This spring, preLaw magazine ranked CUNY Law #2 for Social Justice and named the school to its Justice & Opportunity Honor Roll.
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What It Means to Be a Top Law School for Social Justice, Access, and Opportunity
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CUNY Law Interim Interim Dean Natalie Gomez-Velez Honored at NYC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Luncheon
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CUNY Law Ranked #1 in the Nation for Sending Graduates into Public Interest Law
U.S. News & World Report ranking reflects a curriculum built around practice and public service
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CUNY Law Professor Marie Mark Honored for Leadership in New York City’s Immigration Advocacy Community
From the classroom to the field, Mark’s work in “crim-imm” advocacy embeds CUNY Law students in New York’s immigrant justice networks.
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CUNY Law Student Jacalyn Goldzweig Panitz Named 2026 Skadden Fellow
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Professor Ramzi Kassem Appointed Chief Counsel to Mayor Zohran Mamdani
CUNY Law clinical professor, CLEAR founder, and former White House advisor appointed to senior City Hall role
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Shaping the Environmental Future of Western Queens: CUER, Community Power, and a New Chapter at CUNY Law
Celebrating and carrying forward the legacy of Professor Rebecca Bratspies and the Center for Urban Environmental Reform
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Maya Alperin Advances National Work on Inclusive Admissions
She is helping to set national standards for how inclusion is understood and operationalized across legal education.
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CUNY Law’s Bibi N. Amin Named AALS Up-and-Comer Award Recipient
The Assistant Director of Outreach and Operations in the Admissions Office has been selected to receive the national honor recognizing emerging leaders expanding access.
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Five CUNY Law Students Recognized by Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County for Excellence and Commitment to Justice
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CUNY Law Faculty to Present at UCLA Law’s Critical Race Theory 25th Anniversary Symposium
The convening marks a milestone in the development of Critical Race Theory as a field and features panels with nationally recognized scholars examining CRT’s trajectory from academic intervention to transformative practice.
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CUNY Law Ranked #1 in the Nation for Public Interest
“Public service isn’t just about nonprofit jobs or courtroom advocacy,” says Professor Charisa Kiyô Smith. “It’s about seeing law as a tool to serve people.” At CUNY Law, students aren’t waiting to…