University of Miami School of Law
Stats
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School Website
NALP - Region
- Southeast
- State
- Florida
- Dean
- Patricia D. White
- Enrollment
- 1,353
- Student/Faculty Ratio
- 13.2
- Talking Points
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- Professor Soia Mentschikoff developed the UCC.
- Notable Alumni: Roy Black (prominent trial attorney for Kelsey Grammer and Rush Limbaugh); Sue Cobb (former U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, former FL Secretary of State); Carolyn Lamm (Partner at White & Case, former president of the ABA); Stuart Miller (CEO of Lennar Corporation); U.S. Senator Marco Rubio
Recent Headlines from Above the Law
Although they didn’t make the finals, these videos were worth watching.
We start with the worst so we can appreciate the best.
A look at the law schools of the South, based on our ATL Insider Survey.
Because working in Biglaw is only fun if you have a penis.
I’ll say it again, making law school affordable means that you shouldn’t have to sell a book in order to pay off your debts…
A review of the legal education and experience of the incoming freshman class of Congress
Miami 2Ls will not have to pay a tuition hike, because the Dean promised them they wouldn’t…
Breaking: Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Motion to Dismiss DENIED — And Twenty More Law Schools to Be Sued
Today, the lawyers leading the law school litigation squad announced that they are planning to target 20 more law schools for class action lawsuits over their allegedly deceptive post-graduation employment statistics. This time around, you may be surprised by some of the law schools that appear on their list….
I am just a horny guy. – a comment allegedly made to the police by University of Miami law professor D. Marvin Jones, upon being arrested for a prostitution-related offense last month. (This is not the first time Professor Jones has been accused of such a crime. Back in 2007, we named him a Lawyer…
In October 2007, Professor D. Marvin Jones of the University of Miami School of Law was hit with a misdemeanor charge of soliciting a prostitute. We found it interesting that a criminal procedure professor was charged with, well, violating the criminal law. We bestowed Lawyer of the Day honors upon Professor Jones. Well, it seems that Professor Jones is back. Multiple University of Miami law school sources have alerted us to a new charge against him….
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ATL Top 50 Rank
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Ratings*
Student Alumni Academics C B- Practical/Clinical Training B B Career Counseling B- A- Financial Aid Advising B+ A- Social Life A- A- -
Employment
Top Biglaw Employers ?School Funded 9.10% Large Firm 6.70% Federal Clerkships 1.30% Government 13% Public Interest 9.5% -
Cost
Tuition $38,918 Total Investment ? $232,969 -
Admissions
47.0 / 100
applicants are accepted.
2.12 / 10
admitted students enroll.LSAT (25/75) 156/160 GPA (25/75) 3.16/3.60 -
US News Rank
76
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Interview with AdmissionsDean
Provided by the school
“Law school is not for spectators so the applicant who shows that he/she is proactive in grabbing opportunities to develop intellectually…” – Therese Lambert Director of Student Recruiting, UMiami Law
See more at AdmissionsDean.
