City University of New York School of Law

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The City University of New York School of Law is a professional school operated by CUNY at Queens College in Flushing, Queens, New York.

The School opened in 1983 and "it is the only law school which, from inception, has defined its mission as training law students for public service."1 Accordingly, the school's motto is Law in the Service of Human Needs.

CUNY School of Law's child care center was the first one in legal education in the United States.

The clinical program of the school was ranked #5 by US News in 2005.

The school is ranked overall as a 4th-tier law school by US News in 2007.

Students of the law school publish the New York City Law Review.

[edit] Awards

• "Public Interest School of the Year", given by the Student Division of the American Bar Association (1998)
• The National Association of Public Interest Law (NAPIL) named Kristin Booth Glen, Dean of the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law, as "1998 Law School Dean of the Year."

[edit] External links

• CUNY Law School
• New York City Law Review

City University of New York

Baruch College • Borough of Manhattan CC • Bronx CC • Brooklyn College • City College • College of Staten Island • CUNY Graduate Center • CUNY Graduate School of Journalism • CUNY Law School • Hostos CC • Hunter College • John Jay College of Criminal Justice • Kingsborough CC • LaGuardia CC • Lehman College • Medgar Evers College • New York City College of Technology • Queens College • Queensborough CC • Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education • York College

Law schools in New York City
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law • Brooklyn Law School • City University of New York School of Law • Columbia Law School • Fordham University School of Law • New York Law School • New York University School of Law • Touro Law School