SMU Dedman School of Law
The Law School of Dallas for 100 years
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SMU Dedman Law students secure coveted positions in the most sought-after sectors of the industry.
#10
in the nation for percentage of graduates placed in long-term, full-time, bar-passage required or J.D. advantage jobs (TaxProf Blog)
#21
in the nation for placing students in the largest 100 law firms (Law.com)
#34
in the nation for placing students in judicial clerkships (Law.com)
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CJR Workshop: Assembly Line Public Defense
January 16, 2:00 PM Professors David Abrams and Priyanka Goonetilleke discuss their forthcoming article where they empirically examine, for the first time, an essential question about public defense: What difference does vertical representation make?