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The UH Law Center influences locally,
nationally and internationally.
WHO WE ARE
Established in 1947, the University of Houston Law Center is the leading law
school in the nation’s fourth-largest city. It offers one of the broadest curricula
in the United States and is cited as a “best value” in legal education. The UH
Law Center boasts leadership from nationally and globally recognized faculty
who offer expertise in fields such as health law, intellectual property, business
and commercial law, immigration law, antitrust, international law, energy and
environmental law, tax, family law, constitutional law and clinical education. The
UH Law Center also utilizes more than 120 part-time and adjunct instructors
from the Houston legal community, one of the most sophisticated and diverse
legal communities in the country. Together, they generate a rigorous, enriching
curriculum
for approximately 600 full-time J.D. students, nearly 100 part-time J.D. students
and almost 70 LL.M. students each year.
The UH Law Center’s influence extends locally, nationally and internationally,
encompassing business, legal and education communities. The international
activities of its faculty include hosting visiting professors, publishing articles in
foreign journals and participating in international symposia and conferences.
The UH Law Center’s dynamic alumni have propelled their careers to work at
the top of the law profession in private practice, government service, business,
the judiciary and public interest.
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