Subscriptions

Subscription prices are as follows:

Yearly Subscription (United States): $28.50
Yearly Subscriptions (International): $33.00
Rhode Island Edition Only: $15.00
Symposium Edition Only: $15.00
Single Issue: $15.00

If you are interested in subscribing to the Roger Williams University Law Review, please contact us at lawreview@g.rwu.edu.

Additional Information: 

The Roger Williams University Law Review is published three times a year.

The Winter publication includes articles, notes, and comments devoted to legal issues on the national level.

The Spring publication is the Rhode Island Edition of the Law Review and focuses solely on Rhode Island legal issues.  The edition is published in May of each year to commemorate Rhode Island’s independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776.  The Rhode Island Edition contains articles written by accomplished practitioners and scholars who are well versed on the legal issues affecting Rhode Island, as well as student notes and comments written by the Roger Williams University Law Review editorial staff members.  Finally, the edition contains surveys of the most important Rhode Island Supreme Court cases decided during the latest term and summaries of public laws recently enacted by the Rhode Island General Assembly.

Additionally, every year there is an issue focused on academic symposia directed by the Law School faculty.  The topic varies from year to year.

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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.