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With 鈥済reat opportunities for hands-on lawyering,鈥� and low in-state tuition for residents, the University of Maryland School of Law is 鈥渧ery well-connected to the Baltimore/Maryland legal community,鈥� with a 鈥渟trong commitment to public service and social justice,鈥� and recognized legal specialties in health, environmental law, clinical law, and trial advocacy. The school 鈥渉as tremendous relationships with organizations in Washington, D.C., the Maryland legislature, and many congressional offices,鈥� which makes it 鈥渆xtremely easy鈥� to gain the kind of practical experience legal employers will be looking for come hiring season. The clinical offerings here are both required and 鈥渉ard to beat:鈥� 鈥淣ot only was I able to argue before a state appellate court during my second year, but I have also received credit for doing two externships during my third year,鈥� says a 3L.
Seven professional schools all share the same campus in Baltimore, which can over-burden some of the administrative offices; students cite the financial aid office鈥檚 lag time, and a career development office that 鈥済enerally lacks important contacts in the work field.鈥� Still, the school boasts an active recruiting program and a high job placement rate, while the main head honchos at the school are very accessible, and 鈥渕any of the deans also teach classes and are available to all students, even if you don鈥檛 have them as a professor.鈥� The school鈥檚 great strength is 鈥渢eaching you how to be a smart and effective lawyer,鈥� through a few students say there is relatively little class time devoted to 鈥渃utting-edge legal scholarship and critical theory,鈥� and complain that 鈥渢he popular courses are filled so quickly.鈥�
Maryland professors are 鈥渢op-notch,鈥� being both 鈥渋ncredibly smart legal thinkers and, more importantly, fantastic teachers in the classroom.鈥� Nearly all of the professors 鈥渉ave practiced law for a decade or more before coming to the law school,鈥� which not only contributes to their legal experience, but to their sympathy for the demands of the profession. Professors and staff are all 鈥渧ery accommodating鈥� to students trying to get through law school while working鈥攏ight classes are made available to students in their second and third years鈥攁nd faculty are 鈥渧ery helpful in advising students on how to mitigate stress and handle the competing interests of law school.鈥� 鈥淚 have had a number of brilliant and committed adjunct professors who understand the burdens associated with working and going to school full-time,鈥� says a student. 鈥淓ven if you are not in their class, they help you with course-related questions, study skills, and exam strategies,鈥� says another.

As a whole, there is a presiding 鈥減ositive attitude鈥� among the 鈥渇riendly鈥� student body, which is 鈥渟mart and capable.鈥� Cliques do tend to form within sections (as with many law schools), and 鈥渄ay students are way more social than the evening students,鈥� but there is definitely a sense of 鈥渨e鈥檙e all in it together.鈥� The student body is also quite diverse, and people 鈥渄on鈥檛 have the sense that cultural groups self-segregate here.鈥�
While the law school itself is 鈥渂eautiful,鈥� and 鈥渘ew and gorgeous with all the technical bells and whistles,鈥� the location of the law school is 鈥渢ruly the worst鈥lthough that is not really the school鈥檚 fault.鈥� 鈥淏altimore is an impressive city in many respects, but the campus is not located in one of the city鈥檚 many pleasant neighborhoods,鈥� says a student of the surrounding area, where 鈥渢hings around school shut down as soon as it is dark.鈥� There is 鈥渘o need to go out and buy a Kevlar vest or anything,鈥� but 鈥渏ust be sure to do your research, and if you have a chance to, come look around before signing a lease鈥擨 would advise that.鈥� Students who live on campus are often disappointed with restaurant and nightlife options, and some students feel that finding entertainment 鈥渋s difficult if you don鈥檛 own a car,鈥� as the social life at the school struggles 鈥渂ecause many students commute鈥nd this damages the sense of community.鈥� On-campus activities tend to be based on legal issues and career-building, rather than pure socialization, though law students can take advantage of the gym, pool, and student lounge at the brand new campus center.
The law school curve does incite a bit of competition among students, which is more 鈥渃ollaborative鈥� than cutthroat, but it still creates an atmosphere 鈥渨ith enough competition to encourage a race to the top.鈥� 鈥淎lthough we all compete against each other, I do not think that anyone at this law school would sabotage another student in anyway,鈥� says one, and everyone seems to agree.