Less Debt = More Opportunities
9/1/22

With Buffalo’s low cost of living and our affordable public-school tuition, most of our students carry less debt than their peers at other law schools.

Prepared to Succeed
10/25/24

87.41%  of UB Law grads who took the July 2024 NYS Bar Exam for the first time passed, positioning them for success as they launch their legal careers. 

More Than a Law School
9/1/22

At the State of New York’s premier public law school, faculty become friends and classmates become family. Here, people help and inspire you.

Inspiring Innovation
2/1/23

Turn ideas into action. Our Entrepreneurship Law Center puts students at the forefront of an economic boom, providing legal services to entrepreneurs and startups.

Learn by Doing at New York State’s Law School
4/5/24

Powerful programs and practical opportunities. We prepare you to tackle the real world through clinics, clerkships and hundreds of hands-on learning experiences.

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News

  • Monestier files appeal in National Association of Realtors class-action lawsuit
    6/12/25
    Professor Tanya Monestier is appealing a $1 billion class-action settlement against the National Association of Realtors to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing it provides minimal relief to consumers, grants excessive fees to attorneys, and was approved without adequate judicial review.
  • New Leadership for the Advocacy Institute
    6/27/25
    As UB Law looks to the start of a new academic year, its Advocacy Institute—the constellation of classroom and courtroom experiences that build students’ skills in the vital art of advocacy—is welcoming new leaders with deep roots in the craft.
  • BA in Law graduate wins Fulbright Scholarship
    6/26/25
    When the email arrived informing Olivia Barth that she had won a Fulbright Scholarship, it came as a surprise. But that email changed everything. Now Barth is trying to learn a little Mandarin in advance of her Sept. 1 assignment teaching English in Kaohsiung, the third most populous city in Taiwan.
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The University at Buffalo School of Law is committed to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community that celebrates differences, encourages collaboration, and promotes the success, wellness, and sense of belonging of all members. – Prof. Luis Chiesa, Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity and Belonging  [Learn More]

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Our Alumni Influencers

From government service to philanthropy, corporate responsibility to activism, meet 10 of our graduates who are working at the highest levels and using their skills for the greatest good.

Recognitions

The University at Buffalo School of Law is situated on the flagship campus of a world-class research-intensive public university, the largest in the northeastern United States.

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Named by preLaw Magazine as a top school for Public Service.

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Designated a leading law school by preLaw Magazine for alumni recognized as Super Lawyers.

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Recognized by preLaw Magazine as a top school for Family Law.

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Named by preLaw Magazine as a Best Value Law School.

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Named a Best School for Practical Training by preLaw Magazine.