New York Law School

New York Law School
MottoWe are New York's law school.[1]
EstablishedJune 11, 1891; 133 years ago (June 11, 1891)
School typePrivate
Endowment$241.5 million[2]
DeanAnthony Crowell[3]
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Enrollment1,130[4]
Faculty50+ fulltime, 100+ adjunct[5]
USNWR ranking127th (2024)[6]
Websitewww.nyls.edu

New York Law School (NYLS) is a private law school in Tribeca, New York City. NYLS has a full-time day program and a part-time evening program. NYLS's faculty includes more than 50 full-time and over 100 adjunct professors. Notable faculty members include Penelope Andrews and Lenni Benson, founder of the Safe Passage Project.

Prominent NYLS alumni include Maurice R. Greenberg, former chairman and CEO of American International Group Inc. and current chairman and CEO of C.V. Starr and Co. Inc.; Charles E. Phillips Jr., former-CEO of Infor and former President of Oracle; and Judith "Judge Judy" Sheindlin, New York family court judge, author, and television personality. Other past graduates include United States Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan II and Wallace Stevens, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. According to ABA-required disclosures, 90.2% of the NYLS class of 2022 had obtained employment 10 months after graduation, and 83.96% of the 2022 class had obtained long-term, full-time JD-required or JD-Advantage employment.[7][8]

  1. ^ Mike Stetz, National Jurist, After the Fire, November 2013
  2. ^ 2012 Financial Statement, New York Law School Financial Statements As of June 30, 2012 and 2011 Together with Auditor's Report, page 2 (2012 investments)
  3. ^ "New York Law School Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on September 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "New York Law School: Data USA". Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "NYLS faculty". Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  6. ^ "New York Law School". U.S. News & World Report – Best Law Schools. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "Employment Summary for 2015 Graduates" (PDF). www.nyls.edu. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  8. ^ "2021 American Bar Association, New York Law School" (PDF).