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MARYLAND CAREY LAW MAGAZINE Fall 20217
A Decade Growthof
THE CAREY GIFT
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CELEBRATING 
A DECADE OF 
GROWTH
RESEARCHERS DUB THE LEGAL JOB market in the years following the 2008-2009 Great Recession one of the worst in history. Employment rates for recent graduates in 2011 had dipped to lows not 
seen since the aftermath of the 1990-1991 recession. 
Law schools across the country were struggling 
to help students find jobs, and the University of 
Maryland School of Law was no exception. 
 
Enter the W. P. Carey Foundation. Under the 
leadership of William Polk Carey and Francis J. Carey, 
the foundation made a $30 million gift, in memory 
of Francis King Carey (Class of 1880), to expand 
programs and support student success at the law 
school. With a new name and an injection of resources, 
the University of Maryland Francis King Carey 
School of Law was positioned to excel and grow 
student opportunities just when it was needed most. 
 
“The W. P. Carey Foundation was pleased to establish 
the endowment in 2011 in alignment with our primary 
mission of supporting business and legal educational 
institutions that have long standing ties to the Carey 
family,” says foundation Chairman and President 
William P. Carey II. “This gift was of heightened 
significance to Bill Carey and our family because it 
gave us an opportunity to honor our ancestor, Francis 
King Carey, and his legacy of leadership and civic 
responsibility.” 
  
Student Success 
 
One of the most beneficial and timely ways the Carey 
gift has increased opportunities for students at the law 
school is by enabling a great expansion in the reach 
and capacity of the Career Development Office (CDO), 
directly impacting graduate employment outcomes 
during the highs and lows of the legal job market. 
 
Additional staffing and program support largely 
enhanced career counseling for students, innovative 
programming, and employer relationships. Combined, 
these advantages have helped Maryland Carey Law 
attain rates of graduate employment in the 90th 
percentile in many of the past 10 years. Directly 
following the Great Recession, the Carey gift made 
By Wanda Haskel
“The Carey gift has established 
the reputation of 
Maryland Carey 
Law as a place 
that produces 
lawyers with a 
deep, broad, and 
sophisticated 
understanding of 
business law and 
practices.”
-Prof. Michael 
Van Alstine
 
A 2011 transformative gift from the W. P. Carey Foundation has enabled 
Maryland Carey Law to expand academic offerings and channel resources 
toward student success programs.
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graduation until exam-takers are admitted. Featuring 
a Fall Bar Prep Workshop Series and Spring Bar 
Preparation Course, the program also offers individual 
support services throughout the summer and fall 
administrations of the bar exam. Graduates who are 
unsuccessful at their first and second attempts may 
return for additional assessment and support before re-
taking an exam. Since 2011, Maryland Carey Law has 
seen record bar passage rates. 
 
Open for Business 
 
Another hallmark outcome 
of the Carey gift has 
been exceptional growth 
in the Business Law 
Program. In 2011 the 
program began offering 
the Business Law Track, 
which prepares students 
through core substantive 
courses in business law and 
an experiential learning 
component. Ten years later, 
Business Law is among 
the most vibrant programs 
at Maryland Carey Law 
with a highly active 
Business Law Society, 
annual symposium, and an 
array of opportunities for 
professional development 
and practice experience.  
 
“The Carey gift was truly 
transformative for our 
Business Law Program. It 
has enabled us to expand 
our program, provide 
enhanced support for 
our students, and offer 
interesting and innovative 
events for the whole law 
school community,” says 
the program’s director 
Professor Michael 
Van Alstine. “Of equal 
importance,” he adds, “the 
Carey gift has established 
the reputation of Maryland Carey Law as a place that 
produces lawyers with a deep, broad, and sophisticated 
understanding of business law and practices.” 
 
Moreover, Maryland Carey Law has partnered with 
the Johns Hopkins University Carey School of 
Business to offer a joint degree program. Students in 
good standing at the law school now have automatic 
possible programs specially tailored to a recession-era 
job market, including the Legal Fellows Apprentice 
Program, a Solo Practice Incubator Program with Civil 
Justice, Inc., and Jumpstart Career Opportunity Grants. 
 
Kathryn Meader ’21 is one of the thousands of 
students who have benefited from the high level of 
attention she received from career counselors in the 
CDO. At Maryland Carey Law, she honed her legal 
skills on the National Trial Team and as a student 
attorney in the Criminal Defense Clinic, aspiring 
to a career in 
public interest. “In 
every step of both 
my summer and 
post-graduate job 
search, the Career 
Development Office 
provided professional 
career guidance 
and support,” says 
Meader. “As a result, 
I will be starting 
my professional 
legal career in the 
Miami-Dade Public 
Defender’s Office, 
the largest criminal 
defense law firm in 
the state of Florida.” 
Additionally, the 
Career Development 
Office has raised 
the numbers of 
students pursuing 
postgraduate public 
service fellowships 
and significantly 
increased the 
percentage of 
graduates entering 
judicial clerkships, 
which has garnered 
national attention for 
the law school. 
 
Maryland Carey Law 
was fifth among 203 
ABA-accredited law 
schools for the percentage of 2019 graduates obtaining 
judicial clerkships and this year was named one of 
the “Best Schools for Public Service – Clerkships” by 
PreLaw magazine. 
 
Thanks to the Carey gift, the law school was also 
able to strengthen the Bar Exam Preparation Program, 
which supports students from year one through post-
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Remembering Our Namesake
Earning his law degree from the 
University of Maryland School of 
Law in 1880, Francis King Carey was 
a lawyer, businessman, and founding 
member of two of the nation’s most 
successful law firms: Steele, Semmes 
and Carey, later known as Semmes, 
Bowen and Semmes; and Carey, Piper, 
and Hall, which became Piper Rudnick 
and later merged into DLA Piper. 
The University of Maryland School 
of Law was renamed the Francis King 
Carey School of Law in his honor, 
following a $30 million donation to the 
school by William Polk Carey, Francis 
King Carey’s grandson. William 
Polk Carey was an entrepreneur, 
philanthropist, and a pioneer in global 
finance. He was also founder and chair 
of the W. P. Carey Foundation, which 
emphasizes accessibility to outstanding 
education for people around the world.
admission to the Hopkins Carey MBA program, enjoy 
tuition savings, and may apply credits from each 
program to the graduation requirements of the other. 
In the last decade, 10 students have graduated from 
the joint program.  
 
Another will be Frances Amaefuna ’23 who 
appreciates the rigorous academic and professional 
networking opportunities facilitated by both 
prestigious institutions. “In such a short period of time 
I have made so many connections that foster growth 
and opportunity,” she says. “I have had the ability to 
mentor and be mentored and, overall, have gained 
essential skills that will carry me through my legal 
career.”   
 
Foundations for Future Growth 
 
This academic year, Maryland Carey Law is pausing 
to reflect on and appreciate the growth the Carey gift 
has made possible, while focusing on a future with 
ever-growing opportunities for students. 
 
“The Carey endowment has enabled a significant 
expansion in programs that have had a great impact 
on our students over the past decade, especially in the 
areas of career development and Business Law,” says 
Dean Donald Tobin. “We are deeply grateful to the 
foundation and the Carey family for this generous gift 
and look forward to continuing our relationship with 
the Careys for years to come.” ■ 
 
Heather Foss Thomas contributed to this article. 
Illustrations by Lizzie Harper
White oak Quercus alba commissioned for 
Maryland Carey Law
Apple Malus domestica reprinted courtesy of:
“The Living Wisdom of Trees” by Fred
Hageneder, published by Watkins Media.
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