University of Baltimore School of Law1420 North Charles StreetBaltimore, MD 21201Phone: 410.837.4468; Fax: 410.837.4450E-mail: lwadmiss@ubalt.edu; Website: law.ubalt.edu

� Introduction

Founded in 1925, the University of Baltimore is one of 13institutions in the university system of Maryland. TheSchool of Law has a distinguished history of offering highquality legal education in a vibrant urban environmentthat provides a wide range of opportunities for students toput their legal knowledge into practice. In both day andevening divisions, the school offers a comprehensivecurriculum that gives students core substantive andprocedural classes, as well as excellent training in legalskills. A broad selection of elective courses completes thecurriculum. The school’s midtown location puts it only18 blocks from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, Oriole Park atCamden Yards, and the Baltimore Ravens’ PSInetStadium. Also nearby are state and federal courts, largelaw firms, and government offices. The School of Law isaccredited by the American Bar Association and is amember of the Association of American Law Schools.

� Library and Physical Facilities

The library’s permanent collection contains approximately317,000 books and bound volume equivalents. The collec-tion includes the published reports of federal and statecourts, statutes, administrative materials, and secondarymaterials such as treatises, legal encyclopedias, digests,citators, form books, looseleaf services, and law reviews.The library staff believes that technology should not beconsidered separate from the study and practice of law. Tothat end, professional reference librarians are available tostudents seven days a week. Legal research courses teachstudents how to use the computer-assisted legal systems,as well as how to access the library’s many resources onCD-ROM. The library’s two computer labs are open to lawstudents during library hours and provide access to wordprocessing, LexisNexis, Westlaw, the Internet, onlinecatalogs, and other resources.

� Joint Degrees

The School of Law offers six joint degrees: JD with MBA,MPA, MS in Criminal Justice, MS in Negotiations andConflict Management, LLM in Taxation, and the PhD inPolicy Science.

� Special Programs

Areas of Concentration—The School of Law has aninnovative curriculum that allows students to develop anarea of study focused on one or more areas of the law,while still providing them with the basic first-yearcurriculum and many electives. Students may takecourses in one of 13 areas of concentration: Business Law,

Criminal Practice, Electronic Commerce, EnvironmentalLaw, Estate Planning, Family Law, General Practice,Intellectual Property, International and ComparativeLaw, Litigation and Advocacy, Public Interest Law, RealEstate Practice, and Theories of the Law.

The University of Baltimore Center for Families,Children, and the Courts—focuses on reforming statecourts into more appropriate forums for the resolutionsof family legal crises.

The Center for International and ComparativeLaw—promotes the study and understanding ofinternational and comparative law and the political andeconomic institutions that support the international legalorder. The center places special emphasis onenvironmental law, human rights, intellectual property,and international business transactions.

The Stephen L. Snyder Center for Litigation Skills—supports and enhances the acclaimed litigation skillstraining of the School of Law through a variety of programsand activities, including lectures by prominent lawyers andjudges, special conferences, and litigation research.

Clinical, Advocacy, and InternshipPrograms—Professional development is fosteredthrough clinics in which students represent individualsand organizations in litigation and transactional matters.Clinics include the Appellate Practice Clinic, whichenables students to brief and argue a case in theMaryland Court of Special Appeals; the Civil Clinic,which focuses on such issues as consumer protection,public benefits cases, and landlord-tenant disputes; theCommunity Development Clinic, which representsnonprofit community organizations in a variety of housing,economic, social, and cultural development areas; theCriminal Practice Clinic, in which students handlemisdemeanor and felony matters in the district and circuitcourts; the Disability Law Clinic, which providesrepresentation to patients in involuntary commitmenthearings; the Family Law Clinic, where students representlow income clients seeking child custody, support, divorce,and protection from domestic violence; and the Tax Clinic,which enables students to represent low income clientsbefore the Internal Revenue Service and the US Tax Court.Internship Programs give students experience clerking foracademic credit in the public and private sector, includingpositions in the executive, legislative, and judicial branchesof state and local governments.

Law reviews, journals, and other periodicals givestudents an opportunity to hone their skills in research,analysis, and writing. The University of Baltimore LawReview, Journal of Environmental Law, and IntellectualProperty Law Journal offer in-depth analysis of issues ofcurrent concern to practitioners and judges alike. TheLaw Forum specializes in articles that trace developingtrends in the law.

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� Admission

The School of Law has established an admission policydesigned to obtain a diverse and well-qualified studentbody. In evaluating applicant files, the AdmissionCommittee considers not only the cumulative under-graduate grade-point average and the LSAT score, butalso nontraditional factors that may be relevant indetermining an applicant’s ability to succeed in lawschool. Applicants are encouraged to discuss fully in apersonal statement any such factors they wish thecommittee to consider in evaluating their application.

� Expenses and Financial Aid

The university’s Financial Aid Office administers federal,state, and institutional loan programs. First-year andtransfer applicants are advised to apply for financial aidwell in advance of the April 1 deadline. Law scholarships

are awarded by the School of Law on the basis of thesame traditional and nontraditional factors consideredfor admission. Financial need is not required for scholar-ships, although it is a factor. Applicants should submitscholarship forms and a copy of the FAFSA they filedwith the Financial Aid Office to the Office of Admission.

� Career Services

Six months after graduation, 87 percent of the class of2003 was employed. (Note: The percentage is the totalnumber employed of those seeking employment.) TheCareer Services Center is dedicated to assisting lawstudents in articulating, developing, and attaining theirprofessional goals. The Career Services Center providescareer counseling, offers a broad array of programs andworkshops, maintains an extensive resource library, andis online with both LexisNexis and Westlaw.

Applicant Profile

University of Baltimore School of Law

University of Baltimore School of Law

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GPALSAT

Score

3.75 + 3.50 - 3.74 3.25 - 3.49 3.00 - 3.24 2.75 - 2.99 2.50 - 2.74 2.25 - 2.49 2.00 - 2.24 Below 2.00 No GPA TotalApps Adm Apps Adm Apps Adm Apps Adm Apps Adm Apps Adm Apps Adm Apps Adm Apps Adm Apps Adm Apps Adm

175-180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

170-174 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2

165-169 3 1 5 1 4 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 5

160-164 11 4 19 5 15 0 25 6 23 4 16 2 11 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 129 25

155-159 34 11 43 18 73 19 77 32 62 24 34 9 34 1 11 3 3 0 3 0 374 117

150-154 46 21 120 44 142 57 160 43 157 27 101 12 48 2 25 2 2 0 12 4 813 212

145-149 26 1 94 10 157 11 162 11 146 8 100 2 57 2 24 1 4 0 17 0 787 46

140-144 12 0 36 0 61 0 106 0 112 0 71 0 60 1 27 0 10 0 9 0 504 1

135-139 6 0 15 0 25 1 31 0 40 1 28 0 29 0 16 0 7 0 7 0 204 2

130-134 0 0 1 0 5 0 11 0 16 0 21 0 10 0 7 0 3 0 2 0 76 0

125-129 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 6 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19 0

120-124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0

Total 139 39 334 78 483 89 581 92 567 64 378 26 257 10 120 8 30 0 53 4 2942 410

University of Baltimore School of LawThis grid includes only applicants who earned 120-180 LSAT scores under standard administrations.

Apps = Number of ApplicantsAdm = Number AdmittedReflects 99% of the total applicant pool.