Fall 2020 Reopening: The FAQ
RWU Law's twin goals are (1) to keep you safe, and (2) to give you the best-quality legal education we can possibly deliver. Here's where you can dig into the details.
Business Law Program
Corporate Counsel Clinical Externship Program
Students can earn academic credit while training either two, three or five days each week of the semester in the corporate legal offices of prominent for-profit and not-for-profit companies in Rhode Island and beyond.
Business Start-Up Clinic
RWU Law’s Business Start-up Clinic provides transactional legal services to help nonprofit organizations and small businesses in Rhode Island.
Business Law Courses
The School of Law provides a range of courses to prepare students for the thriving legal careers in the business world. We have several different curriculum tracks to help guide course selection and prepare you for your career.
Business Law News
Introducing RWU Law’s Sixth Dean
In a time of upheaval and change, Gregory W. Bowman, longtime dean of West Virginia’s only law school, brings his energy, experience and open-mindedness to Rhode Island’s only law school.
A Fond Farewell to Dean Michael Yelnosky
A visionary leader and champion of social justice in legal education, Yelnosky steered RWU Law from the wake of the Great Recession through the upheavals of the COVID-19 pandemic, continually positioning the school to remain “aggressively relevant.”
Contact Information
Ahern, Katie A.
Director of the Business Start-up ClinicAssistant Professor of Law
401-276-4880kahern@rwu.eduHumber, Nadiyah J.
Associate Clinical Professor of Law
401-254-4563nhumber@rwu.edu