Miami Law Announces Full Scholarship for Graduates of Ukrainian Law Schools

A new scholarship program in support of graduates of Ukrainian law schools has been announced, offering one full-tuition scholarship for the academic year 2022-23 to attend one of the international LL.M. programs at Miami Law.

2nd Place in North American Round of the Largest Environmental Moot Competition

Innovation and Tech at Miami Law—First Law School in the U.S. with NFTs Course

The University of Miami School of Law is the first law school in the country to offer a course in non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, through its Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law postgraduate program.

Top 30 in International Law and Clinical Training in Latest U.S. News Law School Rankings

The University of Miami School of Law's specialty programs in international law and clinical training have been ranked among the top in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.

Professor Mary Anne Franks Appointed to the Michael R. Klein Distinguished Scholar Chair

Professor Franks was recognized for her substantial contributions and ongoing accomplishments in scholarship and advocacy at the confluence of civil rights and technology.

JoNel Newman Honored and Named University of Miami Faculty Senate Chair

JoNel Newman, Professor of Clinical Education and Director of the Health Rights Clinic, was recently elected to serve chair of the University of Miami’s Faculty Senate.

Faculty Receive Awards, Shine at 2022 AALS Annual Meeting

Miami Law faculty and staff received awards and presented at the 116th Association of American Law Schools annual meeting, the largest gathering of law faculty in the world with more than 3,000 in attendance.

Children & Youth Law Clinic Associate Director Named Outstanding Child Advocate

Robert Latham, Associate Director of the Children & Youth Clinic, will receive the “Outstanding Child Advocate” award from Florida Children's First—an advocacy organization focused on protecting the legal rights of at-risk and foster care children.

School of Law Receives $2.5MM Gift from Laurie Silvers, J.D. ’77 and Husband Mitchell Rubenstein

Donated by Laurie Silvers, chair of the University of Miami Board of Trustees, and her husband, Mitchell Rubenstein, the gift provides a substantial boost to the University’s Ever Brighter: The Campaign for Our Next Century.

Miami Law Establishes Endowed Scholarship in Memory of Surfside Victim Nicky Langesfeld, J.D. ‘19

An endowed scholarship in memory of "Nicky” Langesfeld was established, thanks to a generous $100,000 donation from her law firm, Reed Smith LLP. Langesfeld and her husband lost their lives in the collapse.

In a Milestone Occasion, University Dedicates its Student Services Building to Two Miami Law Alumni

The Harold Long Jr. and H.T. Smith Student Services Building becomes the first structure in the University of Miami’s history named after Black alumni.

Alumna Works to Advance Health and Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

Drew Aiken, J.D./LL.M ’12 in International Law, is a passionate advocate for health and human rights. The Miami Law graduate recently returned from a second assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders.

Law Student and Miami Scholar Committed to Social Justice Walks in Footsteps of Political Legends

If advocacy to correct for human rights wrongs and civil rights were genetic, law student Kendrick Meek, Jr. has a full complement of social justice DNA as the grandson and son of two former lawmakers.

3L Miami Scholar Collaborates with Professors Cortada and Perlmutter on ArtCare

Passion is intuitively tied to practice for 3L Miami Public Interest Scholar Chelsea Johnson. Her latest major project collaborates with Professors Xavier Cortada and Bernard Perlmutter.

For the First Time in Miami Law's History, Five Women Lead All Law Reviews

The editors-in-chief of all journals – University of Miami Law Review, Business Law Review, Inter-American Law Review, International and Comparative Law Review, and Race & Social Justice Law Review – are female.

Third Year Student Interns in Bankruptcy Court with Judge Isicoff

Asiya Khan took advantage of hands-on training opportunities interning with Chief Bankruptcy Judge Laurel Isicoff, J.D. ’82, in the U.S. Southern District Bankruptcy Court of Florida.