School of Law

School of Law

Why Detroit Mercy Law?

A Strategic Location in Downtown Detroit

A Strategic Location in Downtown Detroit

Launch your legal career at the only law school in the heart of Downtown Detroit and immerse yourself in the region's largest legal community. Learn More
Expanded Career Opportunities

Expanded Career Opportunities

Detroit Mercy Law students and graduates secure positions at top law firms, competitive judicial clerkships, and positions in government, business, and public interest organizations across the US and Canada. Learn More
Hands-on Lawyering from Day One

Hands-on Lawyering from Day One

Detroit Mercy Law provides students with hands-on learning from day one. We not only teach the law, we teach how to be lawyers. Learn More

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In-Person Jump Start
Thursday, August 4 from 2-4 pm (ET) at Detroit Mercy Law
Jump Start your legal education at this workshop designed to ease your transition to law school. Professor Paula Manning will teach a class and then you will have the opportunity to get to know Detroit Mercy Law and your classmates in person before classes start.
Details of parking and entering the building to follow after you register. Please plan on arriving at 1:30 PM so we can begin promptly at 2:00.
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News

June 23, 2022

Detroit Mercy Law Faculty Publications & Presentations, Spring 2022

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law faculty members are well respected scholars in their area of expertise. This past winter term, the faculty published and placed numerous articles in law reviews across the country, saw chapters in books published, and presented in a variety of settings.

June 16, 2022

Detroit Mercy Law awards Voice for Justice Fellowship to two students

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law awarded Voice for Justice Fellowships to Joy Mohammed and Andrew Pace. Detroit Mercy Law strives to teach students to be both skilled practitioners and compassionate professionals. This Fellowship upholds the long-standing tradition at Detroit Mercy Law of service to the community and provides students with the opportunity to succeed while making a difference in the community. Fellowship recipients work over the summer as interns at nonprofit organizations.

May 26, 2022

Detroit Mercy Law student awarded Kimberly M. Cahill Leadership Memorial Scholarship from Macomb County Bar Association

University of Detroit Mercy Law student Tina Toma was recently awarded the Kimberly M. Cahill Leadership Memorial Scholarship from the Macomb County Bar Association.

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