At RWU Law, we believe that experiential education opportunities are invaluable, intertwined, and should build upon each other. In the Feinstein Center, we will help you to plan your curriculum to take maximum advantage of the rich array of experiential curriculum throughout law school.
RWU Law’s 50-Hour Pro Bono Experiential Learning Requirement (Pro Bono ELR) provides legal service to low-income communities and an opportunity for students to gain valuable practical legal experience. To meet the graduation requirement, students must complete all required forms and submit them to the Feinstein Center by the required deadlines.
The Pro Bono Collaborative connects law firms, attorneys, and law students to community organizations that need pro bono legal services for their organization and/or their clients.
The Feinstein Center is the law school’s public interest home base. The Center provides a public interest community for law students who may be interested in pursuing full-time public interest careers or incorporating pro bono and social justice into their professional identities.
At RWU Law, we believe that lawyers should use their legal skills to serve their communities – and that pro bono service in law school can set the stage for a lifetime of invaluable social contributions.
Every year, the School of Law and the Rhode Island legal community gather together to celebrate the public interest and pro bono work of students, faculty, and community members to advance justice for all.
Advocating for the rights of underserved and historically excluded communities has been the driving force in Harper’s law career—indeed, it’s what led her to Roger Williams University School of Law in the first place.
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Through the images in his memoir, environmental lawyer and Brightline executive director Eddie Ahn, showed how over time he began to see his life in different shades of colors, a mix of uncertainty and transformation throughout his journey.
Sarah Jane Pruell L'25 reflects on her journey to law school and her years as a part-time student juggling work, school, and two young children, one of whom was born shortly before summer term exams.
When Gina George started her first year at Roger Williams University School of Law, her family worried about her. Coming from New York, she was moving to a new town where she didn’t know anyone, to start her first year of law school, an experience that can be not only challenging but also isolating. Turns out, they didn’t need to worry.
"We are a small law school, and the only one in Rhode Island, but we are punching above our weight in the diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging space," Nicole Dyszlewski said.
RWU Law will use gift to launch campaign about the school’s public impact and creating changemakers in law.
Clinical Professor of LawDirector of Clinical ExternshipsDirector, Feinstein Center for Pro Bono & Experiential Education
Clinical Professor of LawDirector of Pro Bono & Community PartnershipsBruce I. Kogan Distinguished Service Professor of Law
Clinical Professor of LawAssociate Director of Pro Bono Programs
