Colorado (Boulder) -- University of Colorado School of Law -- Accreditation: Full ABA -- Year Founded: 1892

The University of Colorado Law School is one of the professional graduate schools within the University of Colorado System. It is a public law school, with more than 500 students attending and working toward a Juris Doctor. The Wolf Law Building Located in Boulder, Colorado, and is sited on the south side of the University of Colorado at Boulder campus. The law school houses the William A. Wise Law Library, which is a regional archive for federal government materials and is open to the public.

The University of Colorado Law School consistently ranks as a top law school in U.S. News & World Report rankings (currently ranked 38th). It is renowned for its influence in the 12-state Rocky Mountain region and for the strength of its environmental law program.

History

Established in 1892, the University of Colorado Law School is a charter member in the Association of American Law Schools and appeared in 1923 on American Bar Association's first ever publication of approved law schools. Although always located on the greater Boulder campus, the law school has occupied five buildings since its founding. For the first two years of its existence, the school was housed in the Kent building. From 1894 to 1909 the school occupied the Hale Law Building. For the next 50 years, until 1959, the school occupied the Guggenheim Law Building. From 1959 to 2005, the law school occupied the Fleming Law Building. In the fall of 2006, the law school once again moved and now sits in the Wolf Law Building.



Wolf Law Building

Dual Degree and Certificate Programs

• Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA)
• Juris Doctor/Master of Public Affairs (JD/MPA)
• Juris Doctor/Master of Science, Telecommunications (JD/MST)
• Juris Doctor/Master in Environmental Studies (JD/ENVS)
• Juris Doctor/Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Studies (JD/PhD)
• Juris Doctor/Doctor of Medicine (JD/MD)
• Juris Doctor/Master of Urban and Regional Planning (JD/MURP)
• Juris Doctor/Bachelor of Laws Canada (JD/LLB)
• Tax Emphasis Program
• American Indian Law Certificate
• Juvenile and Family Law Certificate
• Entrepreneurial Law Certificate

Contact Information

Mailing Address
University of Colorado Law School
Wolf Law Building
401 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0401

Main Telephone Numbers
Law School: 303-492-8047
Law Library: 303-492-7534

Street Address (Package Deliveries)
Wolf Law Building
2450 Kittredge Loop Road
Boulder, CO 80309

Hours
Law School offices are open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. (M.S.T).

Web: www.colorado.edu/law

Colorado Law is located at the base of the inspirational Rocky Mountains.