The Institute’s inaugural Advisory Board is composed of national leaders in financial services who will help shape best-in-class programming for students and practitioners.
NYLS Hosts Address by Mayoral Candidate Maya Wiley
Titled “Managing Change in New York City,” the event drew over 100 attendees and featured questions from students.
NYLS Launches Three Institutes Dedicated to 21st-Century Policing, Criminal Justice Reform, and Educational Equity
The new programs will prepare NYLS students to lead as the nation rebuilds from the events of 2020.
Message From the Dean on Violence and Harassment Against Asian Americans
NYLS leadership and student leaders condemn acts of violence, harassment, and discrimination against Asian Americans.
NYLS Named a Top School in Several Key Areas
NYLS earned accolades for its programs on legal technology, racial justice, public policy, and more.
Dean Crowell Publishes Open Letter and NYLS to Host Meeting on Supporting Tribeca’s Recovery
On the one-year anniversary of NYLS’s initial closure due to COVID-19 precautions, Dean Anthony W. Crowell has published an open letter in Tribeca Citizen.
Impact Center Pays Tribute to Civil Rights Pioneers During Black History Month
NYLS’s Impact Center for Public Interest Law has published a series of tributes to 18th- and 19th-Century civil rights pioneers in honor of Black History Month.
New York Attorney General Letitia James to Keynote at NYLS’s 129th Commencement
Attorney General James has garnered national recognition for her accomplishments on behalf of New Yorkers.
NYLS Launches the James Tricarico Jr. Institute for the Business of Law and In-House Counsel
Made possible by a substantial gift from distinguished alumnus James Tricarico Jr. ’77, the Institute will prepare law students and practitioners for the future of in-house counsel roles.
Message From the Dean on Black History Month
This year’s celebration comes at a deeply somber time, when Black Americans disproportionately bear the unjust burden of a global pandemic and a national crisis in policing.