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PREPARE. CONNECT. LEAD.
Introducing Dean Usha R. Rodrigues, who became the 14th dean of the School of Law on Jan. 1, 2025.
New Year, New Dean
REDEFINING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A GREAT NATIONAL PUBLIC LAW SCHOOL
UGA #1 Best Value in legal education graphic
PREPARE.
Summer public interest and judicial fellowships provide life-directing, hands-on and purpose-driven experiences for law students. In the last five years, the School of Law has provided more than $1.4 million in summer fellowship grants to its students.
1.4 Million Dollars in Summer Fellowship Grant Funding since 2019.
CONNECT.
The Atlanta Semester in Practice Program provides School of Law students with purpose-driven learning and networking opportunities in our state's capital.
Connect
LEAD.
The law school's advocacy program is counted among the best in the nation and helps to prepare our students to be effective advocates in and out of the courtroom. Over the past five years, our students have captured 23 national/regional titles.
Kairab winning Top Gun competition
PREPARE.
Experiential learning opportunities like the Wilbanks CEASE Clinic provide a hands-on, purpose-driven legal educational experience. The School of Law offers 18 clinics/externships.
Wilbanks CEASE clinic team in front of the courthouse
CONNECT.
The School of Law's innovative mentoring program has the ability to connect every first-year student with a four-person support team before they arrive on campus each fall.
mentor mentee reception photo
LEAD.
With world-class professors like Larry D. Thompson - former U.S. deputy attorney general - our students learn from some of the most respected leaders in their fields.
thompson teaching
PREPARE.
The School of Law offers an Undergraduate Minor in Law, Jurisprudence, and the State for UGA students.
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  • Best Return on Investment

    Best Return on Investment in Legal Education

    Ranked #1 for five of the last seven years
    (National Jurist)

  • Employment Statistics

    95% Employment

    Class of 2024 full credit (employment/advanced degree) outcomes

  • Judicial Clerkships

    #10 Federal Clerkships

    U.S. News & World Report 2025

  • Experiential Learning Hours

    84,000+ service-learning hours

    2023-24 Service-learning hours by students in clinics/externships

  • Summer Fellowships

    $1.4M+ in Summer Fellowships

    Over the last 5 years

  • Financial Aid

    85% receiving financial aid

    (2023-24)

  • Trial Advocacy Ranking

    Leader in Trial Advocacy

    23 national/regional titles over 5 years

  • International Law Ranking

    #22 International Law

    U.S. News & World Report 2025

  • Practical Training Ranking

    #11 Practical Training

    PreLaw 2025

  • 100% First-gen college grads and military veterans receiving scholarships

    100% RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID

    First-gen college grads and military veterans in J.D. class (fourth straight year)

  • georgia bar passage rate

    #1 Georgia Bar Exam Passage Rate

    11th straight year (July / post-graduation sitting for first-time takers)

  • Ultimate Bar Passage Rate

    98.95% Ultimate Bar Passage Rate

    Class of 2022

  • #22

    #22
    Law School

    U.S. News & World Report 2025

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