Leading The Way
University of Arizona Law is a leader in both the legal profession and the community, providing diverse educational opportunities to increasingly diverse classes.
Distinct. Diverse.
Like the rugged Tucson landscape that surrounds our campus, we’re built to take on challenges. We’re rooted in tradition, but not bound by convention. We value diversity of thought, background, experience, and culture in every dimension of the law school experience.
- University of Arizona Law's outstanding faculty are talented teachers who also actively practice and shape the law.
- We're a close, caring community that works together for each student's success.
- Our graduates leave with less debt, thanks to one of the most affordable tuition rates among top-tier law schools.
Scholarship
Leading the way in academic research and scholarship impacting the future of the law.
Employment
Leading the way to the future of the legal profession with highly qualified and diverse graduates.
Innovation
Leading the way in closing the justice gap.
Success Stories
Tamara Mulembo
Mulembo (‘05) was the First Black Chief Deputy in the Pima County Attorney’s Office. She was born and raised in Phoenix before coming south to Tucson to get degrees in both English and Spanish and, later, her law degree. For most of her career, Mulembo worked as a public defender at the local and federal levels and once served as president of the Arizona Minority Bar Association.
Gabriel Galanda
Galanda, an alumnus of the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy (IPLP) Program at Arizona Law, is an indigenous rights attorney and the managing lawyer at Galanda Broadman in Seattle. He focuses his practice on complex litigation and crisis management for indigenous nations, businesses and citizens. Galanda belongs to the Round Valley Indian Tribes of California and a descendant of the Nomlaki and Concow tribes.
Shannon O'Loughlin
O’Loughlin has practiced law for more than 20 years. She is former chief of staff to the National Indian Gaming Commission, where she assisted in the development and implementation of national policy throughout the agency and oversaw the agency’s public affairs, technology, compliance and finance divisions. O'Loughlin received joint MA and JD degrees from the University of Arizona in Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy in '01.
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Overall JD Employment Rate (Class of 2022)