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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.

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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

A Soros Fellowship for Maribel Hernández '10

Maribel Hernández '10, who immigrated to the U.S. at age 13, has received a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. The fellowships provide grants and tuition assistance for graduate study to immigrants and their children. Hernández, a Bickel & Brewer Scholar pursuing a joint J.D./M.P.A. at NYU Law and Princeton University, taught in France and interned with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees after graduating from Harvard University. More

Litigating Civil Rights: Civil Rights As a Career

Tuesday, November 10th 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (free lunch!) Poe Room in Furman Hall Five civil rights attorneys will be speaking about their law school experiences, careers, and [...]

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to deliver Annual Living Constitution Lecture

The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law presents: Living Up to Our Constitution A Living Constitution Lecture with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Moderated by [...]

NYC: Lobbying for Farm Animals Workshop

Join David Benzaquen, Farm Sanctuary’s New York Advocacy Organizer, and Patrick Kwan, the New York State Director for the Humane Society of the United States, for [...]

Alternatives to a Big Law Career: Tips for Securing a Job in Today’s Economy Wednesday

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 6:30-8:00 p.m. Furman Hall, Room 212The South Asian Bar Association of New York and the NYU South Asian Law Students Association is sponsoring the [...]

Global Reach: Career for Foreign-Trained LL.M. Candidates

November 10, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Furman Hall, Room 216 Foreign-trained LL.M. candidates are encouraged to join this panel discussion on the LL.M. job search. The panel will feature LL.M. [...]

OCS Announces an Additional week of Fall OCI Week 7-November 16-20, 2009

The Office of Career Services will be hosting one additional week of Fall OCI, Week 7, from November 16-20, 2009. Please continue to login to CSM [...]

Hate Crime in Today’s Russia: A Talk With Alexander Verkhovsky

Monday, November 9 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served Furman Hall Room 120 RSVP: graduateaffairs@exchange.law.nyu.edu The Hauser Global Law School Program and the Office of Graduate [...]

NALP Timing Guidelines

Please be reminded that NYU School of Law is committed to upholding the NALP Timing Guidelines for both students and employers. • A candidate should not hold [...]

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