University of Houston Law Center

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The University of Houston Law Center is an American Bar Association accredited law school and is one of the 13 colleges at the University of Houston. It awards the Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) and Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees. In its 2007 publication, U.S. News & World Report ranked the school 70th among the nation's "Top 100 Law Schools". The Law Center's Health Law concentration is currently ranked second in the nation.[1]

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[edit] Academics

[edit] J.D. program

The Doctor of Jurisprudence program consists of 90 semester hours. UH Law Center offers two programs: a three-year full-time day program and a four-year part-time evening program.

[edit] LL.M. programs

The Law Center offers six LL.M. areas of concentration:

  • Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Law
  • Health Law
  • Intellectual Property & Information Law
  • International Law
  • Tax Law
  • Foreign Scholars LL.M. Program

[edit] Joint degrees

The University of Houston Law Center also offers several joint degrees.

In addition, the Law Center has partnered with other institutions to offer other joint degrees.

[edit] Institutes

The Law Center also has various specialized institutes:

[edit] Student organizations

  • The Advocates
  • American Constitution Society (ACS)
  • Asian Law Students Association (ALSA)
  • The Association of Women in Law (AWIL)
  • Black Law Students Association (BLSA)
  • Christian Legal Society (CLS)
  • Corporate and Taxation Law Society (CTLS)
  • Criminal Defense Law Students Association (CDLSA)
  • Delta Theta Phi - Cullen Senate
  • Energy and Environmental Law Society (EELS)
  • The Environmental & Energy Law & Policy Journal (EELPJ)
  • Evening Law Students Association (ELSA)
  • Federalist Society
  • Health Law Organization (HLO)
  • Hispanic Law Students Association (HLSA)
  • The Honor Court
  • Houston Association of Counsel for Children (HACC)
  • Houston Business and Tax Law Journal
  • Houston Journal of Health Law and Policy
  • Houston Journal of International Law (HJIL)
  • Houston Law Review
  • Human Rights Alliance
  • Intellectual Property Student Organization (IPSO)
  • International Law Society (ILS)
  • Journal of Texas Consumer Law
  • J. Reuben Clark Law Society
  • LawHorns UT Law Students Association
  • Legalese
  • Lex Judaica
  • Muslim Law Students Association (MLSA)
  • Ombudsmen
  • Order of The Barons
  • OutLaw: Students for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Concerns
  • Phi Alpha Delta (PAD)
  • Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity - Hutcheson Inn
  • Public Interest Law Organization (PILO)
  • Society of Law and Politics (SLAP)
  • South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA)
  • Sports and Entertainment Law Student Organization (SELSO)
  • State Bar of Texas - Texas Young Lawyers
  • St. Thomas More Society (STMS)
  • The Student Bar Association (SBA)
  • Society for Computer & Information Law (SCIL)
  • Texas Aggie Law Students Association (AgLaw)

[edit] External links

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