Why NYU Law
You’ll learn to think both critically and creatively—building skills you need to succeed, whether you plan to practice in a firm, start your own business, or focus on public service.
There’s no place like New York.
Studying at NYU Law puts the vast resources of one of the world’s most globally connected cities at your fingertips. Our location facilitates access to top real-world practitioners and policymakers.
You’ll learn from the best of the best.
Our 98 faculty drive the conversation on today’s issues—and make time to mentor and collaborate with students. The Law School is at the forefront of interdisciplinary research and teaching, with special strengths in law and philosophy, economics, politics, history, and social theory.
By the Numbers
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You’ll feel at home.
NYU Law has a wide range of people with an even wider range of interests, so you'll find the community and support you want. Our dedicated administrators offer both JD and Graduate students guidance in just about every area, including academics, financing your education, and navigating your career path. You can even live on campus in one of two high-rise apartment-style residence halls.
We help you pursue your dreams.
Whatever career you want, NYU Law can put you on the path to success.
JD Program Highlights
1L Electives
You can begin a specialty early with Constitutional Law, Corporations, Criminal Procedure: Police Practices, Income Taxation, International Law, or Property.
Clinics & Externships
NYU Law offers more clinics than any other top law school.That means you can get firsthand experience in areas as different as immigration and innovation.
Areas of Study
Get a sense of our academic specialties and the faculty that teach them—as well as the centers, colloquia, lectures, and student organizations that underscore them.
Graduate Division Highlights
Option to Specialize
One of the largest and most intellectually diverse in the nation, our Graduate Division offers nine LLM degrees, an Executive LLM in Taxation, and the JSD.
Guidance & Support
Each specialization is guided by accomplished faculty directors, who offer advice about the curriculum, career planning, research, and extracurricular opportunities.
Student Opportunities
LLM students have full access to intellectual life at the Law School; they collaborate on research at our centers and institutes, write and edit for legal journals, and participate in student organizations.