School of Law

Learn by Doing at New York State’s Law School

9/1/22

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

Faculty Spotlight

10/31/22

In his new book, Intellectual Property and the Brain, Prof. Mark Bartholomew uses the tools of neuroscience to define the terms of the legal tests that apply in IP disputes.

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

7/26/22

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

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.

Charging the Field

7/26/22

Get a foothold in sports law. UB's Center for the Advancement of Sport offers an interdisciplinary approach to preparing you to tackle sports-related legal issues.

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Getting to know Austin Waters, our new student services librarian
11/7/22
B. Austin Waters, the law library’s new student services librarian, aims to build community and connectivity between the law library and law students by using social media.
Rebecca Chapman, senior assistant law librarian, wins outstanding scholarship award
10/31/22
The American Association of Law Libraries has presented Rebeca Chapman the Law Library Journal Article of the Year Award in recognition for her article “Protecting Our Spaces of Memory: Rediscovering the Seneca Nation Settlement Act Through Archives.”
Family Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic continues its innovative work
10/31/22
Students in UB School of Law’s Family Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic have long advocated for clients in crisis, bringing the law to their defense with such tools as orders of protection and providing legal representation in custody and child support cases.

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A Message to the Community

The announcement of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization marks a monumental setback to the rights of women to make personal decisions about their healthcare. In the dissent, Justices Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan write, “Whatever the exact scope of the coming laws, one result of today’s decision is certain: the curtailment of women’s rights, and of their status as free and equal citizens.”

The University at Buffalo School of Law is resolute in our mission of promoting justice. As the State of New York’s law school, we support Governor Kathy Hochul in her commitment to protecting access to safe reproductive healthcare as a fundamental human right. And we remain dedicated to preparing future lawyers and leaders who will fight to defend our inalienable rights and uphold justice for all." - 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.