Upcoming Events

Commencement 2012

Commencement 2012

C.L.E. - Introduction to Veterans Affairs Benefits
MAY
22
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
RWU Metro Center, 150 Washington Street, Providence, R.I.
Pro Bono Collaborative Cocktail Reception
MAY
31
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
One Citizens Plaza Rotunda
Law Alumni Association Annual Breakfast Meeting
JUN
14
7:45 am - 9:15 am
Rhode Island Convention Center - First Floor West Lobby, Providence
Philadelphia Area Alumni Reception
JUN
27
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Maggiano's Little Italy, 1201 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
14th Annual Rhode Island Attorney General Open Government Summit
JUL
27
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
School of Law, Bristol, R.I.

Fast Facts

RWU Law has nearly double the number of graduates entering public interest law than the national average.



Kim Ahern ’09

photo of Kim AhernKim Ahern is beginning her career as a Law Clerk to Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. At RWU Law, she was editor-in-chief of the Roger Williams University Law Review as well as a Public Interest Scholar.

Also as a student, Kim interned as a legal fellow for the Alliance for Justice in Washington, D.C., served as president of the LGBT Alliance and was elected as a delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, pledged to Barack Obama.

“The relationship between the faculty and students here can be summed up in one word: exceptional,” Kim says. “From speaking to faculty during their office hours to seeing them at various events, they are absolutely committed to being there for support of the students.”