ILSA Student Initiated Lecture Series at Lewis & Clark has been internationally recognized for academic excellence. Semester abroad opportunities In addition, the law school has developed a number of exclusive global summer externship placements. There are options in India for students interested in business, litigation, transactional, public interest, human rights, and environmental practice through placement with firms and NGOs in Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. The law school has also secured exclusive placements in Asia, for students interested in international law firm experience. Past placements include firms in both Beijing and Shanghai, China. Employment According to Lewis & Clark's official 2018 ABA-required disclosures, 75.8% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-preferred employment nine months after graduation. Lewis & Clark's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 20.8%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2018 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. Costs The average cost of attendance at Lewis & Clark Law School for the 2016-17 school year includes tuition ($43,240 full-time, $32,426 part-time); fees ($50 public interest fee); health insurance ($2,402 if not already covered); and average cost of living expenses ($18,761). Notable alumni Brad Avakian (1990): Commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Richard C. Baldwin (1975): Oregon Supreme Court Justice Alexander G. Barry (1915): Politician Cliff Bentz (1979): Oregon State Representative Craig Berkman: Politician Earl Blumenauer (1976): U.S. Representative Anna Brown (1980): U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon Kate Brown (1985): Governor of Oregon Dean Bryson (1934): Oregon Supreme Court Justice Beatrice Morrow Cannady (1922): Portland civil rights activist, newspaper editor Robin Kundis Craig (1996): Environmental law scholar Charles Crookham (1951): Oregon Attorney General Mercedes Deiz (1959): First black woman to practice law in Oregon, Circuit Court Judge Sim Gill: District Attorney for Salt Lake County, Utah John Hubert Hall (1926): Governor of Oregon Heidi Heitkamp (1980): former U.S. Senator and former North Dakota Attorney General Ralph Holman (1937): Oregon Supreme Court Justice Betsy Johnson (1977): Oregon State Senator Donald C. Johnson (1974): U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde and Mongolia Robert E. Jones (1953): U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon Nick Kahl (2009): Oregon State Representative Garr King (1963): U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon Jack Landau (1980): Oregon Supreme Court Justice Ronald A. Marks (1979): Former senior CIA official Michael J. McShane (1988): U.S.