Academics

The academic environment at the Mercer School of Law is defined by a commitment to the student experience. Our approach to legal education effectively integrates knowledge with practice, and emphasizes professionalism and the everyday skills utilized by today’s lawyers. As a result, Mercer has been honored to receive the ABA’s Gambrell Professionalism Award, citing our “depth and excellence” and “obvious commitment to professionalism.”

The Woodruff Curriculum
This provides the backbone of our academic setting and is used as a model by law schools across the country.

Excellent and Innovative Instruction
Your courses will be delivered by some of America’s most distinguished legal scholars.

Effective Writing and Research Skills
These are developed through our first-of-its-kind Legal Writing Certificate Program and emphasis on legal writing and research throughout all of your three years.

A Focus on Practical Skills
This is personified by our highly successful moot court and client counseling teams.

Opportunities for Leadership
You will find these every day through more than two dozen student organizations, groups, and publications.