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Student Employment FAQs

I have never been on the RWU Law Payroll.  How can I be added as a School of Law Student Employee?

In support of your employment request, please complete the following required documents:  

  1. Student Employee Code of Conduct
  2. Direct Deposit form
  3. Federal W-4
  4. RI W-4
  5. Complete I-9: Employment Eligibility Verification for Department of Homeland Security and return with one of the following for verification:
    • US Passport
    • RWU ID and Social Security Card
    • RWU ID and Birth Certificate
    • Driver’s License and Birth Certificate
    • Driver's License and Social Security Card

Once your documents have been received, we will begin the employment process submission. Please know that you may not begin work until you are notified that your employment process is complete.   

I have been a student employee before, and I am continuing.  What forms are required? 

Obtain an email between you and your supervisor, in which your supervisor offers you the position and you accept. Forward this email to Lauren Lopes, who will then complete a rehire form and authorize Human Resources and Payroll to add you back into the system.

How do I log my hours? 

Once added as an employee to the HR and ADP Payroll systems, you will register and log your hours via the ADP Portal. This helpful video explains how to use the portal. For further guidance, please refer to ADP's "How to Register" and "Student Employee Training" manuals.

Once you are set up in ADP, you may log on to the ADP eTime website. You may also use the ADP Mobile App.

How many hours may I work as a student employee? 

Students may work no more than 20 hours per week, regardless of the number of positions they hold.

What should I do if I forget to clock in or clock out in ADP?

Please email Lauren Lopes, copying your supervisor, and they will make the time adjustment in ADP.

I am expecting a payment or reimbursement from RWU. How will I receive it?

Roger Williams University has launched a new way to receive payments and reimbursements. When you are expecting to receive a payment or reimbursement from RWU, and that payment has been processed, you will receive an email from US Bank’s Payee Choice platform with RWU’s insignia. Please view the Payee Choice Platform Instructions for information about setting up your account and payment preferences with this platform.

Business Affairs Staff

Sarah Jick
Business Manager
401-254-4550
sjick@rwu.edu

Lauren Lopes
Business Office Coordinator
401-254-4574
llopes@rwu.edu

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.