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RUTGERS
S CHOOL of LAW-NEWARK
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
cr e a t i n g Y o u r F u t u r e T o d a y

T h e L a w S c h o o l
Rutgers School of Law-Newark is a leading center
for the study of the theory and practice of law, the
advancement of law reform, and the application of
the law to promote equality and social justice.
Four core principles shape the work of our faculty
and students: academic excellence, scholarship,
public service, and equal opportunity. Through a
unique combination of traditional doctrinal courses
and clinical education, we prepare our students to
become highly skilled, ethical lawyers who will
assume influential roles in the law and other
disciplines. Our internationally recognized faculty
regularly contribute to the development of legal
theory and produce scholarship that addresses
significant social issues from interdisciplinary
perspectives. Through our pioneering clinical
program and pro bono activities, faculty and
students serve the public by giving the principles
of justice and equality under the law a practical
significance. Our celebrated achievements in
promoting representation in the law school and
legal profession of all segments of society help
advance the legal system and improve the
administration of justice for all.

F r o m t h e D e a n
We are an institution rich in people and history. As we approach our 100th anniversary, few law
schools can match our contributions to the advancement of legal theory and practice, the diversity of our
faculty and student body, the accomplishments of our public interest programs, and our reputation for
outstanding academic quality and a progressive tradition. All these elements combine to make
Rutgers-Newark an extraordinary environment for producing lawyers dedicated to social justice and
excellence in the profession.
Our law professors are prominent scholars and experts in established and emerging areas of law
who challenge and inspire students in an intense yet supportive environment. Our students come to us
from around the world, bringing wide-ranging backgrounds and perspectives that enrich discourse in
the classroom and throughout the law school community. Our graduates serve with distinction as
members of the bench and bar, and generously provide support and resources to current students.
Rutgers is a wonderful place to study law and to train for an exciting and fulfilling career.
I strongly encourage you to visit us and see for yourself the exceptional education, culture, and
inspiration that mark the Rutgers-Newark law school experience.
Stuart L. Deutsch
Dean and Professor of Law
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T h e C e n t e r f o r L a w a n d J u s t i c e
The Rutgers experience is enhanced by our home in the Center for Law and Justice, one
of the most attractive and technologically advanced law school buildings in the country.
Numerous features in the five-story building facilitate creative teaching and generate a
strong sense of community. Design highlights include: a light-filled library; lecture
rooms with excellent acoustics and sightlines; a handsome, functional courtroom
complex; comfortable student lounge areas and numerous study rooms; and an
extensive clinical area that enables the clinical faculty and students to operate as a
large law firm. The building opens onto a pedestrian plaza and a garden terrace whose
appealing landscaping makes them favorite gathering spots for students.
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O u r F a c u l t y
Through their teaching, scholarship, and public service, Rutgers-Newark
faculty contribute to every aspect of the law school experience. Students
benefit from the experiences and insight of our distinguished senior faculty
and from the fresh perspectives of our junior faculty. Rutgers law professors
examine, help shape, and resolve new and developing issues of law, such as
gender and race studies, dispute resolution, international transactions, and
new theories of the corporation. Faculty members engage students through
teaching styles that range from the traditional Socratic method to
interactive problem solving, from required courses to research seminars
and clinical practice. By any measure — experience, interest, ethnicity, or
gender — the faculty is diverse, ensuring the kind of intellectual inquiry
and discovery that provide a rich foundation for a career in law.
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O u r S t u d e n t s
The faculty believes that the presence of diverse perspectives and
backgrounds in the classroom is essential to a complete
understanding of the law and its relation to contemporary society
and the world. The law school therefore seeks and attracts a student
body with breadth of experience and depth of talent, and provides
unparalleled opportunity for women, minorities, and others who
historically have been excluded from the legal profession.
Our highly selective admissions process enrolls students of
extraordinary academic and professional promise, who enrich the
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O u r S t u d e n t s
classroom with their intellectual strength as well as significant life and work
experience. Many of our students already have earned one or more advanced degrees
and have achieved considerable success in business, the arts, social work, medicine,
or government before entering the law school. Others have studied or lived abroad,
adding a global perspective to the classroom discourse.
The diversity of views both enlivens the classroom and creates an open and
inclusive environment that attracts students to the law school. Our Minority Student
Program, established in 1968, ensures that disadvantage will not be a barrier to
success. In each entering class, between 30 and 40 percent of our students are people
of color. Typically, the class is equally divided between men and women. Moreover,
all regions of the nation and two dozen or more foreign countries are represented.
