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School of Law welcomes its newest students Monday, August 14, 2017 Orientation has begun for the 189 members of the Class of 2020. These Juris Doctor students are a diverse group with a variety of backgrounds, and 25 are first-generation college graduates. They hail from 24 states and studied at 62 undergraduate institutions. Twenty-one percent self-identify as belonging to a minority group, while three are military veterans. The median undergraduate GPA of this impressive class is 3.71 and the median LSAT score is 162. The school also welcomes 15 LL.M. (Master of Laws) students, hailing from 10 countries on five continents and four M.S.L. (Master in the Study of Law) students seeking knowledge of the legal system to enhance their careers. All statistics as 8/10/17. |
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Doty named director of Dean Rusk International Law Center, Amann and Cohen to serve in supporting roles Thursday, August 10, 2017 Kathleen A. Doty has been appointed the director of the Dean Rusk International Law Center at the UGA School of Law. As director, Doty will oversee both global practice preparation and international professional education, including the Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree for foreign-trained lawyers. Her duties as a member of the law faculty will include teaching the Legal System of the United States course to LL.M. candidates. She will be assisted by two faculty co-directors, Diane Marie Amann and Harlan G. Cohen. |
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Waller named to Equal Justice Works' National Advisory Committee Wednesday, August 9, 2017 Associate Director of Career Development Tony Waller, who serves as the public interest and government employment specialist for the School of Law, has been named a member of the Equal Justice Works' National Advisory Committee. Equal Justice Works is the leading nonprofit organization committed to mobilizing and strengthening the public interest community, and the committee convenes a diverse group of eight law students and eight law school professionals to act as EJW ambassadors within the law school and legal services communities. Members provide leadership, feedback and outreach assistance to support the organization’s goal of helping students develop a lifelong commitment of working on behalf of underrepresented individuals, communities and causes. |
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Four professors receive promotions Tuesday, August 8, 2017 Congratulations to the following faculty members: Andrea L. Dennis and Hillel Y. Levin were promoted to the rank of full professor, Kent Barnett was awarded tenure, and Jason A. Cade was named associate professor. |
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Amann appointed to University of Georgia Press editorial board Friday, August 4, 2017 Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann has been appointed to a three-year term on the editorial board of the University of Georgia Press, which publishes "outstanding works of scholarship and literature by scholars and writers throughout the world." |