University of Houston Law Center explained

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University of Houston Law Center
Motto:"LEX" (Latin: "law") [1]
Established:1947
Head:Leonard M. Baynes
Country:U.S.
Students:775
Faculty:306
Ranking:68th (tied) (2024)[2]
Bar Pass Rate:86.34%[3]

The University of Houston Law Center is the law school of the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1947, the Law Center is one of 12 colleges of the University of Houston, a state university. It is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. The law school's facilities are located on the university's 667-acre campus in southeast Houston.

The Law Center awards the Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees. The law school ranked 60th in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report law school rankings.[2] #6 in intellectual property law, #6 in part-time law and #9 in health law.

According to UHLC's official 2022 ABA-required disclosures, 92.2% of the Class of 2022 was employed and 86.34% obtained full-time, long-term, bar admission required or JD-required employment 10 months after graduation.[4]

The dean of the Law Center is Leonard M. Baynes.

History

The University of Houston Law Center was founded in 1947 as the University of Houston College of Law, with an inaugural class consisting of 28 students and a single professor. The law school was housed in several locations on campus in its first few years—including temporary classrooms and the basement of the M.D. Anderson Library. The College of Law moved to the northeast corner of campus—shortly following its groundbreaking in 1969[5] and relocated to the newly established five-story, 180,000- square-foot John M. O'Quinn Law Building in the summer of 2022. [6]

In 1969, the college was renamed the Bates College of Law for Col. William B. Bates, former member of the University of Houston System Board of Regents and College of Law founding committee.[7] Since 1982, the College of Law has been commonly referred to as the University of Houston Law Center.[8]

In 2005, the University of Houston Law Center opened its facilities to Loyola University New Orleans College of Law after it was severely damaged in Hurricane Katrina, hosting 320 of the Loyola's 800 students taught by 31 Loyola law professors, allowing the Loyola students' education to continue uninterrupted.[9]

Rankings

In 2024, Law.com named UHLC as #23 Go-To Law School in the nation based on graduates gaining employment in the top 100 law firms in the country. [10]

PreLaw magazine recognized UHLC in nine categories in 2023: Best Value Law School, top Business Law School, Top School for Criminal Law, Top School for Family Law, Top School for Health Law, Top School for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Top School for Intellectual Property, Top School for Advocacy and among the Most Diverse Law Schools.[11]  

Facts

As of fall 2022, the law school reported a total enrollment of 617 students and employs a total of 273 full- and part-time faculty on staff. The student-faculty ratio is 6.2:1.

For the class of 2023, the school received 3,291 applications, with 233 full-time and 29part-time students matriculating. The median undergraduate GPA among all students at the school is 3.72, and the median LSAT score was 161, the highest to date. The class of 2023 is composed of 44.3% minority and 53% female. [12]

Annual tuition for the 2023–2024 full-time program is $34,942 for Texas residents and $50,132 for non-Texas residents. Annual tuition for the part-time program is $31,079 for Texas residents and $44,309 for non-Texas residents. [13]

Academics

The J.D. program is 90 semester hours. Entering classes are generally divided into three full-time day sessions of some 60 students each and one part-time evening section of some 35 students for first-year courses.[14]

The Law Center has special programs and institutes[15]

The Law Center offers several law clinics for upper-division students: the Appellate Civil Rights Clinic, Civil Justice Clinic, Military Justice Clinic, Entertainment Law Clinic, Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic, Immigration Clinic, Mediation Clinic and the Texas Innocence Network.[16]

University of Houston Law Library

The director of the law library is Amanda Watson.[17] The library has some 435,000 volumes. The library has three special collections:[18]

Tropical Storm Allison flooded the library's former location with eight feet of water in June 2001, destroying 174,000 books and the microfiche collection. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) gave $21.4 million to rebuild the library collection, which was 75 percent of the replacement cost. The collection has since been rebuilt.[22] [23]

Journals and publications

The Law Center publishes five law journals.[24] The Houston Law Review, established in 1963, is the school's main law journal.[25]

The four specialty journals are the Houston Business and Tax Law Journal (business law, tax law; founded in 2001),[26] the Houston Journal of Health Law and Policy (health care law),[27] the Houston Journal of International Law (international law),[28] and the Journal of Consumer & Commercial Law (commercial law).[29]

Employment

According to UHLC's official 2022 ABA-required disclosures, 92.2% of the class of 2022 was employed and 86.34% obtained full-time, long-term, bar admission required or JD-required employment 10 months after graduation.[30]

Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at UHLC for the 2022–2023 academic year is $54,633.86 for a resident living on campus and $69,451.86 for a nonresident.[38] The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $197,267 for residents and $239,808 for nonresidents.

