Experiential Learning Archives

Building the Housing Justice Pipeline: Law Schools’ Role in the Right to Counsel Movement

National Study Reports Progress on Law Schools’ Central Role in Safeguarding Housing and Community Stability

New York Law School’s Housing Justice Leadership Institute released Building the Housing Justice Pipeline: Law Schools’ Role in the Right to Counsel Movement, a first-of-its-kind national report examining how U.S. law schools are preparing the next generation of attorneys to advance housing justice and protect tenants facing eviction.

Jessica Kumar, Jerin Jabin, Julien Santana, Monique Vaz, Anton Freeman

NYLS Dispute Resolution Team Achieves Impressive Mediation Win

Two Dispute Resolution Team members recently earned first and second place in the National Mediator Competition.

NYLS Earns “Straight As” in Top Academic Areas

The Back to School and Fall 2025 preLaw magazine issues recognize New York Law School (NYLS) for our exceptional programs in several key areas.

NYLS Students on the fifth floor terrace

Top Marks for NYLS in preLaw Magazine

At New York Law School (NYLS), we take an innovative approach to legal education and we’re proud to train our students in practice areas that prepare them for the future.

Hallie Bader, Jessica Anastasia, Sajani Patel, Tiffany McKnight, Joanne Doroshow, Nicole Zlatokrasov, and Angelina Pienczykowski

On Capitol Hill, NYLS Students Advance Legislative Advocacy Efforts

During the spring semester, six students in the Congressional Consumer and Civil Justice Clinic took a trip to Washington, D.C. where they spent a day on Capitol Hill advocating for legislation and working to advance justice.

NYLS Advocacy of Criminal Cases students with FUB students

Criminal Defense Clinic Hosts an International German Exchange

In April, 11 law students from the Free University of Berlin in Germany visited New York Law School to learn about the American criminal legal system and the work that NYLS’s Criminal Defense Clinic does to advocate for indigent New Yorkers who are accused of misdemeanor crimes.