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Innovative 1L Year

First-year students get the best possible foundation in legal theory and practice.

Along with traditionally required courses such as Torts and Procedure, they take the specially designed Administrative and Regulatory State course, which exposes them to the role of the administrative state in our legal regime. At one recent class, for example, Dean Richard Revesz and Professor Richard Pildes debated the merits of cost-benefit analysis and discussed Dean Revesz's new book, Retaking Rationality.

Students also take one of several first-year electives, including Constitutional Law and International Law, and they benefit from NYU's unique Lawyering Program, a yearlong course that hones the practical skills students need to become effective lawyers.

 
The NYU Experience
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Newsmakers
Babener '10 presents structured settlement research to national conference
Jeremy Babener ’10 took part in this year’s National Association of Settlement Purchasers Annual Conference in Las Vegas. On November 12 Babener explained the findings of two forthcoming articles in his presentation “Factoring and the Structured Settlement Tax Subsidy.” Babener’s paper, "Justifying the Structured Settlement Tax Subsidy: The Use of Lump Sum Settlement Monies,” will appear in the Fall 2009 issue of the NYU Journal of Law & Business . More
Keren Raz '10 attends achievement summit in South Africa
Keren Raz ’10 spent six days in July rubbing elbows with the likes of Jeremy Irons, Jane Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and Chris Matthews when she joined 26 graduate students from around the world who were invited to the Academy of Achievement’s 2009 International Achievement Summit in Cape Town, South Africa. The event, which Raz called a “life-changing experience,” convened a who’s who of international notables to exchange ideas and learn about South Africa’s unique history. More
Allison Westfahl Kong '10 wins student writing competition on animal law
Allison Westfahl Kong ’10 has won the second annual student writing competition of the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Animals and the Law for her paper, “Improving the Protection of Species Endangered in the United States by Means of a Revision of the Distinct Population Segment (DPS) Policy." The honor, following a review of all the submissions by a panel of attorneys and other professionals involved with animal law, includes a $1,000 prize. More
Students working in public interest law blog about summer experiences
The PILC Summer Funding Program guarantees funding for all 1Ls and 2Ls with public interest and government summer positions. This year, close to 350 students participated. Briana Beltran ’11, William Frank ’11, Monica Iyer ’10, Emerson Sykes ’11, and Doug Wyatt ’10, all beneficiaries of the Public Interest Law Center’s Summer Funding Program, described what it was like working for public interest organizations around the world on Field Notes, a PILC blog. More
3-4 Research Assistants Needed for Holidays’ Project at National Archives in DC
Assistant Professor of Lawyering Lee Kovarsky is looking for 3-4 research assistants that will be in the D.C. area for the holidays. Specifically, the project [...]
Legal Writing Competitions
OCS has compiled a list of legal writing competitions taking place over the 2009-2010 academic year and posted the list to the CSM Document Library. Some [...]
The Legal Studies Institute 2010 Summer Program
The Legal Studies Institute (LSI), sponsored by The Fund for American Studies is accepting applications for their 2010 summer program. LSI provides law students the opportunity [...]
NYU Law Social Entrepreneurship Association and Law Women Present: Microfinance & Law: Empowering Women through Innovation
Monday, November 16, 2009 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Come learn about the innovative approaches being developed by microfinance lawyers, policy advisors, and practitioners to address current [...]
Harter Secrest Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: On or before Friday, January 22, 2010Harter Secrest & Emery LLP awards two 1L law students with (1) a $7500 scholarship to be applied to [...]
Resume and Cover Letter Writing: Telling Your Story, Selling Yourself
In this competitive job market, your résumé must be flawless. If you are looking to switch practice areas, or transition into a quasi-legal position, or simply [...]
White & Case to host Benjamin Jealous, President and Chief Executive Office of the NAACP
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 12:00 p.m. White & Case LLP, 1155 Avenue of the Americas, NYC White & Case is hosting Benjamin Jealous, President of the NAACP as [...]
Reminder: Update Your Fall Recruiting Survey Every Friday on Survey Monkey (2Ls)
If you are conducting a private sector job search for Summer 2010, we ask that you log into your Mandatory Fall 2009 Recruiting Survey (”Recruiting Survey”) [...]