Oct. 1, 2020 - The University of Houston Law Center's Career Development Office is presenting a variety of events and weekly career advising sessions through Zoom as law students and recent graduates seek legal employment throughout unprecedented circumstances. The law school ranked 56th in the 2018 U.S. News & World Report law school rankings. LLM students who earned their degree outside of the United States are also required to take Introduction to American Law and Lawyering Skills and Strategies as part of the 24-credit requirement. In addition to the application, all applicants are required to submit a résumé, personal statement of at least 300 words, academic documents for their first law degree, and two recommendation letters. UH, Center for Houston’s Future Lay Out Roadmap to Zero-Carbon Future. The information on this page was provided by the law school. [22] The library has three special collections:[24], Tropical Storm Allison flooded the library's lower level with eight feet of water in June 2001, destroying 174,000 books and the microfiche collection. Houston is one of the largest legal markets in the Unites States. The University of Houston Law Center combines excellence, diversity and a great location in Houston, the 4th largest U.S. city and home to one of the world's largest legal markets. The director of the library is Amanda Watson. All students have the option of writing a thesis of publishable quality. Since 1985, this program for non-US educated lawyers has attracted students from more than 83 countries. The law school's facilities are located on the university's 667-acre campus in southeast Houston. A market assessment by the University of Houston and Center for Houston’s Future outlines four areas in which the Houston region can lead the global energy transition. *Law.com’s annual ranking of graduates hired as associates by the largest 100 law firms in the country. Consider: Lawyers interested in a specialization can select from one of five LLM programs: Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources; Health Law; Intellectual Property & Information Law; International Law; or Tax Law. Foreign students are required to take Lawyering Skills and Strategies and Introduction to American Law. [18], Of the 2013 graduating class, 62% work in law firms, 23% in business and industry, 8% in government, 3% in public interest, and 2% as judicial clerks. LLM students who earned their law degree outside of the United States are also required to take Introduction to American Law and Lawyering Skills and Strategies as part of the 24-credit requirement. 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