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The Facts: New England School of Law Graduates

History

Founded in 1908 as Portia Law School, the only law school established exclusively for the education of women

Coeducational since 1938

Renamed New England School of Law in 1969

With three other independent law schools, New England is a founding member of the Consortium for Innovative Legal Education

Accreditation/Membership

Degrees Granted

J.D.
LL.M. in Advanced Legal Studies – for foreign lawyers with law degrees from institutions outside the U.S. who want to increase their knowledge of the American legal system

Divisions Offered

Full-time day division – 3 years
Part-time evening division – 4 years
Part-time day division – 4 years
Special Part-time Program – up to 6 years (for parents with primary or sole child-rearing responsibilities)

Total student enrollment: 1,100
Faculty (full-time): 41
Adjunct professors (part-time): 70+
Alumni in 50 states and 15 countries

Profile of the Class of 2010

Number enrolled: 379
Number of colleges and universities represented: 186
Number of states represented: 38
Countries represented: 7
Student/faculty ratio: 22:1
Average age: 24
Age range: 20-42
Men: 38% Women: 62%
Students of color: 13%
Out-of-state Percentage: 71%
LSAT: Median 151, 75th percentile 153
UGPA: Median 3.27, 75th percentile 3.52

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Academic Centers

The Center for International Law and Policy
The Center for Law and Social Responsibility
The Center for Business Law

Practical Legal Experience

New England School of Law students are well prepared to take on practical work; more than 60% of the students participate in clinical programs, including school-supervised internships. All students must take practical skills classes.

Clinical Programs

Administrative Law
Criminal Procedure II
Environmental Law
Family Law
Federal Courts
Government Lawyer (Attorney Generals Office)
Health Law
Immigration Law
International Law
Land Use Law
Lawyering Process
Massachusetts Practice
Mediation
Mental Health Law
Public Interest Law
Tax

Externship Programs

Business Law
Honors Judicial Clerkship

Volunteer Opportunities

Domestic Violence Institute (Boston Medical Center)
Judicial Language Project
New England Innocence Project (NEIP)
Shelter Legal Services Foundation, Inc.
Street Law Clinics (NLG)
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program

Advocacy Teams

Interscholastic Competition
Client Counseling
Environmental Moot Court
Frederick Douglass Moot Court
National Appellate Moot Court
National Child Welfare Moot Court
National Tax Moot Court
National Trial
Philip C. Jessup International Law

In-House Competition

Honors Moot Court
Mock Trial

Student Publications

New England Law Review
New England Journal of International and Comparative Law
New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement

Grading System

Grades are based on a 4.0 scale.
Median GPA for the Class of 2007 was 3.03 (full-time day division) and 3.04 (part-time evening division).
All students are ranked in direct, sequential numerical order.

Employment Statistics

84% of the graduating class who sought employment secured positions within nine months
of graduation. (Based on employment statistics for graduates 1997-2007.)

Class of 2007 graduates are employed in:
Private Practice	43.3%
Business/Corporations	24.1%
Government	15.2%
Judicial Clerkships	12.5%
Public Interest	4.9%
Geographic Locations
In-State (MA)	63.1%
Out of State	36.9%