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Prepared to Succeed
10/24/25

87.39% of UB Law grads who took the July 2025 NYS Bar Exam for the first time passed, positioning them for success as they launch their legal careers. 

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Recognized for Outstanding Value
10/15/25

UB Law ranked #18 in the nation for Best Value by National Jurist magazine, highlighting the combination of quality and affordability that sets us apart.

Less Debt = More Opportunities
9/1/22

With Buffalo’s low cost of living and our affordable public-school tuition, most of our students carry less debt than their peers at other law schools.

More Than a Law School
9/1/22

At the State of New York’s premier public law school, faculty become friends and classmates become family. Here, people help and inspire you.

Learn by Doing at New York State’s Law School
4/5/24

Powerful programs and practical opportunities. We prepare you to tackle the real world through clinics, clerkships and hundreds of hands-on learning experiences.

Inspiring Innovation
2/1/23

Turn ideas into action. Our Entrepreneurship Law Center puts students at the forefront of an economic boom, providing legal services to entrepreneurs and startups.

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  • UB Law hosts 22nd Annual Buffalo Niagara Mock Trial Competition
    11/24/25
    Buffalo was buzzing with energy and excitement from October 24–26, 2025, when UB Law welcomed 26 law schools from across the country for the 22nd Annual Buffalo Niagara Mock Trial Competition, one of the largest and most prestigious national invitationals in the country.
  • Law school lessons from the thruway
    11/24/25
    Forget the courtroom drama—some of UB Law’s most inspiring moments are happening in a four-door sedan somewhere between Rochester and Buffalo. For four first-year students, the New York State Thruway isn’t just a long stretch of asphalt; it’s a rolling study hall, podcast lounge, and occasional nap zone.
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EDUCATION IN ACTION
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Fall Semester 2025
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UB Law Blueprints

Watch our UB School of Law Blueprints video.

Watch our Blueprints video!

UB Law has launched a bold new chapter, an initiative blending its proud history with limitless possibilities, honoring those who built our community while inspiring today’s members to shape the future. [Learn More]

Over the decades, we’ve grown in both size and stature, evolving into a diverse and dynamic network of dedicated community members who continue to build on the ideals of our founders. Their vision has become the blueprint for our law school. - Dean S. Todd Brown

Our Alumni Influencers

From government service to philanthropy, corporate responsibility to activism, meet 10 of our graduates who are working at the highest levels and using their skills for the greatest good.

Recognitions

The University at Buffalo School of Law is situated on the flagship campus of a world-class research-intensive public university, the largest in the northeastern United States.

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Named by preLaw Magazine as a top school for Public Service.

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Designated a leading law school by preLaw Magazine for alumni recognized as Super Lawyers.

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Recognized by preLaw Magazine as a top school for Family Law.

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Named by preLaw Magazine as a Best Value Law School.

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Named a Best School for Practical Training by preLaw Magazine.