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P u b l i c S e r v i c e
The school’s strong and historic commitment to
public service is evident throughout the
curriculum, particularly in our eight legal clinics,
where students are exposed to the legal issues
facing the poor and under-represented.
Noncurricular public interest opportunities and
activities, carried out under the Eric R. Neisser
Public Interest Program, include pro bono work,
internships, fellowships, summer placements, and
loan repayment assistance, as well as regular
programming about public issues. We encourage
our students to participate in service activities
while in school and to pursue public interest
careers or provide pro bono services as a life-long
commitment. Faculty members lead by example,
devoting many hours to public service through
clinical and pro bono practice. Many alumnae/i
represent the less fortunate of our society as
attorneys; serve the interests of justice on the
bench; work in non-profit organizations; or hold
positions in various levels of government.
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T h e C u r r i c u l u m
The rigorous curriculum ensures the development of professional skills and values within a theoretical framework that
promotes intellectual growth and a commitment to justice. First-year students learn the essential conceptual, analytical, and
research methods to be effective lawyers in complex environments. Upper level students build on those skills through our
extensive curriculum of 200 class, clinic, and seminar options. The faculty reviews the curriculum regularly to ensure that
the offerings prepare students for a rapidly changing legal environment.
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O u r C l i n i c s
With almost 40 years of pacesetting experience, Rutgers-Newark offers students rich opportunities for “hands-on” legal experience in real cases
involving under-represented clients, communities or causes. Guided by talented and accomplished faculty who bring expertise in litigation,
legislation, mediation or transactional practice, our eight clinics are noted for their diversity, breadth and comprehensiveness of experiences
offered, and their involvement in cases and projects with far-reaching social or community impact. Many law students find their clinical
experiences to be very rewarding because of the critical importance of their work for underserved clients and causes and because of the students’
immediate and direct responsibility for taking action to solve pressing legal problems.
• Child Advocacy Clinic • Community Law Clinic • Constitutional Litigation Clinic • Environmental Law Clinic • Federal Tax Law Clinic
• Special Education Clinic • Urban Legal Clinic • Women’s Rights Litigation Clinic
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Spotlight on
C o m m u n i t y L a w C l i n i c
The Community Law Clinic provides corporate, transactional and intellectual property legal
services to New Jersey non-profit corporations, start-up for-profit businesses and Charter Schools.
Students are exposed to a lawyering approach intended to empower under-capitalized, inner city
ventures and low income communities and thereby improve their quality of life. The Clinic’s
primary focus is on businesses and organizations that provide services to and opportunities for
low income people in the City of Newark and neighboring urban communities.
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G l o b a l L e a r n i n g
Law students eager to establish themselves in a global
marketplace may choose from an array of courses or opt
for an accredited spring semester study abroad
program at the University of Leiden in The Netherlands.
Our Global Legal Studies program offers an array of
academic courses, clinical programs, and experiential
learning opportunities that provide students with a solid
understanding of international law and of the close
relationship between its private and public aspects. The
Leiden program, which enrolls students from law schools
throughout Europe and the United States, centers its
curriculum around international law, comparative law,
law and economics in an international context, and the
law of the European Union. Students also may elect to
participate in the Rutgers Division of Global Affairs, a
multidisciplinary program for Rutgers graduate students
interested in the international dimension of their areas
of concentration. In the distance learning classroom,
faculty and students can link with counterparts in other
law schools in this country and around the world.
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S t u d y O p t i o n s
Students may choose to enroll at the law school in the
full-time or part-time program. Students are encouraged to take
advantage of the rich curricular offerings of other graduate units
of Rutgers University through cross-disciplinary registration in
courses offered by the Business School, the School of Public
Affairs and Administration, and the School of Criminal Justice.
Students also may pursue dual degree programs with several
units of Rutgers University, including the Business School, the
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, the
School of Criminal Justice, and the School of Social Work, as
well as with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New
Jersey. The foreign lawyer program permits persons with foreign
law degrees to earn a Juris Doctor degree in two years.
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S t u d e n t L i f e
Student-run organizations reflect myriad interests, political positions and backgrounds, from Lawyers Guild to the Federalist Society to the Public Interest Law Foundation;
from the International Law Society to the Rutgers Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Caucus to the Entertainment and Sports Law Society. Student publications represent the
broad interests of the student body as well. The Rutgers Law Review publishes student commentary, book reviews, and articles by leading scholars and practitioners. More
targeted publications include the Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal, the Women’s Rights Law Reporter, and the Rutgers Race and the Law Review. The online
Rutgers Law Record reports on issues relevant to the entire law school community.
