Our Campus & Neighborhood
New York Law School is located in the heart of Manhattan’s TriBeCa district—home of the city’s legal, government, and corporate headquarters, as well as a thriving cultural scene. Its prime location provides students with unparalleled opportunities for hands-on learning. Within a few blocks of the School, students represent clients in federal court; clerk for federal and state judges; mediate disputes in small claims court; and work with mentor attorneys in private law firms and government agencies. This synergy between school and neighborhood continues in the classroom, where many of the best lawyers in the city serve as adjunct professors. In turn, students have access to almost every kind of private law practice, in-house corporate legal staff, legal aid and public interest law practice, governmental counsel office, and court that exists in the United States.
Within this vibrant community, New York Law School’s campus is evolving to meet the changing needs of its students, with a new state-of-the-art academic building currently under construction. It all started in August 2006, when the School broke ground on a $190 million expansion and renovation program that will transform the campus into a cohesive architectural complex nearly double its former size. At the center of the project is a new, glass-enclosed 235,000-square-foot academic building, which will extend five stories aboveground and four below. Slated to open in 2009, the new building will stand next to the School’s existing three structures, which will be renovated completely by spring 2010. The resulting campus will reflect the School’s past and future, symbolizing the growth and renewal of TriBeCa and all of lower Manhattan.
The new building will be almost exclusively student-centered—with classrooms, lounges, study rooms, dining facilities, and the library all housed within the building’s central core. Students will attend classes in rooms designed to maximize teaching and learning opportunities, with cutting-edge technology, top-notch lighting and acoustics, and tiered seating that promotes the open exchange of ideas. They will also collaborate in customized spaces modeled after the courtroom and other real-world practice settings. When complete, the new facility will showcase every aspect of the School’s outstanding program in a law building finer than any other in the city.
