University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Find your place at
Maryland Carey Law
Discover your passion
The depth and breadth of our curriculum, including both theoretical and practical courses, will broaden your understanding of the legal profession and help you discover what types of law you find most interesting.
AREAS OF STUDY
Prepare for your future
Beyond your coursework, you will have access to important skill building, networking, and career development opportunities that pave the way for you to secure employment upon graduation.
CAREERS
Maryland Carey Law Degree Programs
JD Program
LLM Program
MS in Law Program
Dual-Degree Programs
Faculty Expertise
Maryland Carey Law is home to faculty who publish, teach, and work at the leading edge of the academy and the profession.
VIEW PUBLICATIONS
Featured Publication
Fourth Amendment Hydraulics and Programmatic Surveillance
"Fourth Amendment Hydraulics and Programmatic Surveillance" by Professor David Gray offers a novel constitutional framework for regulating the deployment and use of programmatic surveillance technologies that achieves a reasonable balance between the legitimate interests of those who want to use these technologies and those subject to surveillance. Published in the American University Law Review.
By the numbers
10
Specialty Programs
Maryland Carey Law offers opportunities in a variety of disciplines including health law, dispute resolution, environmental law, business law, cybersecurity and crisis management, intellectual property, international and comparative law, and women, leadership, and equality.
Explore specialty programs & centers
Maryland Carey Law's Clinical Law Program is one of the region's largest public interest law firms.
Make a difference in Baltimore and beyond
As a student attorney, you will work alongside faculty members on real-life cases and gain a combination of theoretical study and practical experience that will prepare you to hit the ground running in your legal career.
About the Clinics
In the Gender, Prison, and Trauma Clinic, student attorneys meet regularly with professors to discuss case theory, case strategy, and the individual and systemic issues raised by their clients and cases.
Community
The deep bonds I formed throughout my time in law school have lasted all these years later and I am grateful to have this incredible network of support on both a personal and a professional level.
Shara Boonshaft '02
Associate Dean for External Relations
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Maryland Carey Law News
U.S. District Judge Brendan Hurson to deliver Maryland Carey Law Hooding address
Maryland Carey Law affinity groups build community during spring celebrations
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Jerome Deise
BROWSE ALL STORIES
Magazine
Read the 2025 Maryland Carey Law Magazine
about "Read the 2025 Maryland Carey Law Magazine"
SMALL CITY,BIG DREAMS
Located in the country’s 2nd largest legal market
Externships and opportunities in private practice, government, non-profits, and NGOs
Many diverse, exciting neighborhoods for you to call home
LIFE IN BALTIMORE
Get in touch.
APPLY
GIVE