Informationen über University of Georgia School of Law

Faculty

Number of professors

Part-time faculty

600

for J.D., LL.M. and M.S.L. degrees together

Professor-student ratio

1 : 7,7

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Accreditation

ABA

Ranking & Awards

UGA School of Law:

#27 best law schools (U.S. News & World Report, 2021/2022)
#11 public law schools (U.S. News & World Report, 2021/2022)
#1 best-value law schools (The National Jurist, 2018/2019/2020)
#18 international law curriculum in the U.S. (U.S. News & World Report, 2021/2022)
#2 moot court rankings for 2020-21 (University of Houston/Hunton Andrews Kurth
Moot Court National Championship)
9 national, 6 regional, and 3 state titles in the last 5 years
Advocacy teams compete in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot

UGA:

#16 Best Public Universities (U.S. News & World Report 2021/22)
Among public universities, the University of Georgia is one of the nation’s top producers of Rhodes Scholars over the past two decades.

Renowned professors

The UGA School of law expert faculty includes 5 former U.S. Supreme Court judicial clerks, Fulbright Scholars and a recipient of the American Law Institute Young Scholars Medal; many serve as consultants to legal institutions, foreign governments and corporations.

Notable Alumni

Wolfgang Eichele (LL.M.)
Chief Executive Officer, German National Association of Insurance Intermediaries (BVK)
Dr. Rainer Esser (LL.M.)
CEO, Die Zeit; Managing Director, DvH Medien GmbH
Artemis Hatzi-Hull (LL.M.)
DG Environment, European Commission
Kristina Haverkamp (LL.M.)
Managing Director, German Energy Agency
Dr. Stefan Rützel, Gleiss Lutz (Frankfurt)
Dr. Jean-Marie Henckaerts (LL.M.)
Legal Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva, Switzerland
Dr. Christian Engelhardt, Partner, Baker Tilly (Hamburg)
Amb. C. Donald Johnson (J.D.)
former U.S. Congressman, former Ambassador, Ofc. of the U.S. Trade Representative
Harold D. Melton (J.D.)
former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia
Dr. Udo W. Herberth, Partner, Weickmann & Weickmann (München)
Peter Munya (LL.M.)
Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture (Kenya)
Sally Quillian Yates (J.D.)
former United States Deputy Attorney General and acting United States Attorney General
Andreas Knaul, Partner, Rödl & Partner (Moscow)
Dr. Kannan Rajarathinam (LL.M.)
Senior Political Affairs Officer, UN Assistance Mission in Darfur

Alumna Interview

In her interview Valeria Subocheva Smith tells us why she chose to study law and how attending the University of Georgia School of Law changed her career.

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