The University of Maine School of Law, located in Portland, may be one of the smallest law schools in the nation, but it makes up for its small size with an individualized experience and hands-on learning.
Maine Law prides itself on serving the local community, and it has collaborated with other institutions of higher education, industry, and non-profit organizations to help solve complex problems like economic development in rural Maine and civil rights in developing nations. It’s rural lawyer pilot program is designed to respond to the dearth of lawyers in rural communities.
Its Center for Law and Innovation houses a state patent program and intellectual property clinic where students can practice trademark, patent and copyright law. It has a nationally recognized information privacy program and in 2019, it launched an innovative Arctic Law Fellowship program and a Certificate in Environmental and Oceans Law. It offers cybersecurity and other innovative courses, including a regulatory compliance program for startups and small businesses.
The Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic allows students representing clients, and drafting and advocating for new laws in Juvenile Justice and Refugee and Human Rights Clinics. The school’s hands-on approach to legal education provides students with opportunities to solve the relevant legal issues of today with work such as advocacy at the border with asylum seekers and serving inmates through our unique Prisoner Assistance Clinic.
About 60 to 65 percent of the school’s students come from Maine, roughly the same percentage that remains in the state. It is the second least expensive school in the Northeast and offers the lowest cost of living in the region.
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University of Maine School of Law
Contact Information
246 Deering Avenue, 4102, Maine
Basic Information
Type
Public
Enrollment
254
Application Deadline
7/15
Application Fee
$0
Admissions Profile
Admissions Profile Table:
75th Percentile
Median
25th Percentile
LSAT
161
158
154
GPA
3.79
3.57
3.24
Financial Profile
Financial Profile Table:
Tuition
Tuition Part-time
Median Grant
Percent Receiving Grants
Resident
$23,190.00
$12,000.00
64%
Non-Resident
$34,680.00
Academic Profile
Concentrations
Alternative Dispute Resolution