University of Houston Law Center

The University of Houston Law Center provides excellence and opportunity to students of all backgrounds. Its location in Houston, the fourth largest, and most diverse, city in the U.S., gives students and graduates access to one of the world's largest legal markets. The city is also home to the world’s largest health care and medical complex and recognized as the energy capital of the world with multiple Fortune 500 companies headquartered here.

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The Law Center also had four specialty programs ranked No.1 in Texas:

Part-time Program
Health Care law
Intellectual Property
Legal Writing

U.S. News & World Report, 2026

TOP PROGRAMS

Blakely Advocacy Institute (moot court, mock trial, trial advocacy, and mediation)

Clinics

Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Center

Health Law

Intellectual Property & Information Law

International Law

Legal Writing

Part-Time Evening Program

Tax Law

LATEST NEWS

From Across the Globe to UH Law Center: New LL.M. Students Begin Their Graduate Journey

Sept. 4, 2026 — This fall, about 50 lawyers and other professionals, representing 23 countries and speaking multiple languages, arrived at the University of Houston Law Center to pursue their LL.M. degrees.

UH Law Center Appoints Three Legal Experts to Further Strengthen Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning

Sept. 4, 2026 — The University of Houston Law Center has augmented its clinical programs this fall with the addition of three veteran attorneys, including Jen Gaut, Luke Gilman and Yvonne London.

UH Law to Host Information Session on the 2027 Legislative Fellowship Program Focused on Health

Sept. 4, 2026 — University of Houston Law Center students and recent graduates interested in shaping health policy can learn more about the Health Law & Policy Institute’s 2027 Legislative Fellowship Program, a paid six-month full-time experience at the Texas Capitol, at an information session on Tuesday, Sept. 8.