Connect with UF Law

The University of Florida Levin College of Law offers a variety of ways for students to connect with us. In addition to attending virtual and in-person law fairs, we are hosting bi-weekly Q&A sessions and daily tours of campus throughout the admissions cycle. Please bookmark this page and check back often for updates on added events.

We hope to meet you in a virtual space or in-person in the near future!

University of Florida undergraduate students are encouraged to contact the Pre-Law Academic Advising Center with general questions related to applying to law school: https://www.advising.ufl.edu/pre-law/

VIRTUAL QUESTION-AND-ANSWER SESSIONS:

Interactive question-and-answer sessions will be hosted online on the following Tuesdays from 2-3 pm ET. Register through the links below. Information on how to join will be sent prior to the start of each session. Camera and microphone are encouraged.

Register for July 23
Register for August 6
Register for August 20
Register for September 3
Register for September 17
Register for October 1
Register for October 15
Register for November 5
Register for November 19
Register for December 3
Register for December 17

IN-PERSON TOURS AND CLASS VISITS:

Exploring UF Law through a guided tour can be highly beneficial for prospective students. At UF Law, we offer tours during the fall and spring semesters on weekdays starting at 12:00 pm, typically lasting 30 to 45 minutes. These tours are conducted by our current Levin Ambassadors and offer students the opportunity to explore our resources and facilities, interact with current law students, and experience the atmosphere, values, and traditions that define UF Law. Summer tours are offered only on Fridays.

You can also interact with our students and faculty by sitting in on a UF Law class when in session!

Please register here.

VIRTUAL TOURS:

If visiting campus is not an option, UF Law offers virtual tours during the fall and spring semesters with a current Levin Ambassador through Zoom. These tours offer the opportunity to see the campus facilities and interact with a current student without having to travel to Gainesville. Virtual tours are offered on the following Wednesday’s, beginning at 11:00AM ET on each date. Virtual tours last 30 to 45 minutes:

Virtual tours are suspended during the summer.

INDIVIDUAL LAW FAIRS AND RELATED EVENTS:

UF Law will be participating in school-specific law fairs during the Fall term. Please note that some of these events may require pre-registration or may be limited to specific group members. If you have questions about the event itself, please contact the university and/or organization for more information.

If you would like an admissions officer from UF Law to attend your law fair, please contact Assistant Director Layne Prebor, lprebor@law.ufl.edu.

University of South Carolina Law School Fair

Wednesday, September 25, 2024
1:00 – 4:00 pm ET

Morehouse College Law Fair

Thursday, September 26, 2024
12:00 – 3:00 pm ET

Emory Law School Admissions Networking Night

Thursday, September 26, 2024
6:30 – 8:00 pm ET

National HBCU Pre-Law Expo

Saturday, September 28, 2024
5:30 – 7:30 pm ET

University of Georgia Law School Fair

Monday, September 30, 2024
10:00 am – 2:00 pm ET

Washington DC Law Fair

George Washington University
Monday, October 14, 2024

University of Maryland Law Fair

Tuesday, October 15, 2024
12:00 – 3:00 pm ET

University of Central Florida Graduate & Professional School Expo

Thursday, October 17, 2024
1:00 – 4:00 pm ET

Auburn University Law School Fair

Wednesday, January 24, 2024
12:00 – 3:00 pm CT

University of Alabama School Fair

Thursday, January 25, 2024
12:00 – 3:00 pm CT

LSAC LAW SCHOOL EVENTS:

LSAC Forums are a great opportunity to learn about law school and meet representatives from most of the law schools in the country all at one event. UF Law will be at the following in-person events . Please note: To attend a 2024-2025 LSAC Law School Forum, you must register at least two days prior to the forum date.

Atlanta LSAC Law School Forum

Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Friday, September 27, 2024
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET
Register here: https://www.lsac.org/lawschoolforums

New York LSAC Law School Forum

New York Hilton Midtown
Friday, October 18, 2024
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET

Saturday, October 14, 2023
10:00 am – 4:00 pm ET
Register here: https://www.lsac.org/lawschoolforums

LSAC Digital Forums:

UF Law will be participating in three LSAC-hosted Digital Law School Forums. Prospective students must register ahead of time.

