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Law in the Service of Human Needs
CUNY School of Law is the premier public interest law school in
the country. At its founding in 1983, it pioneered the model of integrating
lawyering with traditional doctrinal study. The Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching has praised CUNY for being one of the few law schools
in the country to prepare students for practice through instruction in theory,
skills, and ethics.
The CUNY
School of Law consistently ranks among the top 10 law schools in the country in
clinical training. All third-year students represent indigent clients under the
supervision of outstanding professors.
U.S.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has
called CUNY "an institution of incomparable value." Our
motto, "Law in the service of human needs," infuses everything we do.
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CUNY Law Posts Highest Bar Pass Rate in School’s
History
The Law School also beat the state average.
83 percent of CUNY Law students passed the July 2007 exam on their first
try. (Read full story).
Commencement 2008: Graduates Pledge to Serve the Public Good
On May 18, 135 graduates received JDs from the CUNY School of Law in a ceremony that also conferred honorary degrees on notable human rights activists. (See videos and read bios of participants here).
Read the Latest Issue of
CUNY Law
Find out about the new Pipeline to Justice program, the incoming Haywood Burns
chair, an alum who's been named a "rising star" in her field and more. (Read
full story and download the issue).
41 CUNY Law Students Offered Revson Fellowships
Grants from the Revson Foundation worth $4,500 apiece have been
offered to 41 CUNY Law first- and second-year students, for a total in $184,500
in funding.
(Read full
story).
CUNY Law Again in Top Ten in
Clinic Rankings
CUNY School of Law, in annual rankings by U.S. News
& World Report, has again placed in the Top 10 in the nation for the
quality of its clinical practice offerings. This year, the School is ranked 4th
in the nation. (Read
full story).
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