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The City University of New York School of Law (CUNY School of Law) is a public law school in New York City. It was founded in 1983 as part of the City University of New York. CUNY School of Law was established as a public interest law school with a curriculum focused on integrating clinical teaching methods within traditional legal studies. [3] [4]
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2 Court Square, Long Island City, NY 11101-4356 | Phone: 718-340-4200 © 2020 The City University of New York School of Law
CUNY, established by New York state legislation in 1961 and signed into law by Governor Nelson Rockefeller, was an amalgamation of existing institutions and a new graduate school. The system was governed by the Board of Higher Education of the City of New York, created in 1926, and later renamed the board of trustees of the CUNY in 1979.
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Founded in 1983 to make legal education more affordable to more people and to train outstanding public interest lawyers dedicated to using the law as a tool for social good, we are part of CUNY, the nation’s leading engine of social and economic mobility.
CUNY School of Law is the nation’s #1 public interest law school and a singular institution. Founded in 1983 with the dual mission to recruit and train outstanding public interest lawyers and to diversify the legal profession, it is the only publicly funded law school in New York City.
