CUNY School of Law

City University of New York School of Law
MottoLaw in the Service of Human Needs
Established1983
School typePublic law school
DeanSudha Setty
LocationLong Island City, New York City, New York, United States
USNWR ranking154 (2024)[1]
Bar pass rate74.56% (2022 first-time takers) [2]
Websitewww.law.cuny.edu

The City University of New York School of Law (CUNY School of Law) is a public law school in New York City. It was founded in 1983 as part of the City University of New York. CUNY School of Law was established as a public interest law school with a curriculum focused on integrating clinical teaching methods within traditional legal studies.[3][4]

For the Class of 2022, 63.83% obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment within nine months after graduation including 48.12% employed in public interest law.[5]

  1. ^ "CUNY School of Law". usnews.com Best Law Schools. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. ^ "City University of New York First Time Bar Passage 2022". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. ^ Maeroff, Gene I. "Dean Appointed, Moving City U’s Law School Closer to Reality", The New York Times (December 24, 1981).
  4. ^ Halpern, Charles R. "A New Direction in Legal Education: The CUNY Law School at Queens College", 10 Nova L.J. 549, 549 (1986).
  5. ^ "City University of New York Employment Summary 2022 Graduates". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

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