School of Law Admissions Blog

The University at Buffalo School of Law’s Career Services Office (CSO) exists to help all students pursue and obtain rewarding professional careers. Whether it’s for the summer, during the academic year or for post-graduation positions, the CSO offers a whole host of informative programs to let students get a head start on their career aspirations.

If reaching the finish line after three years of law school wasn’t hard enough, let alone doing so during a global pandemic, now you have to take the bar exam. So, where do you even start? I know I had my doubts after graduating virtually and wondering what it meant for bar prep. Luckily for you, the initial growing pains that came with multiple cancelations, delays, using a new format and going fully electronic, may no longer be a concern as the next few exams will undoubtably be tweaked and run smoothly. I’ve laid out five steps to help you establish a successful bar prep routine.

The University at Buffalo School of Law’s January bridge courses offer upper-level law students a variety of short and engaging course options to build credit hours, expand their legal horizons and gain a focused view of a lawyer’s world.

Law school is often touted as one of the most challenging but also exciting transitions in a student’s education. The path to a legal career involves loads of preparation, hard work and study, study, study.

The University at Buffalo School of Law’s Clinical Legal Education program gives students the chance to put their learning into practice. Offering a diverse set of more than ten clinics ranging from civil rights to environmental and animal law, UB School of Law’s clinics not only help students get invaluable experience in prospective practice areas, but they offer them a chance to have a positive and direct impact on the community.