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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.
New York Law School’s Asylum Clinic Wins Critical Victory
After a 20-year battle, NYLS’s client, Mr. H., was finally granted asylum in the United States. From Indonesia to New York City, read about Mr. H.’s winding journey through an impossible immigration system and the NYLS students and faculty who helped him start a new life.
New York Law School Launches an Honors Externship in Washington, D.C.
New York Law School (NYLS) has launched their new “NYLS in D.C. Honors Externship” program this semester. The externship provides NYLS students with in-person work placements, including at The Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice, leading advocacy groups and technology firms, and law firms, among others.
NYLS Earns Recognition in Key Areas
In preLaw magazine’s 2022 Back to School issue, New York Law School (NYLS) was recognized for its exceptional programs in several key areas.
Desireé Hernández ’08 Receives 2022 Immigrant Justice Award
An experienced immigration attorney, Desireé Hernández is being honored for her leadership and work on behalf of immigrants in New York.
NYLS’s Joe Plumeri Center Receives $50,000 Justice for Heroes Grant
New York Law School’s Joe Plumeri Center for Social Justice and Economic Opportunity is proud to receive New York State’s Justice for Heroes grant, which provides funding for law schools that offer innovative programs to assist service members, veterans, and military families with legal services.
Ford Foundation Awards Civil Rights and Disability Justice Clinic $300,000 Grant
The Ford Foundation has awarded New York Law School’s Civil Rights and Disability Justice Clinic a generous grant to support the Clinic’s work over the next three years. The award will help propel the Clinic in its critical advocacy for civil rights.
NYLS Recognized by preLaw Magazine in Three Distinguished Areas
PreLaw Magazine’s Winter 2022 issue honored the work of our community in three distinguished areas: 25 Most Innovative Schools, Leaders in Public Policy, and Best Schools for Hispanics.
Biden Administration Officials Honor NYLS and Other Law Schools
NYLS faculty and students were among those honored at the White House for answering the call to address the housing and eviction crisis and to help access to justice.