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Finding the Perfect Niche
Dasha Brockmeyer, RWU Law Class of 2007
Juris DoctorDasha G. Brockmeyer ’07 reached a career milestone this spring when she was elected partner at the 400-plus-attorney firm of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, practicing mainly in the field of employee benefit law...
The Importance of Empathy
Madison Picard, RWU Law Class of 2022
Juris DoctorLast May, in the thick of the coronavirus pandemic, 2L Madison Picard received some welcome good news: the Massachusetts Bar Foundation had awarded her a generous Legal Intern Fellowship to fund a summer internship she’d...
Leading With Equity
Amanda Nagim-Williams, RWU Law Class of 2021
Juris DoctorWhen she graduates this May, 3L Amanda Nagim-Williams will set her career in motion with a powerful start – clerking for history-making New Jersey Superior Court Judge Sheila A. Venable, who was appointed earlier this...
A Sense of Belonging
Shahily Negron-Falcon, RWU Law Class of 2021
Juris DoctorRWU Law 3L Shahily (“Shay”) Negron-Falcon has been awarded a 2020 Dominican Bar Association (DBA) Scholarship
A Woman of Firsts
Nicole N. Yancy, RWU Law Class of 2018
Juris DoctorNicole Yancy ’18 is a woman of firsts. Immediately upon completing her J.D., she became RWU Law's first graduate to obtain a judicial clerkship with the Administrative Office of the Juvenile Court in Boston. Earlier...
Workers' Compensation Judge
The Honorable Keith A. Cardoza, Jr., RWU Law Class of 2010
Juris Doctor“ I am an Associate Judge on the Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Court. I preside over cases between employees and employers regarding all aspects of injuries allegedly sustained while working and any medical treatment which...
Social Security Law, Comedy and Jiu-Jitsu
James Bagley, RWU Law Class of 2012
Juris Doctor“I'm an Associate Attorney at Audette, Cordeiro and Violette in Providence. I have a passion for Social Security work. It seems to me like my clients have won the world's worst lottery. I find it...
Is It Time for Inclusion in the U.S. Constitution?
Nicole Day, RWU Law Class of 2021
Juris DoctorRecent years have seen much passionate debate over the introduction of gender-preference and gender-neutral ( they, them, theirs ) pronouns in public life, as alternatives to the “he” and “she” traditionally used in offices, schools...
Following Her Instinct
Rachel Feiden, RWU Law Class of 2019
Juris DoctorRachel Feiden ’19 was sitting in a business law class in high school when she first realized that she wanted to be lawyer. “I was totally enthralled by [the idea],” Feiden recalls. However, that was...
Lawyer Stories
Ben Gold, RWU Law Class of 2006
Juris DoctorWhile not a Millennial himself, Ben Gold '06 has had ample opportunity to study lawyers in that category. After receiving his J.D., Gold worked in the legal departments of two city housing authorities -- in...
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.