Students
Study in Dallas, a living laboratory
Law school is both challenging and rewarding. At SMU Dedman School of Law there are so many exciting opportunities available to enrich your experience:
- Learn with direct, personal access to an award-winning faculty.
- Connect with alumni and friends with our innovative mentorship program, the Mustang Exchange.
- Experience amazing hands-on opportunities: 10 clinics, programs such as The Corporate Counsel Externship and Judicial Externship programs, and the nationally recognized Moot Court/Mock trial program.
Inns of Court Program
With over 200 first-year students, the law school recognized a need for smaller, more personalized groups to provide students with a source of relationships and support. Through the Inns, students connect with fellow classmates, faculty, student leaders, career advisors, and alumni for a community experience that extends throughout their time at the law school and beyond graduation.
Mustang Exchange
The first and only mentorship program of its kind for law schools, SMU Dedman School of Law's Mustang Exchange is an innovative "flash" mentorship program that connects each law student with multiple alumni and friends for one-on-one mentoring meetings.
Office of Student Affairs
The environment at SMU Dedman Law is collegial and supportive. Students are motivated to help each other, whether that means sharing class notes or forming study groups. Through our Inns of Court program, first-year students connect on a weekly basis with fellow classmates, faculty, student leaders, career advisors, and alumni for a community experience that extends throughout their time at the law school and beyond graduation.
Scholarships, Writing Competitions, and Awards
There are a number of private law scholarships, writing competitions, and awards for which law students may apply. Private scholarships can be an excellent way to help pay for your legal education. Take the time to carefully review scholarship and writing opportunities and APPLY for ones for which you are eligible or match your specific practice area or career interests. The odds are in your favor!