September LSAC Digital Law School Forum — LLM-focused

September 13, 2024 / 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET
Register here: https://www.lsac.org/lawschoolforums

October LSAC Digital Law School Forum — JD-focused

October 23, 2024 / 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET
Register here: https://www.lsac.org/lawschoolforums

November LSAC Digital Law School Forum — JD-focused

November 14, 2024 / 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET
Register here: https://www.lsac.org/lawschoolforums

February LSAC Digital Law School Forum — JD-focused

February 6, 2025 / 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET
Register here: https://www.lsac.org/lawschoolforums

Virtual Presentations/Request a Group Presentation:

We also offer virtual admissions presentations to pre-law/legally-related groups. If you would like an admissions officer from UF Law to virtually present to your organization or small group, please contact Assistant Director Layne Prebor, lprebor@law.ufl.edu for more information or use this link to submit a request. Presentations can last anywhere from 15-60 minutes and can cover a variety of admissions topics depending on group needs. We request that there be a minimum of 20 members attending each event.

Wednesday, September 4: Clemson University William T. Howell Pre-Law Society
Monday, September 9: University of Central Florida Knight’s Pre-Law Association
Wednesday, September 11: Flagler College Career Development Center
Wednesday, September 18: University of Alabama Pre-Law Student Association
Wednesday, October 2: University of South Florida Phi Alpha Delta
Wednesday, October 9: Morehouse Spelman Pre Law Society
Tuesday, October 12: University of Georgia Phi Alpha Delta

Please check this page for updates on UF-Law related events.

The Florida Constitutional Law Endowment in memory of Justice Ben F. Overton was created by Judge Karen Miller in 2013. This fund supports lectures and presentations by Justices of the Florida Supreme Court at the Fredric G. Levin College of Law.

HISTORY

Justice Overton, who earned his B.S. in 1951 and his Juris Doctor in 1952 from the University of Florida, was the first merit appointment to the Florida Supreme Court. Throughout his career he was active in legal education and served as an Adjunct Professor at the Levin College of Law through December 2012, the month of his death. Although he resided at Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, a continuing care retirement community developed in cooperation with UF, he also considered the Florida Supreme Court “home.” Among the high points of his later years was hosting Justices of the Florida Supreme Court in Gainesville and taking his class to Tallahassee to hear oral arguments at the Florida Supreme Court.
Judge Miller, who earned her B.S. cum laude from New York University in 1974 and her Juris Doctor from New York Law School in 1977, served as Chief Administrative Law Judge of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, New York City’s business regulatory agency, before she retired to Oak Hammock at the University of Florida. Having accompanied Justice Overton on his excursions to Tallahassee and joined him in welcoming guests to Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, she created the endowment in memory of Justice Overton to ensure that the Levin College of Law continues to have the funding necessary to continue and enhance the interaction between its students and the Florida Supreme Court.

Judge Miller remembered the event that motivated the endowment.

Prior to a dinner at the home of Dean Robert Jerry and Lisa Jerry shortly after Justice Overton’s death, Justice Barbara Pariente and I were discussing a suitable memorial. Justice Pariente, who had been Justice Overton’s colleague on the Florida Supreme Court and who understood the importance to him of the interaction between his students and the Court, suggested the outline of what has become the Overton lectures. Dean Jerry, who has since retired, as has Dean Emeritus Jon Mills, who assumed responsibility for implementing the Overton lectures, were very supportive from the beginning. Since Dean Mills’ retirement, Professor Timothy McClendon, who assisted both Justice Overton and Dean Mills teaching Florida Constitutional Law and who co-authored the recent Florida Constitutional Law casebook, has continued the Overton lectures with the support of Interim Dean Merritt McAlister and CGR director, Professor Danaya Wright.

Justice Overton was a devoted jurist, educator, and ethical leader of the Florida legal profession. The Overton Lecture Series brings Florida Supreme Court Justices to the University of Florida, Levin College of Law, and serves to introduce students to the inner workings of the Court. CGR and the students of the College of Law extend our deepest gratitude to Judge Karen Miller for making the Overton Lectures possible in perpetuity.

You can watch an interview for the Florida Historical Society by Mary Adkins, professor emeritus of the UF Levin College of Law, with Justice Overton here.

Justice Overton was also interviewed for the Samuel Proctor Oral History Project and a transcript of his interview is available at the Smathers Library, and here.
Justice Overton sat on the Constitution Revision Commission of 1977-78 that proposed a right to privacy in the Florida Constitution. Although it failed as part of the Constitution Revision Commission recommendations, it passed in 1980 when proposed by the legislature. The bill was co-sponsored by our very own Jon Mills. The privacy provision prevailed by greater than 60%. Justice Overton then wrote a concurrence in a critical reproductive rights case in 1989 affirming that the privacy provision of the Florida Constitution included the right to obtain an abortion. That decision was overruled in Planned Parenthood of SW and Central Florida v. Florida. You can read about the role of Justice Overton, Jon Mills – director emeritus of CGR, and the history of the 1989 case here.