New York Law School

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The New York Law School is an ABA accredited private law school established in 1891 in the Lower Manhattan Tribeca neighborhood of New York City.

The current New York Law School Dean is Anthony W. Crowell, who previously served as an advisor to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The New York School's Law Faculty includes 54 full-time professors and 59 additions. NYLS features full-time day programs, part-time night programs, and an accelerated JD award program for two years.

Notable NYLS faculty members include Edward A. Purcell Jr., the authority on the history of the United States Supreme Court, and Nadine Strossen, constitutional lawyer and president of the American Civil Liberties Union from 1991 to 2008.

The leading NYLS alumni include Maurice R. Greenberg, former Chairman and CEO of American International Group Inc. and the current Chairman and CEO of CV. Starr and Co. Inc.; Charles E. Phillips Jr., CEO of Infor and former President of Oracle; and Judith Sheindlin, "Judge Judy," a New York court judge, writer and television personality. Other graduates include US Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan II and Wallace Stevens, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet.

According to the required disclosure of the ABA, 88.2% of NYLS classes in 2015 have gained employment 10 months after graduation, and 69% of the 2015 class has obtained long-term, full-time JD-required or JD-Advantage work.

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History

Initial years

During the winter of 1890, a dispute arose in Columbia Law School for attempts to introduce the Case Study Method. The Case Method has been pioneered at Harvard Law School by Christopher Columbus Langdell. The dean and founder of Columbia Law School, Theodore Dwight, opposed this method, preferring traditional methods to get students to read treatises rather than court decisions. Because of this disagreement, Dwight and a number of other lecturers and students from Columbia Law School left and founded their own law school in Lower Manhattan the following year.

On June 11, 1891, the New York School of Law was hired by the State of New York, and the school began operating shortly thereafter. At the moment, Theodore Dwight is in poor health, and can not be actively involved with the Law School, so the dean's position goes to one of the other professors of Columbia Law School, George Chase. The New York Law School held its first class on October 1, 1891, at the Equitable Building on 120 Broadway, in Lower Manhattan's Financial District.

In 1892, after just one year of operation, it was the second largest law school in the United States. The steady rise in enrollment led to the Law School to acquire new facilities in 1899, at 35 Nassau Street, just a few blocks away from the former Law School location; and in 1904, the Law School had become the largest law school in the United States. Sustainable growth led to the Law School to acquire its own building in 1908, at 172 Fulton Street, in the Financial District. The New York Law School will remain on the site until 1918, when it was briefly closed for World War I.

Interwar Period

When the New York Law School reopened in 1919, it was located in another building on 215 West 23rd Street, in Midtown. However, George Chase contracted a disease that caused him to run the New York Law School for the last three years of his life from his bed; he died in 1924. The New York School of Law continued without Chase, seeing its registration peak in the mid-1920s, but seeing a steady decline thereafter. At the start of the Great Depression, the Law School began to notice a serious decline in enrollment, which forced the Law School to accept a much lower quality of students than they had previously received. With fewer and poorer students, Law School moved to a smaller facility on 253 Broadway, just across from City Hall. In 1936, the Law School moved to another location at 63 Park Row, opposite City Hall Park; it also became coeducational in the same year. However, as registrations are still declining, both because of the Great Depression and due to military drafts beginning in 1940, and schools closed in 1941. The remaining still registered finished their studies at St. Law Faculty of St. University. John, in Brooklyn.

Reopening

Upon reopening in 1947, the School of Law initiated a new program influenced by an alumni committee headed by New York State Judge Albert Cohn. The Law School re-operates in a building on 244 William Street. In 1954, the New York Law School was accredited by the American Bar Association, and in 1962, moved to a facility at 57 Worth Street, in Tribeca.

Renaissance

In 1973, E. Donald Shapiro became dean of the Law School, and reformed the curriculum, developing it to include more classes to train students for more than just passing the Bar Exam. This reform, combined with the addition of a new Joint Degree Program with City College of New York in 1975 and Manhattanville College in 1978, helped the Law School to recruit new students. Reform of the curriculum Dean Shapiro was behind the New York Law School get membership to the Association of American Law Schools in 1974. That year, the New York State Department of Education changed his view of Law School, which in 1973 had been criticized in reporting as the worst school in states that the Law School is beginning to undergo a "resurrection".

The Law School buildings underwent a renovation during the leadership of Dean James F. Simon, from 1983 to 1992. Under Simon's successor, Dean Harry H. Wellington, who served in that position until 2000, the curriculum was revised to put more emphasis on practical skills than a professional lawyer.

