“We want our incoming students to come away from the NYLS Orientation feeling supported, comfortable, and confident for the start of their legal education,” Assistant Dean of Students Shani Darby says.
Faculty Highlights: Academic Year 2022–23
New York Law School faculty are dedicated educators and renowned experts in their respective fields. Read more about a selection of our full-time faculty’s scholarship and professional achievements from Academic Year 2022–23.
Heidi Brown Appointed Associate Dean for Upper Level Writing and Professor of Legal Writing
Dean Heidi K. Brown will focus on helping students meet the new writing demands that the NextGen Bar Exam will place on graduates, as well as the modern writing demands placed on new lawyers by the profession.
Professor Lynn Su Appointed Dean for Advocacy and Co-Curricular Programs
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Lynn Boepple Su as our inaugural Dean for Advocacy and Co-Curricular Programs. Dean Su will oversee, coordinate, and continue to build our highly successful Advocacy Program.
Women in Law at NYLS and Beyond
Women have played a profound role in shaping New York Law School for decades, including our deeply impactful faculty leaders, extremely influential alumnae who are at the top of their profession, and a student body compromised of 62 percent women.
New York Law School Appoints Molly Guptill Manning, New York Times Best Selling Author, as Associate Professor of Law
New York Law School (NYLS) Dean Anthony W. Crowell today announced that Professor Molly Guptill Manning, has been appointed as Associate Professor of Law.
The Patent Law Clinic at NYLS Helps a Nonprofit’s Efforts to Change Lives in Central Africa
The Patent Law Clinic (PLC) at New York Law School recently assisted one of their nonprofit organization clients to obtain a U.S. patent for their critical product—one that will change lives in Central Africa.
Leadership and Impact: NYLS at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools
The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) held its Annual Meeting in San Diego, California from January 3–7, 2023. The Meeting’s theme centered around, “How Law Schools Can Make a Difference,” and New York Law School was very well represented.
New York Law School’s Top 10 Stories of 2022
Take a look at some of NYLS’s top feature stories from around the law school community in 2022.
Moot Court for Gen-Z: NYLS Street Law Clinic Teaches Legal Skills to High Schoolers
After a semester of classes with Street Law Clinic students, high school students from the Charter High School for Law and Social Justice came to NYLS to show off their skills in a moot court competition.