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Pro Bono Collaborative Cocktail Reception
MAY
30
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Citizens Plaza Rotunda
Philadelphia Area Law Alumni Reception
JUN
06
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Open House for Admitted Students
JUN
10
9:15 am - 1:30 pm
RWU Law, Ten Metacom Avenue, Bristol, RI 02809
Law Alumni Association Breakfast/School of Law 20th Anniversary Celebration Kick-off
JUN
13
7:45 am - 9:15 am
Rhode Island Convention Center, First Floor West Lobby, Providence
Bridging The Gap: Restart and Recharge Your Legal Career
JUN
20
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
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Dean’s Blog

05/20/2013
Many RWU Law grads take the Connecticut bar exam and the state bar provides much helpful data that facilitates comparisons between and among regional law schools. The results for the February exam...

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  • May 03, 2013
    Bristol, R.I., May 3, 2013 – In a year of milestone anniversary celebrations and an ever-expanding focus on serving individuals and communities across the State of Rhode Island, Roger Williams University and the Roger Williams University School of Law have signed on to sponsor a full lighting of WaterFire Providence on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 28. WaterFire Providence – artist Barnaby Evans’s unique flame-inspired cultural installation, which has attracted more than 10 million visitors...
  • January 03, 2013
    From the PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: "Battling abandoned property: Judge Jorge Elorza wants to hold banks accountable for foreclosed homes" by Alisha A. Pina, Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE (Jan. 3, 2013) — The courtroom is full, but no one from Deutsche Bank is present. “Where is your client?” Housing Court Judge Jorge O. Elorza sternly asks the bank’s lawyer. “Help me understand why the subpoena wasn’t honored.” [...] Besides being a judge, Elorza is a law professor at Roger Williams University...
  • October 16, 2012
    FROM the PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS: “Local colleges make Princeton Review’s ‘best business’ and ‘best law’ schools lists” by PBN Staff NEW YORK – Bryant University, the University of Rhode Island and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth all earned places on The Princeton Review’s 2013 list of the ‘Best 296 Business Schools,’ and Roger William’s University earned a place on the college-prep maker’s list of the ‘Best 168 Law Schools.’ Rankings in the 2013 business schools guide guide,...
  • October 18, 2011
    FROM WRNI, Rhode Island's NPR: "What First Amendment rights does Occupy Providence have?" by FLO JONIC Click here to read the report and listen. PROVIDENCE, RI (WRNI) - Organizers of the "Occupy Providence" movement say they plan to camp out in Burnside Park indefinitely. Providence Public safety commissioner Steven Pare says he may let go it go on for a few weeks but not a month or more. What rights do the protesters have? If the city of Providence is forced to go to court to remove protesters...