University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Parent schoolUniversity of Detroit Mercy
Religious affiliationRoman Catholic
Established1912
School typePrivate
DeanJelani Jefferson Exum
(leaving in 2024)[1]
LocationDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
Enrollment612
Faculty23 (full-time), 44 (part-time)[2]
USNWR ranking136th (2024)[3]
Bar pass rate59.23% (2023 first-time takers)[4]

The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is the law school of the University of Detroit Mercy and is located in Downtown Detroit, Michigan across from the Renaissance Center. Founded in 1912, Detroit Mercy Law is a private Roman Catholic law school and has been ABA-accredited since 1933.[5][failed verification] [better source needed] The Law School has an annual enrollment of 612 students including 223 Nonresident Aliens, and currently has 67 faculty members (23 full-time, 44 adjunct).[6][2]

Detroit Mercy Law offers full-time, part-time, and extended part-time JD programs as well as a number of dual degrees, including a J.D./M.B.A. and a Dual J.D. three year program with the University of Windsor allowing students to earn both Canadian and American Juris Doctor degrees.[7] In January 2012, Detroit Mercy Law purchased a 6,000 sq. ft. facility across the street from its campus which will house the numerous clinics operated by the school.[citation needed]

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  2. ^ a b "Adjunct Faculty". law.udmercy.edu. University of Detroit Mercy. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. ^ "University of Detroit Mercy". usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "Detroit Mercy 2023 First Time Bar Passage". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  5. ^ "University of Detroit Mercy School of Law". Top-Law-Schools.com. Retrieved 15 March 2011.[failed verification]
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  7. ^ "Catalog & Dual JD". udmercy.edu. University of Detroit Mercy. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

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