Introducing the All-New CFJI Podcast

Find out how the Child & Family Justice Initiative (CFJI) is creating opportunities for transformative advocacy on behalf of children and families in New Mexico. Click here to access the CFJI Podcast.

Distinguished Achievement Awards Dinner

Celebrate the 2019 Honorees at this year's Distinguished Achievement Awards Dinner on October 18. Read More.

Exhibit Closing Event! Join Us!

Professor Burr’s research, conducted in archives, historical sites and societies, and libraries throughout the United States and in two foreign countries continues to garner national attention. Attend the exhibit closing event! To RSVP for the exhibit's closing reception, please click here.

CFJI | Join the 575 Club or the 505 Club today

Through the Child & Family Justice Initiative (CFJI), we’re training a new generation of lawyers who will fight to improve the well-being of New Mexico’s children. Click here to find out how you can join our efforts.

Top-Rated Natural Resources & Environmental Law Program

UNM School of Law received an "A+" from preLaw Magazine for our Natural Resources and Environmental Law Program. We were among the few regionally to receive this rating. Read more.

Why UNM Law?

The School of Law is New Mexico’s only law school. Our personal touch and close community differentiates our law school experience from others. One-to-one faculty-student contact, one of the best and most competitive tuition rates in the country, a state-of-the-art, hands-on, live-client clinic also set us apart. Not enough? We are highly ranked for popularity, diversity, and value too. Read More.

Small School. Big Value. Real New Mexican Perks.

We keep our classes small. Students get to know their professors. Our faculty bring real-world experience to the classroom and a healthy diversity of backgrounds. Read more.

SMALL SCHOOL. BIG VALUE.
REAL NEW MEXICAN PERKS.

SMALL SCHOOL.
BIG VALUE.
REAL NEW MEXICAN PERKS.

The University of New Mexico School of Law is known for its 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio and excellent employment rates for graduates. UNM Law outshines many other law schools, as shown by the latest rankings. Schedule a visit or join us for an information session to see when we’ll be in your area.

Small School

Real New Mexican Perks

Small School. Big Rankings.

Top

Top 50 Law Schools
Above the Law 2018

Best

A “Best” Law School
Princeton Review 2018

A+

Top Law Schools for Environmental Law
preLaw Magazine 2019

7th

Greatest Resources for Minority Students
Princeton Review 2018

Small School. Big Experience.

Our professors come from:

Harvard
UNM
Yale
Princeton
Stanford
Columbia
Georgetown
American
UCLA
Johns Hopkins
Cornell

Learn more about our Faculty.

Small School.
Big Value.

UNM Law consistently ranks high in educational value. Our students graduate with their career options less constrained by debt.

Learn more about our Big Value.

Average indebtedness of 2018 graduates
who incurred law school debt

From US News & World Report 2020, Ranked in 2019

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UNM School of Law Students Jessica Martinez and Luis Sanchez Receive Hispanic National Bar Association Vision in Action Scholarship Awards
October 11, 2019

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October at UNM Law: A Month of Meaningful Multidisciplinary Work
October 10, 2019

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Introducing the UNM School of Law CFJI Podcast
October 4, 2019

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Burr, New Book, and Art Installation Garner National and International Attention
September 6, 2019

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