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The '''School of Law''' is one of UB's 13 schools and colleges. It is the only SUNY law school.<ref>https://www.law.buffalo.edu/about.html</ref> It is primarily located in [[North Campus#O'Brian Hall|O'Brian Hall]].<ref>https://www.law.buffalo.edu/about/location.html</ref> For the graduating class of 2027, there are 148 enrolled JD students.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250630194127/https://www.law.buffalo.edu/content/dam/law/content/admissions/fast-facts.pdf</ref>
The '''School of Law''' is one of UB's 13 schools and colleges. It is the only SUNY law school.<ref>https://www.law.buffalo.edu/about.html</ref> It is primarily located in [[North Campus#O'Brian Hall|O'Brian Hall]].<ref>https://www.law.buffalo.edu/about/location.html</ref> For the graduating class of 2027, there are 148 enrolled JD students.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250630194127/https://www.law.buffalo.edu/content/dam/law/content/admissions/fast-facts.pdf</ref> The [[Charles B. Sears Law Library]] is also located within O'Brian Hall.


== History ==
== History ==
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The School of Law began granting Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees in 1906 and Juris Doctor (JD) degrees in 1964.<ref name=":1" />
The School of Law began granting Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees in 1906 and Juris Doctor (JD) degrees in 1964.<ref name=":1" />
The ''Journal of Buddhism, Law & Society'' was founded at the School of Law, but it is now run by Rutgers University.<ref>https://sites.rutgers.edu/buddhismandlaw/editorial/</ref>


== Academic Programs ==
== Academic Programs ==
=== Undergraduate Program ===
The School of Law offers a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Law and an undergraduate minor in Law.<ref>https://www.law.buffalo.edu/academics/undergraduate.html</ref>


=== Graduate Programs ===
=== Graduate Programs ===
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* Law and Urban Planning Program (JD + MUP, with the [[School of Architecture and Planning]])
* Law and Urban Planning Program (JD + MUP, with the [[School of Architecture and Planning]])
* Law and Ph.D. Program (with any UB PhD program)
* Law and Ph.D. Program (with any UB PhD program)
== Facilities & Research ==
=== Legal Clinics ===
The School of Law is home to 8 legal clinics where students work:<ref>https://www.law.buffalo.edu/beyond/clinics.html</ref>
* Access to Justice Clinic
* Civil Rights and Housing Clinic
* Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic
* Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic
* Environmental Advocacy Clinic
* Family Violence and Women's Rights Clinic
* Sports Law Clinic
* Mediation Clinic
=== Research Centers ===
The School of Law has six research centers:<ref>https://www.law.buffalo.edu/beyond/centers.html</ref>
* The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy (with the [[College of Arts and Sciences]], including the [[Department of Geography]], [[Department of Political Science]], [[Department of Economics]], [[Department of Sociology and Criminology]], [[Department of History]], and [[Department of Philosophy]])<ref>https://www.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/people/advisory.html</ref>
* Buffalo Criminal Law Center
* Buffalo Human Rights Center
* Center for the Advancement of Sport (with the [[Graduate School of Education]], [[School of Social Work]], [[School of Management]], [[School of Engineering and Applied Sciences]], and [[Buffalo Bulls|Department of Athletics]])<ref>https://www.law.buffalo.edu/sports-center.html</ref>
* Cross-Border Legal Studies Center
* Jaeckle Center for Law, Democracy, and Governance


== Student Outcomes ==
== Student Outcomes ==
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== Student Life ==
== Student Life ==
The ''Buffalo Law Review'' was founded in 1950 and is edited by current UB law students.<ref name=":0" /> The School of Law is also home to the ''Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal'', which began in 2001.<ref name=":1" />
The ''Buffalo Law Review'' was founded in 1950 and is edited by current UB law students.<ref name=":0" /> The School of Law is also home to the ''Buffalo Environmental Law Journal'' and the ''Buffalo Human Rights Law Review''.<ref>https://www.law.buffalo.edu/beyond/journals.html</ref>


The Student Bar Association was founded in 1951.<ref name=":1" />
The Student Bar Association was founded in 1951 and serves as the representative body for students of the School of Law.<ref name=":1" /><ref>https://www.law.buffalo.edu/student-affairs/sba.html</ref> There are also several active affinity and special-interest-based law student organizations.<ref>https://www.law.buffalo.edu/student-affairs/student-organizations.html</ref>
 
The School of Law hosts three legal competitions: the Charles S. Desmond Moot Court Competition, Herbert Wechsler National Criminal Moot Court Competition, and Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition.<ref>https://www.law.buffalo.edu/beyond/competitions.html</ref>


== Notable People ==
== Notable People ==


=== Alumni ===
* Barbara Howe, JD ’80 (Former New York State judge)<ref>https://www.law.buffalo.edu/links/2018-February/news-howe.html</ref>
* Kenneth Landau, JD ’80 (Attorney and Radio Host)<ref>https://www.buffalo.edu/alumni/get-involved/business-directory.host.html/content/shared/www/alumni/business-directory/Law_You_Should_Know.detail.html</ref>
* Kenneth Landau, JD ’80 (Attorney and Radio Host)<ref>https://www.buffalo.edu/alumni/get-involved/business-directory.host.html/content/shared/www/alumni/business-directory/Law_You_Should_Know.detail.html</ref>
* Denise O'Donnell, JD ’82 (Former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York)<ref>https://digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1669&context=ub_law_forum</ref>
* Denise O'Donnell, JD ’82 (Former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York)<ref>https://digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1669&context=ub_law_forum</ref>
=== Faculty & Former Faculty ===
* Thomas Buergenthal (Professor from 1964 to 1975; former International Court of Justice judge)<ref>https://www.law.buffalo.edu/links/2023-Summer/buergenthal.html</ref>
* Albion W. Tourgee (Professor in the late 1800s; civil rights attorney)<ref>https://www.law.buffalo.edu/history/faculty.html#title_8</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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The School of Law is one of UB's 13 schools and colleges. It is the only SUNY law school.[1] It is primarily located in O'Brian Hall.[2] For the graduating class of 2027, there are 148 enrolled JD students.[3] The Charles B. Sears Law Library is also located within O'Brian Hall.

