The University of Houston Law Center is the law school of the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1947, the Law Center is one of 12 colleges of the University of Houston, a state university. It is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. The law school's facilities are located on the university's 667-acre campus in southeast Houston.
The Law Center awards the Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Master of Laws (LL.M) degrees. The law school ranks 56th in the 2011 U.S. News & World Report law school rankings.
The dean of the center is Raymond T. Nimmer.
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