Digital Repository

The Roger Williams University School of Law digital repository was created by the law library to collect, preserve, and highlight the scholarly contributions of the RWU Law community since the law school's inception in 1993. The digital repository offers free open access to faculty scholarship and unique publications not found in any other collection or database.

The RWU Law digital repository also provides a permanent record of the history of the law school's history.

The digital repository is hosted by the RWU University Libraries and is known as DOCS@RWU.  The RWU Law digital repository is arranged as follows:

School of Law Collections Home Page

Archives & Law School History

Faculty Scholarship

Feinstein Center for Pro Bono & Experiential Learning

Law Library

Marine Affairs Institute

Roger Williams University Law Review

School of Law Publications

Close Course Type Descriptions

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.