For further information about the Cumberland School of Law visit their website below. Cumberland School of Law, founded in 1847 as part of Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee, was acquired by Howard College, now Samford University, in 1961. The Law School is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. The Cumberland School of Law offers three degree programs.
Admission is competitive.
Most Cumberland graduates become practicing attorneys, but many choose public service, business, or other careers for which the study of law provides a good foundation. Many Cumberland graduates settle in the Southeast, but the school has alumni living and working in more than 45 states and a number of foreign countries. The environment is both challenging and nurturing. Cumberland offers everything required for a first-rate legal education. The faculty of more than 30 are drawn from two dozen of the country's best law schools.