21st century

At the end of June 2006, under the leadership of Dean Richard A. Matasar, the New York School of Law sold the Bernard H. Mendik building at 240 Church Street. This sale allows the school to move forward with the sale of $ 135 million in guaranteed bonds, issued through the New York City Industrial Development Agency. School securities are rated A3 by Moody's and A-minus by S & amp; P, both of which reflect stable market position and solid financial condition. The proceeds from the sale of the buildings have been allocated for school donations, which are now among the top 10 American law schools.

The Law School opened its first hostel in the East Village in 2005, and in August 2006, it broke down a $ 190 million expansion and renovation project that turned the TriBeCa campus into a cohesive architectural complex that almost doubled the size of today's schools. The expansion center is a new enclosed glass, 235,000 square feet (21,800m ² ), nine storey levels - five floors above ground and four below, which incorporate the existing Building Law Faculties. The new facility opened in July 2009, followed by a complete renovation of the existing School of Law building in the spring of 2010.

On December 16, 2008, in connection with the Bernard Madoff scandal, the New York Law School filed a lawsuit against J. Ezra Merkin, Ascot Partners, and Merkin auditor BDO Seidman, LLP, having lost $ 3 million in Ascot investment. The lawsuit accused Merkin of carelessness, gross negligence and fiduciary duty violations.

In May 2012, Anthony W. Crowell became the 16th Dean and President of New York Law School. In 2012, Crowell launches JumpStart, an incentive program for NYLS students who conduct bar preparation classes. After the creation of the JumpStart program, the NYLS bar section rate recorded the highest increase of all NY law schools from 2012 to 2013. In February 2013, NYLS launched a public service scholarship program, which extends full and partial college scholarships to federal state, state, and member services and civil servants living in New York City. In April 2013, the New York Law School announced the expansion of its clinical and experiential learning program, doubling the number offered from 13 to 26. In July 2013, Dean Crowell announced the Faculty's Strategic Plan, focusing on five areas: academic excellence and innovation; career success; intellectual life; Engagement Community; and surgery.

On 5 September 2013, the New York Law School announces the creation of a two-year Honor JD program, scheduled to begin in January 2015. This program enables selected students to complete their law degree one year early with two-thirds of the traditional three-year JD program fee. Each honors student also receives a $ 50,000 academic scholarship. The 2015 premier class has 23 honors students selected from 166 applicants. In October 2013, in recognition of the two-year program and other innovations, Cray's Business New York includes Dean Crowell in the "People Watch List in Higher Education" list.

In April 2015, NYLS announced a partnership with the University of Rochester's Simon Business School, allowing business schools to move New York City centers to the NYLS campus in Tribeca. This agreement allows both institutions to take advantage of different schedules and to collaborate on joint programs to serve their students and alumni respectively. The arrangement creates the only law school and business school located under one roof in New York City.

NYLS opened the Innovation Center for Law and Technology in August 2015. The Innovation Center prepares NYLS students for careers in the science, media, and technology industries. It offers special instructions in areas including intellectual property, sports law, entrepreneurship, cybersecurity, fashion laws, and privacy. The center was directed by professor Ari Ezra Waldman.

In November 2015, NYLS announced the creation of The Joe Plumeri Center for Social Justice and Economic Opportunity. Backed by a $ 5 million prize from businessman Joe Plumeri, NYLS 'Home Center more than twenty legal clinics, providing direct legal training for students, and providing free legal services to clients through the NYLS' law firm.

Government leaders and judges from the United States often speak at or visit the Law School. These include former President Jimmy Carter; Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan Jr., Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Sandra Day O'Connor; former New York Governor Mario Cuomo; former Mayor of New York, Edward Koch, David Dinkins, Rudolph Giuliani, and Michael Bloomberg; Drew S. Days III, US Attorney General; Thomas Pickering, former US ambassador to the United Nations; and Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo of the International Criminal Court. In May 2011, Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Cory Booker gave the starting address. In October 2011, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon spoke. In March 2012, then-US. Senator from Massachusetts, now Foreign Minister John Kerry gives a Public Lecture of Sidney Shainwald 2012 Interest.

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Rating and reputation

Cost

Estimated total attendance cost (including tuition, fees, and living expenses) at New York Law School for the academic year 2015-2016 is $ 72,903. The tuition itself (ie excluding books, fees, living expenses, and other expenses) for 3-year students has not been upgraded between 2013-2014 and 2015-2016.

By US. News & amp; World Report , the average debt of NYLS 2015 students who bear law school debt is $ 161,910, and 80% of 2015 graduates take on debt. According to the same source, the average debt of 2013 graduates who issue school law debt is $ 164,739 (excluding undergraduate debt), and 84% of 2013 graduates take on debt.

