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The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (University of Maryland School of Law or Maryland Law) is the second-oldest law school in the United States.〔Law school in the United States#Oldest active law schools〕 The school was founded in 1816 as the Maryland Law Institute and began regular instruction in 1824. Because of its location, Maryland Law is part of the District of Columbia–Baltimore legal and business communities.〔http://www.martindale.com/xp/Martindale/Professional_Resources/Law_Schools/schl0446.xml〕 In 2003, the law school moved into a new, state-of-the-art facility in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor and Oriole Park at Camden Yards.〔(Maryland Law | Karen Rothenberg )〕 In 2011, the law school received a $30 million donation from the W.P. Carey Foundation, which is the largest gift in the school's history. In response, the law school changed its name to the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.〔(of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law | Carey Foundation Donates $30M to UMDLaw )〕 Maryland Law has been ranked in the top tier of American law schools by ''U.S. News & World Report'', maintaining its position in the rankings over the years, currently ranked 39th in the most recent 2013 edition.〔(University of Maryland | Best Law School | US News )〕 The 2013 Rankings also gave Maryland top standing in the categories of Clinical Training (#5), Health Care Law (#3), Part-Time Program (#9), Environmental Law (#11) and Trial Advocacy (#8).〔id.〕 Additionally, Maryland ranks 22nd in the nation among public law schools.〔(Best Graduate Schools | Top Graduate Programs | US News Education )〕 The National Jurist recently named Maryland as a top-10 public interest law school in the nation.〔(preLaw – Winter 2011 )〕 Maryland Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association, is a member of the Association of American Law Schools, and has a chapter of the Order of the Coif. ==Students, faculty, and alumni== Approximately 830 students are enrolled at Maryland Law.〔(The University of Maryland School of Law )〕 They are diverse in age, gender, academic background, prior employment, and race, with more than 30% identifying themselves as persons of color.〔https://officialguide.lsac.org/Release/SchoolsABAData/SchoolPage/SchoolPage_PDFs/ABA_LawSchoolData/ABA5814.pdf〕 There are more than 40 student organizations,〔(Maryland Law | Student Organizations )〕 four specialized legal centers,〔(Maryland Law | Programs & Centers )〕 and five law journals.〔(Maryland Law | Journals )〕 Many resources are available to new students, including upper-class peer advisers, skill-enhancement sessions, a legal writing center,〔(Maryland Law | Legal Writing Center )〕 and one-on-one academic counseling.〔(Maryland Law | Academic Achievement Program )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「University of Maryland School of Law」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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