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LEX Seal. University of Houston Law Center. 2 October 2013.
  2. Web site: https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/university-of-houston-03154 . 2 May 2024.
  3. Web site: July 2014 Examination Statistics. Board of Law Examiners. 2015-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20150421060200/http://www.ble.state.tx.us/pdfs/Statistics/2014July.pdf. 2015-04-21. dead.
  4. Web site: EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY FOR 2022 GRADUATES.
  5. Web site: University of Houston Through Time. University of Houston Library.
  6. Web site: UH Law Center welcomes back students in Texas' newly established law school building. University of Houston Law Center.
  7. News: Perin. Monica. UH Law Center looks back at 50 years of accomplishment. September 21, 2016. American City Business Journals. Houston Business Journal. May 11, 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/20040321013540/http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/1997/05/12/focus3.html. March 21, 2004.
  8. News: Banks. Gabrielle. Courtroom showdown: Houston law schools battle over name. Houston Chronicle. August 26, 2016.
  9. Web site: Willhoft. Ray. The Compassion of Neighbors, The Devotion of Community: Exiled School of Law Thrives During Challenging Times. Loyola University New Orleans. 2006-01-06. 2007-11-15.
  10. Web site: UH Law Center among top 25 Go-To Law Schools for Big Law jobs. UH Law Center.
  11. Web site: National Jurist's preLaw Magazine Winter 2024 edition. National Jurist.
  12. Web site: class Profile. UH Law Center.
  13. Web site: Tuition. UH Law Center.
  14. Web site: University of Houston Law Center: Law School J. D. Program Overview. University of Houston Law Center.
  15. Web site: About the University of Houston Law Center . University of Houston Law Center.
  16. Web site: Discover the Clinics at University of Houston Law. University of Houston Law Center.
  17. Web site: University of Houston Law Center Faculty . University of Houston Law Center.
  18. Web site: O'Quinn Law Library. University of Houston Law Center.
  19. Web site: Frankel Rare Books Collection. University of Houston Law Library.
  20. Web site: Judge Brown Admiralty Collection. University of Houston Law Library.
  21. Web site: Foreign & International Law Research Guides and Bibliographies. University of Houston Law Center.
  22. University Of Houston O'Quinn Law Library Eligible For $21.4 Million In FEMA Funds To Replace Books. Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2001-11-26. 2013-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20120218075924/http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=6236. 2012-02-18. dead.
  23. Web site: Kopatic. Alex. O'Quinn Law Library Cracks The Books on $42 Million Albertus Project. University of Houston Law Center. 2002.
  24. Web site: Journals and Publications. University of Houston Law Center.
  25. Web site: About the Law Review . Houston Law Review.
  26. Web site: Houston Business and Tax Law Journal .
  27. Web site: Houston Journal of Health Law and Policy .
  28. Web site: Houston Journal of International Law .
  29. Web site: Journal of Consumer & Commercial Law .
  30. Web site: EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY FOR 2021 GRADUATES.
  31. Web site: TJB | SC | About the Court | Justices | Justice Jeff Brown . 2017-02-03 . 2017-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170204085956/http://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/about-the-court/justices/justice-jeff-brown.aspx . dead .
  32. Web site: Nandita Berry sworn in as Texas Secretary of State, January 7, 2014. sos.state.tx.us. January 31, 2014.
  33. News: December 27, 2019. Obituary. The Shreveport Times.
  34. Web site: Marcia A. Crone. Federal Judicial Center. 19 February 2013.
  35. Encyclopedia: Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin Faleomavaega, Jr. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 19 February 2013.
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  37. Web site: Vanessa Gilmore. Just the Beginning Foundation.. 19 February 2013.
  38. Web site: ALUM RICHARD HAYNES CREATES A LEGAL LEGACY. University of Houston. February 25, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130203014908/http://uh.edu/pride-stories/richard-haynes/index.php. 2013-02-03. dead.
  39. Web site: Randy Hendricks. 2005 Hendricks Sports Management LP. 19 February 2013.
  40. Web site: Jolanda Jones. State Bar of Texas. 13 September 2020.
  41. News: Ruiz . Rosanna . Deaths: I.D. McMaster, 80, judge for 2 decades . Houston Chronicle . June 24, 2004 . August 31, 2014.
  42. News: John O'Quinn, 68, Star Personal-Injury Lawyer in Texas, Dies. The New York Times. 31 October 2009. February 25, 2013. Murphy. Kate.
  43. Web site: Gray H. Miller. Federal Judicial Center. 19 February 2013.
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  47. Web site: Michael H. Schneider, Sr. Federal Judicial Center . 19 February 2013.
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  50. Web site: Dr. Richard Waites. Justia.com. February 25, 2013.
  51. Web site: Ken Paxton's Leadership Team Office of the Attorney General . 2023-05-28 . www.texasattorneygeneral.gov.
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  53. Web site: John Whitmire. Project Vote Smart. 19 February 2013.
  54. Web site: Samuel F. Wright. Service Members Law Center. 20 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120415175923/http://www.roa.org/site/DocServer/Wright_Samuel_F_-_Sept_2010.pdf?docID=29541. 2012-04-15. dead.
  55. Web site: Philip D. Zelikow . Notable Names Data Base. 20 February 2013.
  56. Web site: Anthony G. Buzbee . 2015-03-12 . 2015-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141834/http://www.tamus.edu/regents/bios/anthony-g-buzbee/ . dead .

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