After the Class of 2022 ranked first in the nation for post-graduate employment, Texas A&M Law continues to produce strong outcomes for its students. After graduation, 48 members of the class of 2024 will join a large law firm or clerk for a federal judge. Two will clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In all, Texas A&M Law has placed 33 students in federal judicial clerkships in the past four years.
Class of 2024 Sees Strong Growth in Federal Clerkships, Large-Firm Placements
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Stellar Employment Outcomes Help Boost Rise In Rankings
Placing priority on employment outcomes pays dividends for graduates and overall ranking.
You may have seen that U.S. News & World Report recently ranked Texas A&M Law 29th among law schools nationwide, placing us 2nd in Texas. A key factor contributing to the recent rise in ranking is employment outcomes for our graduates.
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TEXAS A&M LAW NOW RANKS IN THE TOP 30 NATIONALLY
In an unprecedented showing, Texas A&M University School of Law now ranks 29th nationally among law schools, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 ranking of Best Graduate Schools, released today. The newest rankings build upon Texas A&M Law’s already meteoric rise – one of the fastest and furthest increases in U.S. News law school rankings history.
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Texas A&M Law Ranks in the Top 50 Nationally, Second in Texas
Texas A&M Law continues its advance at an unprecedented pace to become a national contender, and a leader in Texas.
In just the past six years, Texas A&M Law has climbed up 53 places nationally — and from fifth in Texas to second. Meanwhile, enrollment has more than doubled since 2019 with a greater number of high-achieving students.
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Assistant Dean Jeffers Takes the Bench
Rosalind Jeffers, who serves as assistant dean for student affairs at Texas A&M University School of Law, added Judge to her long list of accomplishments last week as she was sworn in as Associate Municipal Judge for the City of Rowlett, Texas.
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TAMU Law celebrates Shawna Smith-Thornton
Shawna Smith-Thornton is a Texas A&M School of Law master's of jurisprudence degree graduate who was appointed to the executive committee of the Association of American Law Schools Pro Bono Committee where she serves as membership co-chair. Shawna helped create the first pro bono emerging leaders award, recognizing mid-career pro bono professionals. Look for her this fall as a panelist at the 2021 Pro Bono Coordinators Retreat & Poverty Law Conference.
Shawna is busy building the first mobile app for students at Texas A&M Law, firmly believing that increasing communication can do wonders for the student experience.
Years of Service: 6 years
Describe your law school tenure in three words:
- Adventurous
- Innovative
- Limitless
Do you have a favorite Texas A&M Aggie Core Value?
- Selfless Service. To whom much is given, much is required.
- Integrity. What you do when no one is watching is important.
What was your favorite tv show growing up?
- The Golden Girls. I've been watching this show since I was single digits. I love the feistiness of the ladies, and what has stuck with me is that there is still life after life's trials.
- M*A*S*H. I got to stay up late to watch this show, and that was the best. It was a good memory of spending time with my Mom.
- A Different World. I got to dream with this show. Peeking into college life was exciting and rescued me from my neighborhood and the monotony.
If you could keep only three apps on your phone, what would they be?Everything you need to know comes from Instagram. Just search and find.
- Apple Music
- My bank.
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New Privacy Law: Good for public health?
Texas A&M law professor Brian Larson and public-health professors Cason Schmit and Hye-Chung Kum advise legislators and public-health professionals in the U.S. to act on the proposed Uniform Personal Data Protection Act (UPDPA), likely to be adopted July 10, 2021 by the Uniform Law Commissioners (ULC). The Act is designed to be adopted by states seeking a comprehensive data privacy statute, and it has important effects on public-health research and interventions.
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TAMU Law Professor Fatma Marouf is elected to the ALI
Texas A&M University School of Law Professor Fatma Marouf is elected to the American Law Institute (ALI). The ALI is the "leading independent organization" in the U.S. producing scholarly work to improve the law.
Celebrating over 90 years of existence, the Institute is made up of 3,000 judges, lawyers and law professors from the United States and abroad. The ALI drafts, discusses, revises and publishes Restatements of the Law, Model Codes and Principles of Law that are influential in the courts and legislatures and in legal scholarship and education.
ALI is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and improve the law. By participating in the Institute’s work, its distinguished members have the opportunity to influence the development of the law in both existing and emerging areas, to work with other eminent lawyers, judges, and academics, to give back to a profession to which they are deeply dedicated, and to contribute to the public good.
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I enjoy volunteering for the Texas Rangers (I pass out promotional items at the gates), taking photographs (nature and baseball mainly) and spending time with my two grandsons.
Area of Service: Dee J. Kelly Law Library
Years of Service: 17 years (as Texas Wesleyan School of Law and Texas A&M School of Law)
Describe your law school tenure in three words:
- Variety
- Fortunate
- Friendships
Do you have a favorite Texas A&M Aggie Core Value?
Selfless Service – I think it is important to help others. Even a small act can make a difference to someone. We didn’t have a lot of money growing up, but I observed my parents helping others by giving their time to friends, family and the church.
In the future, I hope to devote time to helping the American Red Cross and area food banks. I am an introvert, and volunteering provides me with the opportunity to meet people.
Are you an early bird or a night owl?
Early Bird – As a child, I wasn’t allowed to sleep in. As an adult, I always got up early to go to work or take my daughter to school. I am more productive and energetic in the mornings, especially after a chai tea latte.
If you could keep only three apps on your phone, what would they be?
- Candy Crush Soda
What was your favorite tv show growing up?
There were several I loved watching…The Brady Bunch, Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons, Columbo, CHiPs, Dukes of Hazzard, Dallas, and Knots Landing.
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