University of Houston Law Center

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University of Houston Law Center
Motto"LEX" (Latin: "law") [1]
Parent schoolUniversity of Houston
Established1947
School typePublic
DeanLeonard M. Baynes
LocationHouston, Texas, U.S.
Enrollment775
Faculty306
USNWR ranking68th (tied) (2024)[2]
Bar pass rate86.34%[3]
Websitewww.law.uh.edu

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.

  1. ^ "LEX Seal". University of Houston Law Center. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/university-of-houston-03154. Retrieved 2 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "July 2014 Examination Statistics" (PDF). Board of Law Examiners. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  4. ^ "EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY FOR 2022 GRADUATES" (PDF).

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