School of Law

School of Law

Why Detroit Mercy Law?

A Strategic Location in Downtown Detroit

A Strategic Location in Downtown Detroit

Launch your legal career at the only law school in the heart of Downtown Detroit and immerse yourself in the region's largest legal community. Learn More
Expanded Career Opportunities

Expanded Career Opportunities

Detroit Mercy Law students and graduates secure positions at top law firms, competitive judicial clerkships, and positions in government, business, and public interest organizations across the US and Canada. Learn More
Hands-on Lawyering from Day One

Hands-on Lawyering from Day One

Detroit Mercy Law provides students with hands-on learning from day one. We not only teach the law, we teach how to be lawyers. Learn More

Upcoming Events

For the most up-to-date event schedule, please visit our events page.

4th Annual Association of Black Law Alumni Cookout
Saturday, August 17 from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Detroit Mercy Law Student Parking Lot
Join Detroit Mercy Law's Association of Black Law Alumni (ABLA) for an afternoon of food, fellowship, and fun.
Detroit Mercy Law alumni, current students, faculty/staff, and friends of ABLA are invited to the 4th Annual Summer Cookout. Bring your appetite for some tasty grilled treats, games, music, great conversation, and enjoy reconnecting. For more information, visit our events page.

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News

July 01, 2024

Detroit Mercy Law Veterans Law Clinic successfully petitions for first discharge upgrade

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law’s Veteran’s Law Clinic (VLC) had its first fully Honorable Discharge upgrade granted for a U.S. Navy veteran. Professor Holly Christian, Director of the VLC, expanded the clinic’s practice to include record corrections when she joined the law school in 2021. Nachiket Sarvaiya, Dual 3L, wrote the memorandum that was presented to the Board of Corrections for Naval Records.

June 17, 2024

Celebrating Pride: Nicholas Carroll ’24

Nicholas Carroll '24 is proud to wear his identity as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community on his sleeve. He is the most recent past-President of OUTLaws, a student organization at Detroit Mercy Law dedicated to advancing the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ perspectives within the law school, and works with allies, with the school, and beyond to end discrimination in all forms.

June 14, 2024

Detroit Mercy Law Immigration Law Clinic secures asylum status for African activist

The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Immigration Law Clinic recently secured a grant of asylum status for an opposition activist from a West African country.

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