Experience is everything

From what you’ll do in our classrooms and clinics to what you bring to the table

As the only law school founded to train outstanding public interest lawyers, CUNY Law provides an experience unlike anything or anywhere else. Located in New York City, our community of students, faculty, and staff reflects the diversity of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives needed to diversify the profession and create a more representative justice.

ACCESS. EXCELLENCE.
Established.

Recognized as a top law school for public interest and clinical education,
CUNY Law is proud to be the most accessible, inclusive,
and community-connected law school in NYC.

U.S. News & World Report

A top-five clinical program in the nation

National Jurist
Magazine 2025

#1 in the Nation for Public Interest

Sending more graduates into public interest than any other
law school

National Jurist Magazine 2026

A top school for faculty & student diversity

Need to Know

The Latest News and Events

Two CUNY Law Professors Appointed to Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary

CUNY School of Law professors Jared M. Trujillo and Julia Hernandez have been appointed to Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, part of an 18-member slate announced Wednesday, July…

2025-2026 Annual Report

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HRGJ Clinic Report Urges Global Action as Afghan Refugees Face Expulsion and Barriers to Education

Explore the challenges of illiteracy among Afghan refugees and the urgent need for education rights in the report by CUNY Law’s Human Rights & Gender Justice (HRGJ) Clinic, MADRE, the Gender Persecution…

Spotlight

Who We Are

Talia Peleg, Co-Director, Immigration & Non-Citizen Rights Clinic and Associate Professor of Law

Professor Talia Peleg

Associate Professor of Law &
Co-Director of the Immigrant & Non-Citizen Rights Clinic

Jared Trujillo stands in front of a window, smiling.

Jared Trujillo

Associate Professor of Law

Gayla Jacobson, Executive Director of Admissions at CUNY Law

Gayla Jacobson

Director of Admissions, Enrollment, and Dual Degree Programs