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Posted March 27, 2024
What is FIU Law, UNC Law, GW Law and the rest?
US law schools are often better known by abbreviated names or even acronyms, rather than by their full titles – for example Florida International University College of Law is commonly known as FIU Law. This preference for shortened versions of full law school names is prevalent in the US for various reasons.
Firstly, abbreviated names provide convenience, being easier to remember and write down in everyday communication. These abbreviations and acronyms often stem from traditions or customs within the legal community, giving them historical context and making them widely accepted over time. Abbreviated names – particularly acronyms – are also practical in contexts where space is limited, such as official documents, publications, social media platforms and even merchandise, such as baseball caps and sweatshirts. Plus, they can help establish identity, distinguishing law schools from one another and contributing to brand recognition.
In this blog, we are going to look at some of the most well-known and prestigious law schools in the United States and discover what acronyms or abbreviations they are known by.
US law school abbreviations
- American University Washington College of Law – AUWCL
- Boston University School of Law – BU Law
- Brooklyn Law School – BLS
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law – Berkeley Law
- University of California, Irvine School of Law – UCI Law
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Law – UCLA Law
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law – CWRU Law School
- University of Chicago Law School – UChicago Law
- University of Colorado Law School – Colorado Law
- Columbia Law School – CLS
- University of Connecticut School of Law – UConn Law
- Cornell Law School – Cornell Law
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law – Denver Law
- Duke University School of Law – Duke Law
- Emory University School of Law – Emory Law
- Florida International University College of Law – FIU Law
- University of Florida Levin College of Law – UF Law
- Fordham University School of Law – Fordham Law
- George Washington University Law School – GW Law
- Georgetown University Law Center – Georgetown Law
- University of Georgia School of Law – UGA Law
- Harvard Law School – HLS
- University of Houston Law Center – UH Law
- University of Illinois College of Law – Illinois Law
- Indiana University Maurer School of Law – IU Maurer Law
- University of Iowa College of Law – Iowa Law
- University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law – Maryland Law
- University of Miami School of Law – Miami Law
- University of Michigan Law School – Michigan Law
- University of Minnesota Law School - Minnesota Law
- New York University School of Law – NYU Law
- University of North Carolina School of Law – UNC Law
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law – Northwestern Law
- University of Notre Dame Law School – Notre Dame Law
- University of Oregon School of Law – Oregon Law
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School – Penn Law
- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law – Penn State Dickinson Law
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law – Pitt Law
- University of San Diego School of Law – USD Law
- University of San Francisco School of Law – USF Law
- University of Southern California Gould School of Law – USC Gould
- Stanford Law School – SLS
- Temple University Beasley School of Law – Temple Law
- University of Tennessee College of Law – UT Law
- University of Texas School of Law – Texas Law
- University at Buffalo School of Law – UB Law
- Vanderbilt University Law School – Vanderbilt Law
- University of Virginia School of Law - UVA Law
- Washington University in St Louis School of Law – WashULaw
- University of Washington School of Law – UW Law
- University of Wisconsin Law School – Wisconsin Law
- Yale Law School – YLS
In conclusion
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