Clinics and Experiential Learning
New York Law School offers a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, including clinics, externships and other field placement courses, simulation courses, upper-level writing electives, competition teams, and certificate programs. At the heart of all of these programs is the opportunity to learn by doing.
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Housed within The Joe Plumeri Center for Social Justice and Economic Opportunity, these programs directly assist New Yorkers in need of legal services, allowing students to work with clients and expand access to justice well before they graduate.
Clinics
NYLS’s clinics provide students with opportunities to represent real people and work on actual cases. Rigorous as it is rewarding, the clinical experience instills in students a sense of professionalism, empathy, and know-how. The School’s wide range of clinical offerings exposes students to cutting-edge practice areas, including asylum and immigration, civil rights, family law, housing, criminal prosecution and defense, cyberbullying, elder law, intellectual property, juvenile rights, legislative advocacy, mediation, post-conviction remedies, public policy and regulatory advocacy, transactional law, and more. Each clinic is guided by expert faculty and attorney supervisors.
Externships
Through NYLS’s Externship Program, upper-level students earn academic credits while gaining practical experience in a supportive real-world setting. Students have two pathways: the Judicial Externship Program and the Law Office Externship Program.
Other Experiential Learning Courses and Programs
In addition to clinics and externships, NYLS offers student the opportunity to pursue a multitude of other experiential learning courses and programs, supporting their development of valuable, hands-on skills.
Clinics and Experiential Learning News
Clinical and Experiential Learning Faculty
Leaders in their fields, NYLS’s clinical and experiential learning faculty harness their expertise and real-world experience to help students develop valuable, hands-on practical skills.
Full-Time Faculty and Distinguished Adjunct Faculty
Susan J. Abraham
Lenni B. Benson
Adele Bernhard
Anna G. Cominsky ’05
Anthony W. Crowell
Shahrokh Falati
Kris Franklin
Lisa F. Grumet
Kim Hawkins
Thomas Honan
Sandra K. Janin ’75
Gerald Korngold
Gowri J. Krishna
Richard D. Marsico
Howard S. Meyers
F. Peter Phillips ’87
Samantha Pownall ’11
Andrew Scherer
Peter J. Strauss
Lynn Boepple Su
Ruti G. Teitel
Chair, Global Law and Justice Colloquium; Director, Institute for Global Law, Justice, and Policy; Visiting Professor, Hebrew University School of Law, Mt. Scopus
Britney Wilson
Office of Clinical and Experiential Learning • T 212.431.2179 • E ocel@nyls.edu
On Friday, April 29, Afghan and Ukrainian nationals in need immigration assistance can meet with pro bono lawyers for confidential legal screenings. Schedule an appointment by emailing tpsscreening@immigrantarc.org. ... See MoreSee Less
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The Ford Foundation has awarded NYLS’s Civil Rights and Disability Justice Clinic a generous grant to support the Clinic’s work over the next three years. Learn more about how the award will aid the Clinic's critical advocacy and legal research. ... See MoreSee Less
Ford Foundation Awards Civil Rights and Disability Justice Clinic $300,000 Grant - NYLS News
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The Ford Foundation has awarded New York Law School’s Civil Rights and Disability Justice Clinic a generous grant to support the Clinic’s work over the next three years. The award will help propel...Comment on Facebook
Congratulations to Grace Agalo-os 3L Evening and Tiffany Sabal 3L Evening! Read more about their pro bono work here. ... See MoreSee Less
AT&T Awards Two NYLS Students $2,500 for Their Pro Bono Service - NYLS News
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Two NYLS students have been awarded the AT&T Pro Bono Excellence Scholarship in recognition of their exemplary pro bono service to those in need.Comment on Facebook