Environmental law

Environmental law plays a major role in structuring the relationship between human beings and the world around them. Almost every kind of legal practice today touches some aspect of environmental law.

Lawyers practice environmental law in large and small private law firms, in the offices of in-house corporate counsel in trade associations, in federal, state and local government agencies, in the offices of state attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice, and in many non-governmental organizations. Whether future employment entails advocating the position of a public interest group, a corporate client, a government agency, or a private citizen, the Environmental Law LL.M. is designed to meet the need for knowledgeable and skillful application of legal principles and techniques to environmental and natural resource problems, including climate change.

The Environmental Law LL.M. offers students the opportunity to develop their skills and understanding of environmental law and policy through a structured program of study and experience.

Among the strongest public law schools in the nation and a world-class center for interdisciplinary studies, the University at Buffalo School of Law provides students with a strong theoretical foundation and the practical tools they need to succeed in a competitive environment.

The University at Buffalo School of Law -- the only law school in the State University of New York system — is situated on the flagship campus of a world-class research intensive public university, the largest in the north-eastern United States. One of only a few law schools located on an international border, we offer a myriad of cross-border learning opportunities, including our new cross-border legal studies concentration. Many of our nationally prominent faculty members have a Ph.D. in addition to their law degrees, which allow us to offer a wide range of interdisciplinary course options taught by experts.

Our innovative January short courses offer an inside view of real life lawyering and a diverse menu of topics and forums, including: tax law in Paris, international trade law in New Zealand, legal culture in Thailand, and human rights law in Washington, D.C. The benefits of combining the classroom with service are brought together in our practicum courses that are among of the strongest in the country. These courses combine study of a substantive area of law under a full-time faculty member with service in the community under the guidance of practicing lawyers.