Vermont Law and Graduate School | |
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Motto | Lex pro urbe et orbe ("Law for the Community and the World") |
Established | 1972 |
School type | Private law school |
Dean | Rodney A. Smolla, President Beth McCormack, Dean |
Location | South Royalton, Vermont, United States 43°49′18″N 72°31′16″W / 43.8218°N 72.5210°W |
Enrollment | 464 (J.D.)[1] |
Faculty | 109 |
USNWR ranking | 168th (tie) (2024)[2] |
Bar pass rate | 77.6% (2020)[3] |
Website | www.vermontlaw.edu/ |
Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) is a private law and public policy graduate school in South Royalton, Vermont. It is the only ABA-accredited law school in the state. It offers several degrees, including Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Laws (LLM) in Environmental Law, Master of Environmental Law and Policy (MELP), Master of Food and Agriculture Law and Policy (MFALP), Master of Energy Regulation and Law (MERL), and dual degrees with a diverse range of institutions. According to the school's 2018 ABA-required disclosures, 61.5% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.[4]