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First In Nation Collaboration: NY State Courts and CUNY Law School Pilot "LaunchPad For Justice"

November 16, 2009

November 13, 2009 -- In a first of its kind collaboration in the nation, the New York State Courts and CUNY School of Law will pilot "LaunchPad for Justice," an initiative that will jumpstart the careers of new CUNY Law... More »


CUNY Trustees Approve New Queens Home for CUNY Law School

September 29, 2009

A new, centrally located home for CUNY Law School has been approved by The City University of New York's Board of Trustees, a move that will give the School nearly 70,000 additional square feet of space, enable it to offer a new, part-time... More »


CUNY Law Hosts 14th Annual Moot Court Summer Competition

September 14, 2009

On Saturday, September 12, 2009, CUNY Moot Court hosted the oral arguments of the Fourteenth Annual CUNY Moot Court Summer Competition. The team of Thea Delage (2L) and Sarah Young (2L) won the final round of the competition against the... More »


CUNY Law Hosts First Exchange Student From England

September 9, 2009

In a new venture that crosses the Atlantic, CUNY Law School will host Emma Lavery as its first law school exchange student from Northumbria University in England. Lavery, a third year student in Northumbria's four-year law program, won a... More »


Center on Latino and Latina Rights & Equality Debuts at CUNY Law; First Center of its Type in the World

October 28, 2008

CUNY School of Law announces the opening of the new Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality (CLORE) to focus on legal issues impacting the Latino community in the United States, including women's rights, educational equity,... More »


New Program to Train Start-Up Lawyers In India

August 25, 2008

As it reaches its 10-year milestone, the Community Resource Legal Network (CLRN), a network of hundreds of New York City-area attorneys serving local communities and individuals in need, will replicate its program at Symbiosis Law School... More »


CUNY Law Posts Highest Bar Pass Rate in School's History

November 27, 2007

School Also Beats State Average for First Time CUNY School of Law posted the highest New York State Bar Exam pass rate in its history, with 82.75 percent of students passing the July 2007 exam on their first try. Also,... More »


Nanny Trafficking Suit Filed against United Nations Employees

November 14, 2007

A Peruvian woman who was promised a nanny position with two United Nations employees and who worked 15-hour days, seven days a week for seven years for the equivalent of 50 cents an hour, has filed suit against her former employers for... More »


CUNY Law Joins Carnegie Foundation Working Group

October 30, 2007

CUNY School of Law has been selected to join an elite group of law schools around the nation, among them Stanford, Harvard, NYU and Georgetown, to make recommendations on the future of law school curricula. The invitation follows the... More »


CUNY School of Law Raises the Bar

December 11, 2006

Students at The City University of New York School of Law have posted the highest bar examination pass rates in the 23-year history of the School, according to recently-released results of the July 2006 New York State Bar Examination. The... More »


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