School of Law

UConn Law student Farah Jean, left, and graduate Tiana Hercules '08, right, work with someone seeking a pardon at the Changing Legacies: Expungement Clinic at Capital Community College on Feb. 25, 2023.

‘This Clinic Was Everything for Me’

Expungement clinic organized by UConn Law alumna helps provide second chances for people who have served prison sentences

A composite image of two headshots, one of Julia Simon-Kerr and another of Anne Dailey.

Anne Dailey and Julia Simon-Kerr Named to Professorships

Both professorships are awarded on the basis of scholarship. Dailey's work involves family law, children and the law, constitutional law, and law and psychoanalysis. Simon-Kerr is a leading scholar on evidence.

Graduate Brings Two UConn Law Degrees and Clinical Experience to U.N. Job

Knowledge acquired through the Human Rights and Social Justice LLM program and training in the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic prepared Fatimata Belem for a tough job with the United Nations.

2023 PILG Auction reception

Annual Auction Raises $30,000 for Public Interest Fellowships

Hot items at the auction included tickets for dinner and dancing with the law school deans, Disney Park passes, and a student's painting of the UConn Law library.

Deborah N. Archer

Deborah N. Archer to Speak at UConn Law Commencement

Archer is president of the American Civil Liberties Union and co-faculty director of the Center on Race, Inequality and the Law at the New York University School of Law.

Karen DeMeola

Bar Association Honors Assistant Dean Karen DeMeola

The John Eldred Shields Distinguished Professional Service Award honors a member of the Connecticut Bar Association who has performed outstanding service to the legal community and the community at large through or on behalf of the association.

Auction Offers Bargains and Support for Public Interest Fellowships

A wide range of goods and services will be auctioned off to support the Public Interest Law Group's fellowship program.

UConn School of Law Thomas J. Meskill Law Library

A Message from Dean Nelson About U.S. News Rankings

The UConn School of Law has decided to withdraw from participation in U.S. News & World Report rankings.

Anne C. Dailey

Anne C. Dailey Named Faculty Dean at UConn Law

Dailey brings an impressive academic record and leadership experience to the position of associate dean for faculty development and intellectual life.

Student Organizations Raise Funds Through Ignite Campaign

The crowdfunding program funds student organizations' programs and events.