Student Life

Students come to the Law School from across the United States and abroad, representing a variety of cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. They bring with them a wide range of interests in addition to their varied life and work experiences. Such diversity helps create a vibrant educational environment.

Engaged and Organized Students lead and participate in more than thirty organizations that contribute significantly to the rich extracurricular life at the Law School. They produce programs examining the legal aspects of the important topics of the day, such as the Iraq conflict, the death penalty, international terrorism, the U.S.A. Patriot Act, the war on drugs, U.S. immigration policy, and international human rights.

Among the most active organizations is the student-led Public Interest Coalition which raises more than $30,000 annually through a live auction of items donated by faculty, alumni and local merchants. The funds are awarded as fellowships to students who work in public interest organizations during the summer months.

Moot Court New York Law School students hone their courtroom skills through participation in the Moot Court Association, a student honor society. The Association selects its members through the intramural Charles W. Froessel Moot Court Competition, one of most demanding recruitment tools of any moot court association in the country. Moot court members represent the Law School in national competitions and since 1992 have won fifty-two first-place honors in intermural competitions and numerous awards in others. The Association also hosts the Robert F. Wagner National Labor & Employment Law Moot Court Competition which brings some thirty-eight law schools to compete in the annual event.

Law Review The student-edited New York Law School Law Review invites contributions from members of the legal community and includes articles, notes, and case comments written by student members. Students are selected for membership based on first-year grades and a writing competition held in the summer after the first year. Participation in the Law Review involves a serious commitment of time and energy. In return, it develops research, writing, and analytical skills that enhance students' legal education.

Some of the many Student Organizations at New York Law School:

  • American Constitution Society
  • Amnesty International
  • Asian American Law Students Association (AALSA)
  • Black Law Students Association (BLSA)
  • Criminal Law Society
  • DeNovo (student newspaper)
  • Domestic Violence Project
  • Environmental Law Society
  • Evening Students Association
  • Hellenic Law Society
  • Intellectual Property and Information Law Society
  • International Law Society
  • Italian American Law Students Association
  • Jewish Law Students Association
  • Latino Law Students Association (LaLSA)
  • Legal Association for Women (LAW)
  • Media, Entertainment & Sports Law Association (MESLA)
  • Muslim Law Students Association
  • National Lawyers Guild
  • Phi Alpha Delta International (PAD)
  • Public Interest Coalition (PIC)
  • South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA)
  • Stonewall Law Students Association