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Paul B. Rollins

Associate Dean for Administration

B.A., University of South Carolina
J.D., Yale University

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Biographical Information

Paul B. Rollins is the law school's associate dean for administration. He supervises all phases of the admissions process for the law school's degree programs, including recruitment, application review, decision making, notification and the awarding of academic scholarships. In addition, he serves as the Director of Graduate Legal Studies and oversees the school's Legal Career Services Office and its Student Professional Development Office.  He works closely with the Office of Student Affairs & the Law Registrar. Paul is responsible for reporting to the ABA and performs various other administrative tasks and special projects. He served as the director of law admissions from April 1, 2008, through June 1, 2010, and as the assistant dean for student affairs through August 1, 2011 when he was named an associate dean.

Prior to joining Georgia Law, Rollins was the assistant dean for student services at the University of South Carolina School of Law where he was responsible for admissions, career services and student affairs.

Previously, he served as a litigation associate for Wyche, Burgess, Freeman & Parham in Greenville, S.C., where he tried cases in both the state and federal courts. Upon graduation from law school, he served as a judicial clerk for Judge James C. Turk of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

Rollins earned his bachelor's degree in political science magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina in 1995 and his Juris Doctor from Yale University in 1998.

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