University of Huston Law Center
http://www.law.uh.edu/
Why the Law Center?
Best Value….
Distinguished by its relatively modest tuition, the Law Center has been cited as one of the “best values” in legal education today. We are the leading law school in the nation’s fifth-largest legal market, and our curriculum is among the broadest offered in the Southwest.
Highly Ranked…
We are in the Top Tier of the nearly 200 law schools in the United States, and we are one of only eight public law schools with three or more “Top 10” nationally ranked specialty programs.
Global Reach…
The Law Center is truly a “global” school with strong connections to the international legal and education communities. The international activities of our faculty include visiting professorships, publications in foreign journals, and participation in international symposia and conferences.
Exceptional Faculty…
Our outstanding faculty are recognized leaders in their respective fields as well as classroom teachers of the first rank. Adjunct faculty drawn from the practicing bar augment our curriculum with “real world” perspectives on the law.
Active Alumni…
The Law Center has more than 11,000 alumni, and the majority live in the greater Houston area. Regardless of where they make their home, Law Center alumni are recognized as high achievers in the legal profession.
Order of the Coif chapter
Our campus includes a chapter of the prestigious Order of the Coif, an honorary scholastic society that recognizes high achievement in law school. More than 700 Law Center alumni have been inducted into our chapter.
A Leading Library of the Law…
Our O’Quinn Law Library includes more than 535,000 volumes, and meets legal information needs with an extensive collection of electronic and traditional resources.
Nationally recognized specialty programs…
The special programs and institutes cited here add depth and dimension to our curriculum, and the Law Center is one of only eight public law schools offering multiple “Top 10” specialty programs.
Blakely Advocacy Institute
Center for Children, Law & Policy
Center for Consumer Law
Criminal Justice Institute
Center for Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Law
Health Law & Policy Institute
Institute for Higher Education Law & Governance
Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law
Dual Degrees…
The Law Center offers seven combined and concurrent degree programs. The programs and their affiliated institutions include:
J.D./M.D. (Baylor College of Medicine)
J.D./M.B.A. (University of Houston)
J.D./M.A. in History (University of Houston)
J.D./M.S.W. (University of Houston)
J.D./M.P.H. (University of Texas School of Public Health)
J.D./Ph.D. in Medical Humanities (University of Texas Medical Branch)
Practical Training…
Upper-division students can participate in our nationally ranked Clinical Training Program under the supervision of clinical faculty, learning invaluable skills while serving members of the community who require legal assistance. Options include:
Civil Practice Clinic
Criminal Practice/Externship Clinic
Consumer Law Clinic
Immigration Clinic
Mediation Clinic
Transactional Clinic