The University of Cincinnati College of Law is a rare resource. An affordable legal education in an energetic urban environment. A small and supportive law school community committed to your professional success. We offer an intimate and distinctive legal education while drawing on the resources of a major research university. An academic enterprise that prides itself on its:
Cincinnati Law delivers an innovative curriculum taught by an outstanding faculty and a large group of adjunct professors who bring their valuable experience to the classroom. With alumni who mentor and counsel you as you develop your professional identity. At Cincinnati Law, we emphasize a thoroughgoing engagement with the Cincinnati community – the legal profession, the courts, government, business – and enjoy collaborations and partnerships with those who make law, practice law, apply law, and depend on law.
Courses
JD Programs
The University of Cincinnati College of Law’s Juris Doctor (JD) program features nine professional pathways, real-world learning, externship programs, and numerous opportunities for student involvement. Every year, we welcome a diverse group of students—students like you—who are focused on making their mark on the world. Their interests span the public and private sectors, and our courses and guaranteed experiential opportunities deliver an unrivaled law education .
Master of Laws (LLM)
The University of Cincinnati’s Master of Laws (LLM) in U.S. Law program offers a nationally recognized education with the possibility to transfer into our JD program after graduation. The LLM degree can be completed in as little as nine months, and with an 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio, our students benefit from increased, personalized support from professors. Graduates emerge fluent in the U.S. law system and ready to advance their careers.
Our tuition is one of the lowest for a U.S. LLM program, and we offer generous scholarships as well.
We offer nine professional pathways for LLM students to focus on:
- Business and Entrepreneurship Law
- Criminal Law
- Environmental and Energy Law
- General and Small Practice
- Health Law
- Innovation, Technology and Intellectual Property Law
- International Law
- Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Public Interest Law
MLS Program
The University of Cincinnati’s Master of Legal Studies program is designed to grant students a working knowledge of the law that they can put to use in an industry or career that interacts with the law. This degree provides new skills and knowledge to enhance your existing skills rather than prepare you for a new career. The MLS program may provide alternatives for individuals who do not want to attend law school but do want to increase their legal knowledge. Master of Legal Studies degree students may enter the program for a variety of reasons, such as working with legal professionals regularly, working in highly regulated industries, or are business owners that want to be able to handle more legal aspects of their business.
Robert S. Marx Library
The Robert S. Marx Library serves the research and legal information needs of the College of Law. It “embraces the educational and scholarly missions of the University of Cincinnati College of Law is providing high quality access to information resources and by offering comprehensive information services to the college and its extended community.” The library reading room has a capacity of 300 and the collection is numbered at 12, 000 volumes approximately.
Contact
College of Law
University of Cincinnati
2925 Campus Green Dr
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0040
Phone: 513-556-6805
