Why RWU Law?

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Clinical Experience

At RWU Law, you'll craft your own, personalized legal education from a vast array of clinical experiential options. We guarantee it.

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Committed to Community

Committed to Community

Community service is embedded in RWU Law's DNA. We believe that lawyers should use their legal skills to serve their communities.

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Affordable Tuition

Affordable Tuition

Our tuition guarantee makes us the best-priced ABA-accredited private law school in the Northeast. Lower tuition. Higher value. That's RWU Law.

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The Only Law School in Rhode Island

RWU School of Law is the state's only law school. Because of that RWU Law offers you a level of access, connection and experience that few institutions can rival. Whether studying in our Bristol waterfront campus or experiential campus in downtown Providence, we have the undivided attention of our state's legal community.

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Immigration Lawyer Saad Ahmad L’00 Shows That Appellate Practice Isn’t Just for Large Firms

Supreme Court recently heard asylum seeker’s deportation case, RWU Law Class of 2000 Juris Doctor

Immigration attorney Saad Ahmad is the rare attorney with extensive experience on both trial and appeal. On January 8, 2024, Ahmad reached a milestone, as the Supreme Court heard a case on appeal from a matter he had successfully argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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Mission and History

Mission and History

Our mission is to promote justice and the rule of law through education, scholarship, and service.

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Dean's Office

The Dean's Suite is dedicated to maximizing your educational investment, continually improving programming and opportunities, and ensuring that your student experience is effective, enriching and rewarding.

Our Stories

Our Stories

The RWU Law student experience is packed with hands-on clinical experiences, unique program offerings, personalized interactions with faculty, and much more.

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  • Leadership and Vision: Jonté T. McKenzie L'24

    Jonté McKenzie is a firm believer in making the most of any situation he’s in, in getting involved with things he believes in, and creating a sense of community. Over the course of his three years at

  • The Power of Yes: Stefanie Fischer L'24

    As a teaching assistant for multiple courses and editor-in-chief of the Roger Williams University Law Review, Stefanie Fischer has excelled at every opportunity offered to her as a law student. But she credits her accomplishments at least in part to one chance she didn’t take.

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