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| University of Houston Law Center | |
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| Motto | "LEX" (Latin: "law")[1] |
| Parent school | University of Houston |
| Established | 1947 |
| School type | Public |
| Dean | Leonard M. Baynes |
| Location | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Enrollment | 775 |
| Faculty | 306 |
| USNWR ranking | 68th (tie) (2024)[2] |
| Bar pass rate | 86.01% (2023)[3] |
| Website | www |
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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 tied at 68th 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.[citation needed]
According to UHLC's official 2023 ABA-required disclosures, 92.2% of the Class of 2023 was employed in some capacity, 85% obtained full-time, long-term, bar admission required employment (as attorneys), and 6.25% obtained JD-required employment 10 months after graduation.[4]
The dean of the Law Center is Leonard M. Baynes.
- ^ "LEX Seal". University of Houston Law Center. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ a b "USNews University of Houston". Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "First Time Bar Passage Calendar Year 2023" (XLSX). American Bar Association. April 11, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ "EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY FOR 2023 GRADUATES" (PDF).