UF Law ranked in nation’s Top 10 for Super LawyersThe first national ranking of law schools to consider “output,” i.e. the caliber of a school’s graduates, has placed the University of Florida Levin College of Law first in Florida, eighth overall in the nation and fourth among public schools.
UF Law ranks in Top 10 for Hispanic studentsThe University of Florida Levin College of Law has again been named one of the top 10 law schools for Hispanics by Hispanic Business Magazine. This marks the seventh time in nine years that the college has earned this distinction for its recruitment, retention and quality education of Hispanic students.
Leading the way for Florida Blue KeyStephen Liverpool (3L) was the first in his family to attend a four-year university when he came to the University of Florida as an undergraduate. On Nov. 22, he was elected president of Florida Blue Key and will serve as only the second African-American president in organization’s 87-year history.
Virtual law connects with real world legal expertsProfessor Michelle Jacobs is one of a handful of U.S. law professors experimenting with a relatively new computer technology called Second Life to teach the course, “Criminal Law in the Virtual Context,” and on Nov. 14, she used it to host the Second Life Bar Association (SLBA) Mini Conference.
Seventy legal, mental health and financial professionals looking to provide clients with win-win solutions without the stress of a trial attended the collaborative law training conference held Aug. 21 and 22 at the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
UF Law Justice Campbell Thornal Moot Court executive board members, Joshua Landsman, Philip Moring and Kevin Combest won first place at the Robert Orseck Memorial Moot Court Competition at the annual Florida Bar Convention.
Of the nearly 490 applicants to The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2009 Legal Services Summer Fellowship program, only 40 law students from Florida’s 10 law schools and several out-of-state schools were tapped to receive fellowships. UF Law was represented in this number by eight students.
The Florida Journal of International Law is proud to announce the addition of former Sen. Bob Graham to the journal’s advisory board.
UF Law Class of 2012 are welcomed to campus! View their class stats here.
University of Florida Levin College of Law moot court team won in the Florida-Georgia Moot Court Competition held Oct. 30 in the federal courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla.
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