Ratings

General

2017 edition of AS. News and World Report , released in March 2016, placed the New York Law School ranked 111th in the list of US law schools up 16th place from a year earlier. The edition recognizes the School for its clinical program, part-time night division, and diversity. NYLS ranked # 127 in US. Ranking US law school and World Report in March 2015. Previously, AS. News and World Report rated NYLS # 140 in US law school rankings in March 2014.

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• Ranked # 2 nationally among the Real Estate Law courses at Law Street's 2016 Law School Rankings.
• Rank # 38 nationally for part-time law students at AS. News & amp; World Report Ranking ' in March 2016 Law School.
• Received a top "A" rating for Intellectual Property and Technology Law, "A-" for Environmental Law, and a quote for the NYLS Diversity and Inclusion Office work in the 2016 Winter edition of PreLaw Magazine .
• Ranked # 1 for Practical Training between New York's law school and # 13 nationally by National Jurist by 2015.
• J.D's two-year award program is listed as one of the "10 Most Promising Innovations in Legal Education" by PreLaw Magazine in 2015.
• LL.M. in Taxation is ranked # 1 for the sixth consecutive year in 2015 New York Law Journal Reader Ratings. Ranked # 2 in New York State and # 15 nationally among Taxation programs by National Jurist , based on ratings made by those who hire corporate tax lawyers.

Miscellaneous

• Rated at the top 15% of all US law schools for diversity by USA. News & amp; World Report in 2016.
• NYLS professors Ari Ezra Waldman and Stacy-Ann Elvy are named for Law Rising Stars New York Law List 2016.
• NYLS students, Carlos Valenzuela, one of the 25 "Law Students of the Year" in the March 2016 edition of The National Jurist .
• Ranked # 16 by Outlook Hispanic in Higher Education Magazine in December 2015 from "25 Top Law Schools for Hispanic.
• Ranked # 38 nationally between US law schools by National Legal Journal by 2015 for most alumni who are promoted to law firm partnership.
• The NYLS Clinical Year 'is acknowledged by The National Jurist as one of the country's 15 most innovative clinics in January 2015.
• Recognized by The National Jurist as one of the best schools in the country for practical training in March 2014.
• In December 2013, Hispanic Outlook magazine is named NYLS to the list of Top 25 Law Schools with Majority/Minority Hispanic Enrollment and a list of Top 25 Law Schools that Provide the Most Degree to Hispanic.
• Admitted to one third of legal schools for academic impact, in a study released by a professor at the Faculty of Law University of St. Louis. Thomas in July 2012 - uses a methodology developed by Brian Leiter from the Faculty of Law at the University of Chicago./li>

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Curriculum

The New York Law School has three divisions:

• Full Time Day
• Night Time Section
• Two-Year Honor Program

It offers the following degrees:

• J.D.
• LL.M. in Taxation.
• LL.M. in American Business Law.
• Together with J.D./LL.M. in Taxation.
• Together with M.B.A./J.D. with Baruch College.
• Shared Degree/J.D. with Stevens Institute of Technology.
• With J.D./M.A. Program with John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

The School's curriculum focuses on integrating the study of theory and practice and includes the perspective of legal practitioners. The School of Law's skills-based curriculum offers clinics, simulation courses, distance training, project-based learning programs, and a new first-year Law Practice program to accomplish these goals.

New York Law School operates on a standard semester basis. 86 credits required for graduation, 38 of them for compulsory courses. The first and second years have compulsory studies, and the third year is all elective courses. Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all programs. Required courses include: Civil Procedure; Contract; Constitutional Law; Criminal Law; Evidence; Owned; Torts; and Legislation and Regulations. Students must also complete two courses that emphasize the development of professional legal skills: a two-semester course on Legal Practice; and a one-semester course on Professional Responsibility. Over 250 options allow students to customize their program.

The areas of concentration offered for study by the New York Law School are Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Corporate and Securities Law, Criminal Law, International Law, Information and Media Law, Labor Law and Employment, Values ​​and Professional Practice, Real Estate Law and Taxation. The New York Law School has eight clinics: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense (in Richmond and Kings Counties), Criminal Prosecution, Elder Law, Mediation, Arbitration of Securities, and Testament. The simulation courses offered include: Advanced Advocacy; Crime Advocacy; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Negotiation, Counseling, and Interview (NCI); Trial Advocacy; and the Role of Public Prosecutors.

