University of Baltimore School of Law explained

University of Baltimore School of Law
Parent:University of Baltimore
Type:Public
Dean:LaVonda Reed
City:Baltimore
State:Maryland
Country:U.S.
Students:694 (October 2023)
Faculty:111[1]
Ranking:135th (2024)[2]
Bar Pass Rate:73.58% (July 2024)

The University of Baltimore School of Law, or the UB School of Law, is one of the four colleges that make up the University of Baltimore, which is part of the University System of Maryland. The UBalt School of Law is one of only two law schools in the state of Maryland. The University of Baltimore School of Law is housed in the John and Frances Angelos Law Center, at the northeast corner of West Mount Royal Avenue and North Charles Street on the University of Baltimore campus in the city's Mt. Vernon cultural district. The 12-story building, designed by German architect Stefan Behnisch, opened in April 2013 and was rated LEED-Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Post-graduation employment and academics

Employment outcomes

Of the Class of 2017 graduates, 67.3% found employment in positions for which bar admission was required. An additional 13.8% of the Class of 2017 found employment in positions for which a J.D. was required or preferred by the employer. (Of 222 graduates, 96.9% reported their employment status.) 32.7% of graduates secured judicial clerkships.

Costs

The School of Law's total cost for full-time attendance (tuition and fees) is $31,954 for in-state residents and $46,622 for out-of-state residents for the 2018–2019 academic year. Students in Washington, D.C., and certain areas of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and northern Virginia are eligible to receive Maryland in-state tuition.

Degrees and concentrations

The University of Baltimore School of Law produces many of the leading lights of Maryland's legal community—practitioners, judges, public defenders, prosecutors, scholars and community and civic advocates. More than one-third of judges on the Maryland state bench are UBalt alumni. The UBalt School of Law offers the juris doctor (J.D.) degree and master's degrees (LL.M.) in tax and U.S. law. The school offers several concentrations for J.D. students, including:

In conjunction with the law school's and University's other programs and schools, the law school offers joint degree combinations of JD/MBA, JD/MPA, JD/MS in criminal justice, JD/MS in negotiations and conflict management, JD/Ph.D. in policy science and JD/LL.M. in taxation.[3]

Publications

Notable alumni

Notable UBalt Law graduates include:

Vice presidents

Judges

Attorneys general

Governors and lieutenant governors

First ladies

U.S. congressmen

State delegates and senators

State's attorneys

Other alumni

References in media and culture

List of Deans

Notes and References

  1. Web site: University of Baltimore. U.S. News & World Report. 20 October 2014. 20 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141020004216/http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/university-of-baltimore-03070. live.
  2. Web site: University of Baltimore . U.S. News & World Report . 13 May 2023 . 12 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230512222601/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/university-of-baltimore-03070#:~:text=University%20of%20Baltimore%202023%20Rankings,widely%20accepted%20indicators%20of%20excellence . live .
  3. Web site: Overview. 2015. University of Baltimore. https://web.archive.org/web/20070813021828/http://law.ubalt.edu/academics/overview.html. August 13, 2007. dead.
  4. Web site: Biographical Series: Curtis Anderson. Maryland State Archives. 2008-06-11. 2010-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20100412044018/http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/013200/013208/html/13208bio.html. live.
  5. News: Clark Allen C K filed for Anne Arundel Co State Senator Oct 1961 . The Evening Sun . 5 October 1961 . 42 . 28 December 2018 . 28 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181228083140/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25967773/clark_allen_c_k_filed_for_anne_arundel/ . live .
  6. News: Clark Allen C full Obit Mar 1986 . The Evening Sun . 28 March 1986 . 34 . 28 December 2018 . 28 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181228083030/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20881228/clark_allen_c_full_obit_mar_1986/ . live .
  7. Web site: Thomas E. Dewberry . Maryland Manual On-Line . . 2022-03-11 . 2023-02-25 . 2023-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230225200546/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa12211.html . live .
  8. https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/25939
  9. https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/25939
  10. https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/25939
  11. https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/25939
  12. https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/25939
  13. https://www.silvermanthompson.com/lawyers/phillip-j-closius/
  14. https://www.shu.edu/news/ronald-h-weich-named-dean-of-school-of-law.html
  15. https://www.ubalt.edu/news/news-releases.cfm?id=4287

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