March 2024

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Rallying for bar success

Passing the bar is a bit of a numbers game—and 90 seems to be the magic number. Data shows that UB Law graduates who complete at least 90 percent of their commercial bar preparation course are very likely to succeed in their first attempt to pass the New York Bar Exam. Rally the Pass – an ambitious pilot project - builds on the law school’s evolving efforts to support students during bar prep, with a laser focus on helping them reach that 90 percent threshold. [Read More]

Law School News

Growing 3+3 program provides a fast track to law school
3/29/24
Through the 3+3 program, the law school draws potential students from UB and 10 public and private universities and colleges, including a new partnership with Rochester Institute of Technology.
UB Law hosts regional mediation competition
3/28/24
On the heels of its popular intramural mediation competition last fall, the School of Law raised its profile when it hosted teams from law schools across the nation for the regional rounds of the ABA’s Representation in Mediation Competition.

Faculty Spotlight

Gargano to oversee clinics and experiential education
3/29/24
After serving as vice dean for student affairs for nearly eight years, law faculty member and administrator Bernadette Gargano embraces a new role as vice dean for experiential education and social justice initiatives, and director of Clinical Legal Education.