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CUNY School of Law, the nation's only public interest law school, offers JD programs emphasizing human rights, social justice, and clinical training for aspiring public interest lawyers. Located in Long Island City, it prioritizes access for diverse, low-income students committed to underserved communities.
- Administrative Law: Agency rulemaking, adjudication, and public policy.
- Business Law for Nonprofits: Contracts, tax-exempt status, governance.
- Civil Rights Litigation: Discrimination, voting rights, equal protection cases.
- Clinical Externships: Supervised practice in courts, agencies, NGOs.
- Community Economic Development: Affordable housing, small business, community land trusts.
- Constitutional Law: First Amendment, due process, federalism.
- Criminal Law and Procedure: Defenses, evidence, trial advocacy.
- Environmental Law: Climate justice, toxics, land use regulation.
- Family Law: Domestic violence, child custody, support enforcement.
- Health Law: Access to care, Medicaid, reproductive rights.
- Immigration Law: Asylum, deportation defense, citizenship.
- Intellectual Property: Copyright, trademarks for creative industries.
- International Human Rights: Treaties, advocacy, global justice.
- Legal Writing and Research: Memos, briefs, oral arguments.
- Negotiation and Mediation: Dispute resolution, client counseling.
- Professional Responsibility: Ethics, malpractice, bar rules.
- Public International Law: Treaties, war crimes, diplomacy.
- Race and Law: Critical race theory, systemic racism, reparations.
- Torts: Negligence, products liability, damages.
- Workers' Rights: Labor law, wage theft, union representation.
Three-year JD with summer internships at public interest orgs. Clinics in immigration, housing, criminal defense. Loan forgiveness for public service. Diverse faculty and student body. Moot court and journals hone skills. Graduates practice at ACLU, Legal Aid, and firms, championing justice for marginalized groups.
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