New Scholarship for Post-J.D. Certificate in Family Law

April 2021 – News from the University of Baltimore School of Law

Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-Maryland Funds a New Scholarship for UB's

Post-J.D. Certificate in Family Law

Stay practice-ready in uncertain times with practical, hands-on classes taught by leading family law attorneys. Join a powerful network with our advisory group of prominent attorneys and judges.

New scholarship available. Applications now being accepted for fall admission.

The best family attorneys use their knowledge and skills to achieve outcomes that improve the lives of families and children. The online classes of the University of Baltimore School of Law’s Post-J.D. Certificate in Family Law provide individual attention from faculty who are among Maryland’s leading family law attorneys and mentoring by an advisory group of nationally known family law attorneys and judges who remain engaged with the program and its participants.

The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers – Maryland Chapter has funded a new scholarship to improve the practice of family law and to encourage attorneys to enter this critical practice area. Scholarship awards are based on need and fund availability for students who enroll full-time in the certificate program and who remain in good academic standing in program coursework.

Enrollment is open now for fall classes that provide a strong grounding in the financial foundations of family law and the child development and mental health issues that arise in family law practice.

You can complete the 16-credit, five-course certificate with synchronous, online evening classes in 12 months of continuous study or take individual classes that meet your needs.

What You Will Learn

Based in real-world practice, each course offers strategies and insights you can use immediately. You will develop expertise in such areas as:

Choosing the right clients and managing client relationships
Recognizing how mental health issues affect family law cases
Identifying and responding to the impact of trauma on children and families
Implementing the most effective approaches to negotiation and litigation
Integrating expert testimony into your cases
Analyzing complex financial documents and negotiating the division of complex assets
Determining child support and alimony awards
Advocating on behalf of clients orally and in writing
Problem-solving the day-to-day issues involved in operating a law practice
Generating a sustainable client base through networking and marketing

Who Should Consider This Program

The Post-J.D. Certificate in Family Law is a unique credential for experienced attorneys seeking to add family law to their practice areas and for early career attorneys seeking to propel their careers to the next level.

Financial aid is available to those who meet credit requirements for federal financial aid: 6 credits in the spring or fall semesters, or 4 credits in summer. Applicants who meet the program’s advanced standing requirements may request a course waiver for “The Craft of Problem-Solving and Advocacy in Family Law.” Applicants interested in the AAML-Maryland Scholarship should complete the scholarship section of the admission application.

Learn More by visiting the program website. Apply now to enroll in spring courses. Contact James Simermeyer in Law Admissions at 410-837-4469 or jsimermeyer@ubalt.edu. Or connect with Professor Barbara Babb, Program Director, at bbabb@ubalt.edu.

Fall classes provide experts’ perspectives on the financial and psychological/child development issues that arise in the practice of family law.

Spring classes immerse you in superior client advocacy strategies and the keys to building a platinum-level family law practice.

An intensive summer practicum guides you in working through a family law case from start to finish.

An optional independent study allows you to pursue in greater depth an area of your choosing.