Strategic Plan: Goal 1

Recruit, admit, and retain a student body from a multitude of backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to the learning environment and succeed academically, in the licensure process, and in the career of their choosing.

OBJECTIVE 1.1: Attract students with a proven record of academic success who have a strong history of community or organizational involvement, and who are committed to continuing their engagement within the law school, legal community, and beyond.

 

STRATEGIES

1. Use data-informed decisions to increase marketing and recruitment efforts.
2. Increase enrollment in non-J.D. programs, such as the Graduate Tax Program (LL.M. in Taxation, M.S. in Taxation, and Certificate in Estate Planning).

OBJECTIVE 1.2: Enhance the diversity of experiences and perspectives represented in the student body.

 

STRATEGIES

1. Continue robust local and regional recruitment efforts and expand national recruitment efforts.
2. Develop and increase participation in law school pathway programs. These programs include, but are not limited to, the Summer Pre-Law Academy, Law School Admissions Counsel PLUS Program, and partnerships with UBalt’s Pre-Law Program, as well as engagement with other colleges and high schools to provide access to and education about law school.

OBJECTIVE 1.3: Promote affordability of and access to legal education.

 

STRATEGIES

1. Increase scholarships that address need and remove barriers to legal education.
2. Actively seek support for merit-based scholarships.

Student Attorneys Take Lead Through Clinical Program

Rows of University of Baltimore School of Law students stood up, arm raised, palm forward and took an oath that marked a special milestone on the way to their degree.  

With the Honorable Shirley Watts, Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland, presiding, this new cohort of student attorneys has been officially sworn in to clinical practice where they can represent clients for the first time in their legal career.

For Annabelle Patton, a third-year law student, this moment has been a long time coming. 

“I’ve been waiting for a year and a half to be able to work in this clinic, and so I’m really happy to be able to have this,” she said. 

Patton initially envisioned a different career path for herself. She pursued a degree in psychology and chose the education career path, teaching in an elementary school, helping with reading intervention and even educating parents through the health department. 

Through her work, she had become increasingly aware of service gaps, and the 2020 pandemic only maximized those inequities. She was ready for a career change and decided law was the best way to help create some of the changes she wanted to see. 

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