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Faculty are the lifeblood of a law school. Their interests and
expertise
largely dictate the direction of an institution. At the
University
of Georgia, you will find a vibrant, stimulating and exciting learning
environment driven by an accomplished corps of superior teachers and
scholars.
 While some law schools choose
to emphasize either scholarship or teaching, the University of Georgia
seeks to balance the two,
firmly
believing that classroom teaching is enhanced by scholarly expertise.
Most
professors maintain an open door policy -- whenever they are in the
office,
they are available to answer students questions about
classroom concerns, career advice or personal matters.
 The ranks of the UGA law faculty include authors of some of our country's leading legal scholarship, recipients of the Meigs Award (UGA's highest honor for teaching excellence), Fulbright scholars, former judicial clerks for the U.S.
Supreme Court and other federal courts, and
former editors in chief of law reviews. Most bring practical experience
to the classroom as well. Many have been trial and corporate attorneys,
and continue to accept pro bono cases or to serve as legal consultants.
The
scholarship of the UGA law faculty is highly regarded by
local,
state, national and international leaders including members of the
judiciary. Some of our professors
have advised U.S. senators and testified at congressional
hearings and served as consultants to foreign governments and
international policymaking bodies. Their work has also been
references in opinions written by judges and justices at various levels
including the U.S. Supreme Court.
In recent months, they have produced scholarship addressing an array of
legal issues such as: state and local taxation, misdemeanor
representation, intellectual property and copyrights, climate change,
constitutional litigation, education law, trial practice and securities
law, among other subjects.
| Of Georgia Law's 38 tenure track
faculty, 18 senior members hold prestigious chaired or named
professorships.
Their expertise is expanded by the addition of outstanding adjuncts,
whose
ranks include leading attorneys from the region's
most powerful
firms, international lawyers, judges and government leaders. |
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The School
of Law's ten
service learning clinics and advocacy
programs
are headed by faculty who have considerable field experience, enabling
them to provide students with the hands-on training that is an
increasingly important component of studying the law.
In
addition, six
instructors
teach Legal Research and Writing to first-year students, as well as
upper-level
writing courses. All six hold law degrees and have solid
backgrounds
in legal practice. The program director is the co-author of a leading
textbook that is used by legal research and writing programs across the
nation.
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