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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. Our mission is to graduate outstanding public interest attorneys and to enhance the diversity of the legal profession. Our motto, "Law in the Service of Human Needs," infuses everything we do.

CUNY Law Among Top Ten Law Schools

CUNY Law is ranked the "#1 Public Interest Law School in the Nation" by PreLaw Magazine. In addition, CUNY School of Law consistently ranks among the top 10 law schools in the country in clinical training. Our clinical program serves over a thousand New Yorkers each year who would otherwise not have access to legal representation.

Students give the faculty at CUNY School of Law and the Law School itself high marks for its professors. Specifically, The Princeton Review released its 2010 rankings and CUNY Law was featured in the top ten in the following categories: Best Professors, Most Chosen by Older Students, Most Diverse Faculty, Most Liberal Students... More »

CUNY Law On The Move!

CUNY Law's upcoming move to 2 Court Square in Long Island City in 2012 will greatly enhance our ability to carry out our mission to diversify the legal profession and to train the next generation of public interest lawyers... More »

 

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Professor Caitlin Borgmann Discusses Implications of "Personhood Amendments"

Reproductive rights legal expert Caitlin Borgmann's essay in the Mississippi Law Journal addresses how efforts to pass "personhood amendments" could impact the national legal and moral debate about abortion and women's rights. More »

 

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