History

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The School of Law was founded in 1887 as the Buffalo Law School.[4] It was originally affiliated with Niagara University and joined the State University of New York system in 1962.[5]

The first women to graduate from the Buffalo Law School were Helen Z.M. Rodgers and Cecil B. Wiener in 1899.[5]

The School of Law began granting Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees in 1906 and Juris Doctor (JD) degrees in 1964.[5]

The Journal of Buddhism, Law & Society was founded at the School of Law, but it is now run by Rutgers University.[6]

Academic Programs

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Undergraduate Program

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The School of Law offers a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Law and an undergraduate minor in Law.[7]

Graduate Programs

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The School of Law offers three graduate programs:[8]

  • Juris Doctor (J.D.)
  • Master of Laws (LL.M, with optional concentrations in Cross-Border Legal Studies and Criminal Law)[9]
  • Doctor of Juridicial Science (J.S.D.)

Combined Programs

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3+3 BA/JD Program

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The School of Law offers UB undergraduates from select majors the opportunity to apply for an accelerated program. This is currently available to students majoring in Sociology, Criminology, English, History, Philosophy, Political Science, and students in the Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Program majoring in Legal Studies.[10]

Additionally, undergraduate students of specific majors from parter institutions that do not have their own law schools are eligible to apply for this program. The current partners are Alfred University, Canisius University, Hilbert College, Le Moyne College, Nazareth University, Niagara University, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. John Fisher University, SUNY Buffalo State, SUNY Canton, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Old Westbury, and SUNY Potsdam.[11]

Combined Graduate Programs

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The School of Law offers several combined graduate programs in conjunction with other schools and departments:[12]

Facilities & Research

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The School of Law is home to 8 legal clinics where students work:[13]

  • Access to Justice Clinic
  • Civil Rights and Housing Clinic
  • Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic
  • Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic
  • Environmental Advocacy Clinic
  • Family Violence and Women's Rights Clinic
  • Sports Law Clinic
  • Mediation Clinic

Research Centers

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The School of Law has six research centers:[14]

Student Outcomes

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JD graduates from the School of Law had a first-time bar passage rate of 85.7% as of 2024. 94.4% of 2024 JD graduates had jobs, with 84.4% having long-term, full-time legal jobs.

One year after graduation, 2018 and 2019 JD graduates had a median annual salary of $64,220 in 2021 dollars.[17]

Student Life

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The Buffalo Law Review was founded in 1950 and is edited by current UB law students.[4] The School of Law is also home to the Buffalo Environmental Law Journal and the Buffalo Human Rights Law Review.[18]

The Student Bar Association was founded in 1951 and serves as the representative body for students of the School of Law.[5][19] There are also several active affinity and special-interest-based law student organizations.[20]

The School of Law hosts three legal competitions: the Charles S. Desmond Moot Court Competition, Herbert Wechsler National Criminal Moot Court Competition, and Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition.[21]

Notable People

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Alumni

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  • Barbara Howe, JD ’80 (Former New York State judge)[22]
  • Kenneth Landau, JD ’80 (Attorney and Radio Host)[23]
  • Denise O'Donnell, JD ’82 (Former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York)[24]

Faculty & Former Faculty

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  • Thomas Buergenthal (Professor from 1964 to 1975; former International Court of Justice judge)[25]
  • Albion W. Tourgee (Professor in the late 1800s; civil rights attorney)[26]

References

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  1. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/about.html
  2. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/about/location.html
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20250630194127/https://www.law.buffalo.edu/content/dam/law/content/admissions/fast-facts.pdf
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.law.buffalo.edu/history/intellectual.html
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2181&context=ub_law_forum
  6. ↑ https://sites.rutgers.edu/buddhismandlaw/editorial/
  7. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/academics/undergraduate.html
  8. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/academics.html
  9. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/academics/llm.html
  10. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/admissions/3-plus-3/ub-applicants.html
  11. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/admissions/3-plus-3/partner-institutions.html
  12. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/academics/dualDegrees.html
  13. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/beyond/clinics.html
  14. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/beyond/centers.html
  15. ↑ https://www.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/people/advisory.html
  16. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/sports-center.html
  17. ↑ https://app.lawhub.org/schools/buffalo/salaries
  18. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/beyond/journals.html
  19. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/student-affairs/sba.html
  20. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/student-affairs/student-organizations.html
  21. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/beyond/competitions.html
  22. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/links/2018-February/news-howe.html
  23. ↑ https://www.buffalo.edu/alumni/get-involved/business-directory.host.html/content/shared/www/alumni/business-directory/Law_You_Should_Know.detail.html
  24. ↑ https://digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1669&context=ub_law_forum
  25. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/links/2023-Summer/buergenthal.html
  26. ↑ https://www.law.buffalo.edu/history/faculty.html#title_8
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