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From favorite classes to outstanding opportunities: find out what our students love about UMass Law.

UMass Law Building
UMass Law creates two new law clinics

School of law partners with State Attorney General's office and South Coastal Counties Legal Services

1L Class of 2027 pictured outside the Law School after the first day of orientation
UMass Law welcomes largest and most diverse class in school's history

Class of 2027 hails from 25 states, 13 countries, and 94 undergraduate institutions

Visiting faculty Brian Sirman (left) and Lisa M. Ungerbuehler (right).
UMass Law welcomes two visiting professors for 2024-25 academic year

Visiting faculty bring diverse expertise in civil procedure, health law, legal research, and more

UMass Law Dean's Advisory Board
UMass Law forms Dean's Advisory Board

Prominent members of MA business and legal community to provide strategic advice to the Commonwealth's only public law school

Features

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Jonathan Matsler, JD '24: Ready to Pursue Justice

Practical experiences at UMass Law prepared military veteran for his new role in criminal prosecution

Jeremie Rogers, JD '24: Police officer earns law degree and plans to work with youth

Part-time law student is grateful for the support of the UMass Law community as he commuted from Martha's Vineyard

Student Commencement Speaker
Natalia Vargas, JD '24: UMass Law Commencement Speaker reaches lifelong dream

Builds a new community more than 1,000 miles from home

Law student research
Matthew Gruneberg, JD candidate '24: From draftsman and illustrator to lawyer

After making a career change, Gruneberg says law is "what I was meant to do"

Events

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Oct
24
12:00PM
Diana Buttu, prominent Palestinian-Canadian lawyer and former advisor to the Palestine Liberation Organization

Sponsored by the Middle Eastern Law Students Association (MELSA) Please join us to learn from Diana Buttu, a prominent Palestinian-Canadian lawyer and former advisor to the Palestine Liberation Organization, with significant experience in hostage negotiations and diplomacy. During the session, she will focus on her work in these areas, offering insights into the complex dynamics of international negotiations and conflict resolution. This is a PILF approved event, email jquinn3@umassd.edu with questions.

Oct
29
Wednesday classes

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Oct
29
5:00PM
Careers in Family Law

Join Massachusetts Bar Association attorneys and judges for an open discussion about the daily life of family law practitioners. Learn why these professionals chose this area of the law and how they were able to get clerkships and jobs in family law. A networking opportunity will be available for students. Panelists: Hon. Susan Sard Tierney, First Justice, Barnstable Probate and Family Court Ashton Pouliot, Esq., Assistant Judicial Case Manager, Barnstable Probate and Family Court Meghan Devlin, Esq., Mattingly & Devlin LLC, Plymouth Jessica Martin, Esq. Anchor Family Law, Seekonk Crissa A. Morton, Esq., Michael I. Flores PC, Orleans

Oct
30
No classes, Mental Health Day

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Nov
11
No classes

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Nov
27
Thanksgiving recess begins

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