Natalia Friedlander

Natalia FriedlanderAssociate Professor of Law

Contact Information

nfriedlander@rwu.edu

Education

J.D. , Yale Law School
B.A., Brown University

Natalia N. Friedlander joined the Roger Williams University School of Law Faculty in July 2025. Prior to joining RWU Law, Friedlander was a Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Law, Associate Research Scholar in Law, and Robert M. Cover Clinical Teaching Fellow at Yale Law School. She was previously a Staff Attorney at the Rhode Island Center for Justice, where she challenged unjust conditions of confinement, denial of healthcare, and other abuses in the criminal justice system. Prior to law school, Friedlander worked in public health, including USAID-funded HIV/AIDS projects in Tanzania and Zambia and at a healthcare nonprofit in Washington, D.C. She received a J.D. from Yale Law School, which recognized her with the Stephen J. Massey Prize for client advocacy and community service. She grew up in East Tennessee and is a graduate of Brown University.
 

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Course Types

We have classified RWU Law classes under the following headers. One of the following course types will be attached to each course which will allow students to narrow down their search while looking for classes.

Core Course

Students in the first and second year are required to take classes covering the following aspects of the law—contracts, torts, property, criminal law, civil procedure, and constitutional law, evidence, and professional responsibility.  Along with these aspects, the core curriculum will develop legal reasoning skills.

Elective

After finishing the core curriculum the remaining coursework toward the degree is completed through upper level elective courses.  Students can choose courses that peak their interests or courses that go along with the track they are following.

Seminar

Seminars are classes where teachers and small groups of students focus on a specific topic and the students complete a substantial research paper.

Clinics/Externships

Inhouse Clinics and Clinical Externships legal education is law school training in which students participate in client representation under the supervision of a practicing attorney or law professor.  RWU Law's Clinical Programs offer unique and effective learning opportunities and the opportunity for practical experience while still in law school.