When students talk about the University of Connecticut School of Law in Vault's surveys, they often mention the Gothic beauty of the school grounds--the campus is in the former facilities of the Hartford Seminary, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Another hallmark of the school is its small class sizes, and students take 40 percent of their first-year classes in seminar format. UConn's academic specialty is in insurance law. It offers a concurrent JD/LLM in insurance and publishes the Connecticut Insurance Law Journal. The law school is also home to two nonprofit organizations, the Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative and the Center for Children's Advocacy.

UConn law students can select one of six joint degree programs, including a JD/Master of Library Science with the University of Southern Connecticut. The first-year curriculum is somewhat more flexible than usual, allowing students to choose their own statutory or regulatory course, and the grading curve is held to a not-so-hard-on-the-GPA B average. Students are, however, required to take a moot court course in the January term of their first year. The law library, the newest building on campus, is undergoing renovations expected to be completed at the end of this year.