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C a r e e r S e r v i c e s
The Office of Career Services, which includes a
professional staff of attorney counselors, provides
traditional and innovative services and programs to assist
students and graduates in developing career goals and
conducting a successful job search. Many of the nation’s
top law firms recruit on campus, and Rutgers alumnae/i
can be found on the bench, in major firms, government
agencies, corporations, and public interest organizations
across the country. In recent years, almost a third of new
graduates have been appointed as clerks to judges of
federal and state trial and appellate courts. Individual
counseling, skills training programs, panels, workshops,
on- and off-campus interview programs, networking
events, and a web-based job bank help our students
realize a wide range of career goals.
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I n f o r m a t i o n R e s o u r c e s
The law library houses more than 550,000 volumes
and volume equivalents, including an impressive
collection of U.S., foreign and international legal
research materials. It is the largest and most
complete legal collection in New Jersey and serves as
a depository for both State and Federal documents.
The comfortable space boasts five computer labs,
extensive online research capabilities, and both
wireless and wired computer access at all tables
and study carrels.
Advanced technology is evident throughout
the Center for Law and Justice. All lecture halls and
classrooms with fixed seating are wired for power
and data communications. Wireless access is
available throughout the building. Lecture halls
feature “smart” lecterns that control audiovisual
and other teaching aids. Classrooms equipped for
computer-aided instruction and interactive
distance learning also are available.
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T h e P h y s i c a l S p a c e
The Center for Law and Justice is the focal point for all law school activities. The gracious space encourages the collegial exchange of ideas in comfortable
common areas as well as traditional classroom settings. Throughout the year, the Center hosts lectures, parties and other events sponsored by the faculty,
administration, and student organizations. Distinguished members of the bench, prominent scholars and well-known practitioners discuss topical legal issues
in the David Cohn Court Complex, which houses the Baker Trial Courtroom and the Chief Justice Robert N. Wilentz Appellate Courtroom. Court proceedings are
held in the courtrooms several times a year, further enriching the experiential learning of our students.
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O u r L o c a t i o n
Rutgers School of Law is located on the Newark campus of Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey. Twenty percent of our full-time law
students live in on-campus graduate apartments, located just
minutes from the Center for Law and Justice. The campus is situated
in the heart of Newark’s cultural center, close to the New Jersey
Performing Arts Center, the Newark Public Library, and the Newark
Museum, a celebrated gem with world-class collections. New York City
is 20 minutes away by mass transit, and Philadelphia is just a
one-hour train ride away. Newark and the surrounding area are home
to many of the state’s and nation’s leading law firms, as well as countless
government offices, corporations, entrepreneurial ventures, and public
interest groups that represent a wealth of employment opportunities.
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A p p l y i n g t o t h e L a w S c h o o l
If you are thinking about a law school degree, we strongly urge you to consider the Rutgers School of Law-Newark. Financial
assistance is generally available through a combination of grants, loans, and work-study. Applications for admission are
available through: The Office of Admissions website at: www.law.newark.rutgers.edu/admissions.html or 973-353-5557 or
123 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102-3026; or Law School Admissions Council via “LSACD on the Web” at www.lsac.org
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102-3026
• 973-353-5557 Admissions • 973-353-1702 Financial Aid • 973-353-5554 Information Sessions
• 973-353-5644 Minority Student Program
• E-mail: lawinfo@andromeda.rutgers.edu • Website: www.law.newark.rutgers.edu
The Rutgers School of Law-Newark is accredited by the American Bar Association, registered by the Board of Regents of New York, and a member of
the Association of American Law Schools.
It is the policy of the Rutgers School of Law-Newark not to discriminate on the grounds of sex, age, handicap, race, color, national and ethnic
origin, or sexual orientation in its educational programs, admissions policies, employment policies, financial aid programs, and other school administered
programs. Inquiries regarding compliance with this policy may be addressed to Affirmative Action Office, Rutgers School of Law-Newark, Center for Law and
Justice, 123 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-3026.

Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Center for Law and Justice
Office of Admissions
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102-3026
Telephone: 973-353-5557
Fax: 973-353-3459
E-mail: lawinfo@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Website: www.law.newark.rutgers.edu