At the Bronx Defenders, I have gained practical courtroom experience as well as learned what it really means to provide holistic defense. The lawyers at the Bronx Defenders care about the whole client, not just the legal case, and I’ve been able to learn from some of the most talented public defenders anywhere. After spending my “Alternative Spring Break” here during my first year of law school,…
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Application Information, Applications: 919 Accepted: 627 Enrolled: 170, LSAT & GPA - Overall*, Percentile, LSAT, GPA, 75th Percentile 151 3.5 Median 148 3.3 25th Percentile 145 3.0 * Data is certified by the Law School Admissions Council. , LSAT & GPA – Honors Program, Percentile, LSAT, GPA, 75th Percentile 159 3.7 Median 155 3.6 25th Percentile 154 3.3, Age Distribution, Ages: 20 - 50 Average Age: 25, Gender, Women 56% Men 44%, Diversity, Entering Class: 32% Asian/Pacific Islander 7 American Indian/American Native 0 Black/African American 13 Hispanic/Latino 24 Multi-Racial 6 LGBTQ: 10%, * This data is as of 8/15/2017.
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ABA Standard 509 Information Report (2024), , Academic Calendar, Academic Requirements, JD Program MSL Program, Accreditation, Roger Williams University School of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association. The Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar American Bar Association 321 N. Clark Street, 19th Floor Chicago, IL 60654 (312) 988-6738 legaled@americanbar.org Roger Williams University School of Law has been a member of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) since 2006., Admissions Data and Class Profile, Articulation Agreements, Johnson & Wales University, Bar Passage, Cost of Attendance, Curricular Offerings, Employment Outcomes, Enrollment Data, Attrition and Graduation Rates, Faculty, Administration, and Librararian Resources, Faculty Administration ABA Standard 509 Information Report, Financial Aid, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Plan, Library Resources, Scholarship Information, Conditional Scholarship Retention Data, Transfer Credits, Tuition, Tuition and Fees Tuition Refund Policy
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The Trial Team at RWU Law provides an invaluable experience for students who have the requisite talent, dedication, and interest in courtroom litigation. Students are taught not only how to think like trial attorneys, but how to , be, , trial attorneys. Each year, team members compete in regional and national trial competitions that provide an opportunity to test their skills against law students from around the country. RWU Law has a history of excellence at these competitions. Students compete for a place on the Trial Team through a tryout process. Tryouts are held during the fall semester. The tryout process is open…
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All forms listed below are accessible to current students through the RWU Law Bridges page .
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The Marine Affairs Institute prepares students to become professionals in the field of ocean and coastal law. Alumni of the Marine Affairs Institute are working for the federal government, state government, private law firms, non-government agencies, academia, and have received prestigious post-graduate fellowships. , John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program, Established in 1979, this fellowship program matches highly qualified graduate students interested in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources with hosts in the federal legislative or executive branches of government in Washington, DC.
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The Knauss Fellowship, established in 1979, matches highly qualified graduate students interested in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources with hosts in the federal legislative or executive branches of government in Washington, DC. The Fellows are sponsored by Rhode Island Sea Grant, located at the University of Rhode Island, and…, John Ryan-Henry, ’16, is working as a 2017 Executive Fellow with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources/Coastal States Organization. , Nicholas Obolensky, '12, a 2013 Fellow, worked with the Office of the Assistant Administration, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atomospheric Administration., Sarah Parker, , Lim, '12, interned as a 2013 Fellow with the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources., Kathleen Haber Lambert, '10, a 2011 Fellow, worked with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Program., Christina Hoefsmit, '10, interned as a 2011 Fellow in the Coast Guard's Marine Transportation System office., Nicholas Battista, ‘08 was a 2009 Fellow and worked for Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME)., Jennifer Mehaffey, ‘07, a 2008 Fellow, worked as a Policy Advisor to the Director of the Committee on Marine Transportation System, U.S. Department of Transportation., Elizabeth Etrie , ‘06 interned as a 2007 Fellow with the Office of Marine Conservation, Department of State in its Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. For more information regarding the fellowship, please see the Sea Grant website .
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Can Offshore Wind Development Have a Net Positive Impact on Biodiversity? Regulatory and Scientific Perspectives and Considerations, This symposium explored the concept of NPI in the ocean and near coastal environment, and ask whether and how it should be integrated into offshore wind projects in the United States., Legal Strategies for Climate Adaptation in Coastal New England, This symposium will focus on how state and local governments in coastal New England can overcome legal barriers to climate adaptation., Legal Aspects of Coastal Adaptation & Resilience in RI (Dec 2015), This workshop allowed attendees to better understand the data, tools, and projects underway at the state level, and a change to discuss and exchange ideas related to how the legal community might address these topics as they evolve., 10th Marine Law Symposium (Nov 2016), This Symposium discussed the adequacy of U.S. law and policy to prevent the creation of new marine debris and to remove debris once it is created., 9th Marine Law Symposium (Nov. 2012), This Symposium examined the laws and policies that are implicated as climate change impacts coastal and ocean environments., Event Archives, An archived list of past RWU Law events.
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