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Location and Facilities

The NYLS main campus is located at 185 West Broadway in Tribeca, New York. The new wing of the campus opened in 2009, featuring classrooms, law libraries, and collaboration spaces and events. The 235,000 square foot modern facility was designed by Smith Group and BKSK Architects and is the first large-scale building to be completed in downtown Manhattan after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

The University of New York City Center for Simon School of Business is located at the NYLS facility, using classes and meeting rooms especially on weekends as part of a collaborative arrangement between two academic institutions.

NYLS provides student housing in respect of Educational Housing Services (EHS), a non-profit organization specializing in providing New York City student housing. The common residence hall is located in St. George Towers in a neighborhood near Brooklyn Heights.

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Academic center

The faculty has established seven academic centers that provide specialized studies and offer opportunities for exchanges between students, faculty, and expert practitioners. These seven academic centers involve many students in advanced research through the John Marshall Harlan Scholars Program, an academic honors program designed for students with the strongest academic credentials. Harlan Scholars are affiliated with the center to focus on a particular field of study and complement the broader legal curriculum of the J.D. program.

Center for Business and Finance Law

The Center for Business and Finance Law provides students with skills training in all aspects of corporate, commercial, and financial law. Through courses, events, projects, and research, the Center brings together academics, practitioners and students to face business and financial life challenges.

C.V. Starr Center for International Law

New York School of Law, aided by funding from C.V. Starr Foundation, created C.V. Starr Center for International Law. The center supports teaching and research in all areas of international law but concentrates on international trade and finance law, which gains a great deal of power from interaction with the business, commercial, financial, and legal communities of New York. The Center organizes symposia events to engage students and faculty in discussions with experts and practitioners in the field. For professional development, the Center offers resources to study and examine careers in international law.

The Center publishes academic bulletins. The International Review is the only academic bulletin published by ABA-accredited law schools that report on issues of international law and contemporary comparison.

New York City Law Center

The New York City Law Center was established to collect and disseminate information on New York City laws, rules and procedures; to sponsor publications, symposia, and conferences on topics related to municipal government; and suggest reforms to make the city government more effective and efficient. The Center's monthly publication, City Law, tracks New York City rules and regulations, how they are enforced, and courts challenge them. His Web site, the New York City Law Center, contains a library of more than 40,000 administrative decisions of New York City institutions. The Center publishes three bulletins: CityLaw, CityLand and CityReg.

Center for Real Estate Studies

The Center for Real Estate Studies at New York Law School gives students the opportunity to learn private practice and public rules about real estate. Launched in 2007, the Center offers a wide selection of course classes, advanced seminars, and independent study projects, as well as externships in government offices and real estate companies. It also sponsors conferences, symposia, and continuing legal education programs on a broad spectrum of issues.

Impact Center for Public Interest Law

The Center for Impacts for Public Interest Laws is a Center that holds all the work that law schools are interested in. The Center's Initiative covers topics such as racial justice, voting rights, public school education, family law, immigration, and criminal justice. The Center develops student and faculty opportunities in public interest law - short writings of amicus, legislative analysis and advocacy, policy research, and public education and litigation - as well as connections within the larger public interest community.

In 2014, the School Justice Action Center was re-launched as an Impact Center for Public Interest Laws. Since the alumnus of New York Law School alumnus Robert F. Wagner - "legislative pilot of the New Deal" - writing and leading the struggle to enact the National Labor Relations Act, the New York Law School has spawned labor and employment law and public policy. In the tradition of Senator Wagner, the New York School of Law Impact Center seeks to promote and influence public law and policy with an action-oriented agenda, which is in the public interest.

Innovation Center for Law and Technology

The Innovation Center, opened in August 2015, prepares NYLS students for careers in science, the media, and applied technology. It offers special instructions in areas including intellectual property, sports law, entrepreneurship, cybersecurity, fashion laws, and privacy. The center was directed by professor Ari Ezra Waldman.

Joe Plumeri Center for Social Justice and Economic Opportunities

The Creation Joe Plumeri Center was first announced in November 2015. Backed by a $ 5 million prize from businessman Joe Plumeri, the Center will put NYLS 'more than twenty legal clinics, provide direct legal training for students, and provide free legal services to clients through the NYLS law firm.

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Jobs

According to the required disclosure of the ABA, 88.2% of NYLS classes in 2015 have gained employment 10 months after graduation, and 69% of the 2015 class has obtained long-term, full-time JD-required or JD-Advantage work. 43% of the NYLS Class of 2014 obtain the full-time, long-term employment required JD nine months after graduation. New York Law School's 2014 School of Laws Transparency below the job score is 23.4%, a decrease of 8.3% from 2013.

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