School of Law

12/20/19

At the State of New York’s premier public law school, faculty become friends and classmates become family. Here, people go out of their way to help you, teach you, and inspire you to achieve more than you ever thought possible.

Charging the Field

12/23/19

Make your play in the growing sports law industry. UB’s Center for the Advancement of Sport offers an interdisciplinary approach to preparing you to tackle sports-related legal issues.

Learn by Doing at New York State’s Law School

12/20/19

Powerful programs and practical opportunities. UB School of Law prepares you to tackle the real world through clinics, clerkships and hundreds of hands-on learning experiences.

Less Debt = More Opportunities

12/20/19

Advocate for the elderly. Pursue a political career. 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 – giving you the freedom to pursue a career you’ll love.

Inspiring Innovation

2/5/20

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

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Honoring a teacher, advocate and champion of social justice
10/14/21
Teresa A. Miller, a longtime law faculty member and SUNY’s senior vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and chief diversity officer for the past three years, died after battling cancer. As we mourn the loss of Miller’s indomitable spirit, her family, friends, and colleagues honors her memory by establishing a Professor Teresa A. Miller Memorial Scholarship Fund at UB, which will provide a full tuition scholarship to a student enrolled in UB’s School of Law.
Resetting the power imbalance
10/14/21
The law school’s Civil Rights and Transparency Clinic, directed by Professor Heather Abraham, has built a record of effective representation for local and national journalists seeking essential information. Its work does double duty—ensuring access to justice for its clients and training law students in the skills they’ll need in practice.
Paying it forward, with public interest
10/8/21
Associate Professor Heather Abraham’s experience as an Equal Justice Works Fellow was a pivotal point in her career. Now, with her appointment to the organization’s newly established Alumni Advisory Council, she’ll be in position to help the next generation of fellows find their place in public interest law.
Meet Our 2021-22 Law Alumni Association Leaders
10/19/21
Alumni involvement is a key part of keeping UB Law strong, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the law school’s two alumni leadership groups. The UB Law Alumni Association and the Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Group are charging into the new academic year with new officers and directors and high expectations for what they’ll accomplish.
Two new student groups provide guidance for students in need
10/19/21
The rigors of law school can prove especially challenging. Enter the law school’s newest student advocacy groups: the Student Wellness Society and the First-Generation Law Students Association. Both reflect the initiative of third-year students who have experience to share and a commitment to easing the path for those who will come next.

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A Message to the Community

"We ask that all members of our law school community join us by taking the time to truly understand individuals’ very real struggle for justice and by openly and unequivocally rejecting any and all forms of systematic racism and transphobia."

Dean Aviva Abramovsky

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The Changemakers

Meet 10 UB School of Law alumni who are making the fight for change central to their lives and their work.

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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.

UB School of Law receives recognition for environmental law.

Our Environmental Law program received top school recognition by PreLaw Magazine.

LLMGuide.com lists the School of Law as a top 10 LL.M. program in New York State.

National Jurist Magazine rated us a top school for Super Lawyers.

Our Family Law program received top school recognition by PreLaw Magazine.

Prelaw Magazine named us a best school for Practical Training based on our clinical, externship and advocacy opportunities.

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