Above the Law

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Links
School Website
NALP
Region
Northeast
State
Connecticut
Dean
Willajeanne F. McLean (Interim)
Enrollment
620
Student/Faculty Ratio
10.8
Talking Points
  • One of only four public law schools in New England, and offers a regional tuition
  • Notable alumni include: C. Frank Figliuzzi (Assistant Director, FBI), Pedro E. Segarra (mayor of Hartford, Connecticut), Kathleen Murphy (CEO, ING Wealth Management), Randall Pinkston (CBS News Correspondent), Christopher Droney (2nd Circuit Court of Appeals Judge), Richard Lehr (Author)

Recent Headlines from Above the Law

 

Instead of improving its product, this law school apparently just wants a different way of talking about it….

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 / 2:08 PM

* Eugene Volokh analyzes the free-speech issues raised by the prosecution of Anya Bargh, the UConn law student accused of sending anti-Semitic and racist emails. [Volokh Conspiracy]

* Lawyerist thinks you suck, not the gunners. Discuss. [Lawyerist]

* Law and the Multiverse now has CLE courses about comic books. Maintaining this license just got that much easier. [Law and the Multiverse]

* Some new developments in the Ed O’Bannon case against the NCAA. Basically, discovery has not been kind to the NCAA. [Bloomberg]

* All the editors-in-chief at Michigan Law are women. Now, if another 90 or so journals follow suit, Staci’s article will seem outdated. [Michigan Law]

* Ruh-roh. Did David Boies blow the lid off campaign spending limits last cycle? [Huffington Post]

* No, Mike Bloomberg was not denied a slice of pizza yesterday. [Gawker]

* WARNING: If you understand math, the latest from NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly will annoy the hell out of you. [PrawfsBlawg]

* Man injured in a drunken fight sues the bar that he says should have cut him off. [Overlawyered]

Friday, May 3, 2013 / 4:26 PM

Mutilated Barbie dolls and racist emails. Sounds totally normal.

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 / 2:33 PM

A review of the legal education and experience of the incoming freshman class of Congress

Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012 / 4:11 PM

Check out the new ATL Law School Research Directory!

Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 / 3:26 PM

* What do Tiger Woods’s sexts, Anthony Weiner’s wiener, and the newsworthiness exception to copyright infringement have in common? They’re all in this colorful Ninth Circuit dissent. [National Law Journal]

* Dewey have any idea when this “clawback” deadline will stop being extended? Partners have again been granted another extension to sign on the dotted line, but this time for only 48 hours. [WSJ Law Blog]

* If your reason for resigning from your position as a congressman has to do with “increasing parenting challenges,” becoming the managing director of Biglaw practice group likely isn’t a wise choice. [POLITICO]

* A shareholder suit filed against Goldman Sachs over mortgage-backed securities and early TARP repayment was dismissed. I didn’t watch the Daily Show last night, but I’m sure Jon Stewart had a great joke. [Reuters]

* Musical deans? Hot on the heels of Jeremy Paul’s announcement that he was leaving for Northeastern, Professor Willajeanne McLean has been appointed as interim dean at UConn Law. [Connecticut Law Tribune]

* Law school didn’t build that: as it turns out, a juris doctor isn’t as versatile a degree as it’s made out to be. Just because you managed to get a good non-law job, it doesn’t mean a J.D. helped you. [Am Law Daily]

* Jaynie Mae Baker, the Millionaire Madam’s sidekick, has struck a plea deal with the DA. She won’t be going to jail for her adventures in high-class hooking, and might walk away without a criminal record. [New York Post]

Wednesday, Aug 15, 2012 / 9:07 AM

A law school dean unexpectedly jumps ship, in the middle of the summer…

Thursday, Jul 19, 2012 / 11:18 AM

Finals week is stressful for everybody, and it leads to lots of screw-ups. But some law students and professors manage to rise above their mistakes…

Friday, May 11, 2012 / 2:23 PM

This school already suffered a major rankings fail in 2012, so asking them to turn off the heat on an 80+ degree day might be too much to handle….

Monday, Apr 16, 2012 / 3:46 PM

Law school falls in U.S. News rankings, and the law dean gets fired. Coincidence?

Monday, Mar 26, 2012 / 12:05 PM

More University of Connecticut Law news

  • Ratings*

    Student Rating ? B+
    Alumni Rating ? B
      Student Alumni
    Academics C+ B
    Practical/Clinical Training A- B
    Career Counseling B B-
    Financial Aid Advising A B+
    Social Life B B+
  • Employment

    Total Employed ? 77%
    LST
    Score ? 53%
    School Funded 1.00%
    Large Firm 7.50%
    Federal Clerkships 0.50%
    Government 8.94%
    Public Interest 3.35%
    Top Biglaw Employers ?
    1. Bingham McCutchen LLP
    2. Kelley Drye & Warren
    3. Proskauer Rose LLP
  • Cost

    Tuition   $22,416 / $47,184
    Total Investment ?   $144,271 / $233,625
  • Admissions

    34.7 / 100
    applicants are accepted.
    2.62 / 10
    admitted students enroll.
     
    LSAT (25/75) 160/164
    GPA (25/75) 3.23/3.63
  • US News Rank

    58
  • Interview with AdmissionsDean

    Provided by the school


    “The reality is that we have not played the “rankings game”. We have not diverted millions to buy the median and continue to honestly report…” – Karen DeMeola Assistant Dean for Admissions and Student Finance, UConn Law
    See more at AdmissionsDean.