The Roger Williams University School of Law Class of 2028 arrived in Bristol for orientation on August 13, 2025. Already the new class has made a big impact on campus. At 191 students, the incoming class is 15% larger than last fall’s new class. The number of accepted students who enrolled also jumped from around 23% in 2024 to 31%. This is the first time since the American Bar Association began…, Drawing students with authenticity, The high numbers of applications and competitive applicant pool reflect national trends. According to data from the Law School Admissions Council, the number of applicants for 2025-26 nationally rose around 18% from the prior year. “We knew it was going to be a busy admission cycle,” notes Assistant Dean of Admissions Kate Vieira L’12. “The national trends from almost the very beginning of the…, Numbers reflect holistic approach, Students in the Class of 2028 come from a range of backgrounds and experience. Thirty-four percent come from underrepresented racial backgrounds, a new high for RWU Law. The new class also includes 30% of students who were first generation college students and 87% who are the first in their families to attend law school. Eighteen percent identify as LGBTQ+, the most ever. “This is not the result…, A sense of energy, As an alumna herself, Vieira says the enrollment statistics are “a reflection on the school that I chose to go to and the ability of the law school to continue to produce lawyers that want to be changemakers. … I want [the new class] to join the ranks of all of my fellow alums that are already out practicing law and making difference in the world. The metrics are important because they allow…
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LAA Board of Directors Executive Committee , President, - Crystal Peralta, L'20, Vice President, - Maxwell Daley, L'15, Secretary, - Jamie Gau, L'16 , 2024/2025 Law Alumni Association Board of Directors, Effective July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025, Crystal Peralta, L'20, President Maxwell Daley, L'15, Vice President Jamie Gau, L'16, Secretary Doris Adesuyi, L'20 Christina Behm, L'18 Sarah Boucher, L'20 Elizabeth "Beth" Cardenas, L’12 Regina Curran, L'10 Maxwell Daley, L'15 Jenna Giguere, L'11 Brody Karn, L'19 Ericka Lezcano, L'16 Zachary Lyons, UG'12, L'17 Kelsey Peck, L'19 *Ex-Officio President: Brett Beaubien, L’16 Law Alumni Association …
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Roger Williams University School of Law mourns the passing of Professor Bruce I. Kogan, a founding faculty member and one of the school's most influential leaders. A teacher, mentor, mediator, and twice Interim Dean, Professor Kogan's presence helped define RWU Law from its very beginning. From the institution's earliest days, Professor Kogan shaped the programs that continue to distinguish it…
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Each summer your law librarians get the opportunity to attend the annual conference and meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries. This year it was held in Portland, Oregon, where we delightedly explored why the city’s unofficial motto is “Keep Portland Weird.” At the conference, we spent several days collaborating with and learning from professional colleagues, many of whom work at…
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Behind the Scenes: Litigating for Civil Rights on Behalf of Immigrants Register RWU Law welcomes Lee Gelernt of the ACLU National Office in New York as the Thurgood Marshall Memorial Lecture Keynote Address Speaker. In recent years, Lee has argued some of the country’s highest-profile cases and is widely recognized as one of the country’s leading public interest lawyers. He has argued dozens of…, Ashcroft v. al-Kidd, in the U.S. Supreme Court, involving the government’s post 9-11 policy of using the federal material witness statute to investigate and preventively detain terrorism suspects in cases where there was no probable cause to justify a criminal arrest. He also successfully argued one of the very first major September 11 cases to reach the federal courts of appeals,, Detroit Free Press v. Ashcroft, , where he represented the media in their lawsuit seeking to prevent the government from holding secret deportation hearings after September 11. In its decision invalidating the government’s secret hearing policy, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals stated that “democracies die behind closed doors” — a phrase that became one of the most cited and well-known admonitions issued by the judiciary in…, Special Accommodations, Persons who, because of a special need or condition, would like to request an accommodation for an event should contact the Office of the Dean - Programs & Initiatives, as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours before the event, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. lawevents@rwu.edu
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Etreive login screen All pro bono experiential learning must be reported online using Etrieve ., Important:, To log in to Etrieve, you must first click on the small “Or sign in with” icon located at the bottom center of the screen, which will create a prompt for you to sign in using your RWU Law 0365 login credentials. For the New York Pro Bono reporting requirements, please refer to the New York Pro Bono rule section.
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Professor Less’s legal experience spans transactional work in contracts, business formation, intellectual property protection and all aspects of the civil litigation process in torts and employment discrimination. She serves as a Professor at Johnson and Wales University where she teaches a number of law classes as well as overseeing the University’s pre-law program. Before joining JWU, Professor…
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For Camille Capraro ‘19, no two days are the same. As Senior Advisor to Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee, she wears many hats. Capraro works on a wide range of priorities, from managing special projects and federal-state affairs to overseeing the work of key state agencies. “One day might involve bringing agencies together to tackle a pressing issue, while another is spent shaping policy…
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