University of Maine School of Law

University of Maine School of Law
Parent schoolUniversity of Maine System
Established1962; 62 years ago (1962)
School typePublic law school
DeanLeigh Saufley
LocationPortland, Maine, United States
Enrollment258
Faculty26
USNWR ranking120th (tie) (2024)[1]
Bar pass rate84.6%
Websitemainelaw.maine.edu
ABA profileStandard 509 Report
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The University of Maine School of Law (UMaine Law or Maine Law) is a public law school in Portland, Maine. It is accredited by the American Bar Association and is Maine's only law school. It is also part of the University of Maine System. The school's current dean is Leigh Saufley, who assumed the post in 2020. Until 1972 the School of Law was located at 68 High Street, Portland. In 1972, the School of Law moved to the University of Maine School of Law Building, which is adjacent to the University of Southern Maine's Portland campus. In 2023, the Law School moved to 300 Fore Street, on the waterfront of downtown Portland.

Many of Maine's judges, legal scholars, politicians, and community leaders are graduates of the law school. Notable alumni include Chief Justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Valerie Stanfill, Leigh Saufley, Daniel Wathen, current governor Janet Mills, several former governors, former Maine Senate President Libby Mitchell, and U.S. District Court Judges John A. Woodcock and Lance E. Walker. According to Maine's official 2017 ABA-required disclosures, 62.7% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time, long-term, Bar Passage Required/JD Advantage employment ten months after graduation.[2]

  1. ^ "University of Maine". U.S. News & World Report – Best Law Schools. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ "EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY FOR 2016 GRADUATES" (PDF). Mainelaw.maine.edu. Retrieved 13 July 2018.