typically equated with elitism. It markets itself as the flexible alternative to unduly restrictive admission policies. It symbolizes opportunity. More than a quarter of its total enrollment are minorities.
But however inclusive, Cooley does prompt one begged question. Does the world’s most litigious society really need any more lawyers?