The School of Law created the Sports Law Program to provide students with greatly expanded opportunities to study the rapidly growing and evolving legal landscape of the sports industry.
The Sports Law Program offers practice-based courses as well as experiential learning through participation in externships and on the school's Negotiation Advocacy Team. Students have the opportunity, both in and out of the classroom, to learn from active sports-industry professionals and to practice essential skills such as contract analysis and drafting, negotiation and critical thinking.
Externships
Externships provide essential hands-on learning opportunities in the sports industry. Through the law school's Corporate Counsel Externship Juris Doctor law students can explore sports law from the perspective of counsel in professional sports and NCAA athletic departments. UGA Law students have the opportunity for externships with the Atlanta Braves, the University of Georgia Athletic Association, the Georgia Institute of Technology Athletics and Georgia Southern University Athletics, among others.
Negotiation & Transactional Competitions
The School of Law's Negotiation Advocacy Team, which boasts national championships, allows select second- and third-year Juris Doctor students to vie against teams from other respected law schools across the country to hone their negotiation, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The Negotiation Advocacy Team has participated in sports-related negotiation competitions across the country, including those hosted by Tulane University and Villanova University.
Sports and Entertainment Law Society
The Sports & Entertainment Law Society (SELS) is a student-run organization with a mission to create opportunities for all UGA Law J.D., LL.M. and M.S.L. students who may be interested in pursuing a career in the sports and entertainment law industries. The group strives to expose students to these industries via conferences, round-table discussions and various networking events.
Master in the Study of Law with Sports Emphasis
The Master in the Study of Law with Sports Emphasis is a one-year graduate program specifically designed to provide aspiring sports agents with the legal foundation they need to be successful, in addition to a technical understanding of Name, Image and Likeness as well as National Football League and National Basketball Association agency.
- For information about M.S.L. admissions or the M.S.L. program generally, please email MSL@uga.edu.
- For information specifically about the M.S.L. with Sports Law Emphasis, please email Myles B. Solomon at myles.solomon@uga.edu.
J.D/M.S. in Sport Management and Policy
The J.D/M.S. in Sport Management and Policy is a dual degree program with UGA’s Sport Management Department, which can be completed in just four years and provides the theoretical and practical background to pursue career opportunities as a lawyer concentrating on sports issues.
For information about this dual degree or any of our dual degree options, please email Director of Dual Degree Programs Shannon Hinson at shinson@uga.edu.
Sports Law Program Director:
Myles B. Solomon
University of Georgia School of Law
328 Dean Rusk Hall
(706) 542-0334
myles.solomon@uga.edu