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'Hard Work, Determination, and Dedication.'
Arya Omshehe, RWU Law Class of 2023
Juris DoctorArya Omshehe, a third-year student at Roger Williams University School of Law, has been awarded first place in the 2022 James E. Beckley Securities Arbitration and Law Writing Competition. The honor was formally conferred on...
The Line Between Talent and Desire
Hannah Devoe, RWU Law Class of 2022
Juris DoctorHannah Devoe ’22 came to RWU Law as an aspiring criminal lawyer. That aspiration was quickly put aside after her first criminal law classes, which she did not enjoy. But rather than panic, Devoe looked...
‘To Empower and Amplify LGBTQ+ Voices’
Dalton Maldonado, RWU Law Class of 2022
Juris DoctorAs president of the Alliance, RWU Law’s LGBTQ+ student organization, Dalton Maldonado ’22 had the distinction of creating a new holiday of sorts. “Friendsgiving”, as it’s known, is a Thanksgiving feast that provides a place...
'You Have to Adapt to Survive'
Antonio Massa Viana, RWU Law Class of 2014
Juris DoctorHow does a newly established immigration law practice weather a hostile administration and a global pandemic? Ask Boston attorney Antonio Massa Viana.
Coming Full Circle
Doris Adesuyi, RWU Law Class of 2020
Juris DoctorWhen Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee tasked an array of policy subgroups with planning the state’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic, one of them – focused on small business – was co-facilitated by Doris Adesuyi...
Finding the Perfect Niche
Dasha Brockmeyer, RWU Law Class of 2007
Juris DoctorDasha G. Brockmeyer ’07 reached a career milestone this spring when she was elected partner at the 400-plus-attorney firm of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, practicing mainly in the field of employee benefit law...
The Importance of Empathy
Madison Picard, RWU Law Class of 2022
Juris DoctorLast May, in the thick of the coronavirus pandemic, 2L Madison Picard received some welcome good news: the Massachusetts Bar Foundation had awarded her a generous Legal Intern Fellowship to fund a summer internship she’d...
Leading With Equity
Amanda Nagim-Williams, RWU Law Class of 2021
Juris DoctorWhen she graduates this May, 3L Amanda Nagim-Williams will set her career in motion with a powerful start – clerking for history-making New Jersey Superior Court Judge Sheila A. Venable, who was appointed earlier this...
A Sense of Belonging
Shahily Negron-Falcon, RWU Law Class of 2021
Juris DoctorRWU Law 3L Shahily (“Shay”) Negron-Falcon has been awarded a 2020 Dominican Bar Association (DBA) Scholarship
A Woman of Firsts
Nicole N. Yancy, RWU Law Class of 2018
Juris DoctorNicole Yancy ’18 is a woman of firsts. Immediately upon completing her J.D., she became RWU Law's first graduate to obtain a judicial clerkship with the Administrative Office of the Juvenile Court in Boston. Earlier...
Course Types
We have classified RWU Law classes under the following headers. One of the following course types will be attached to each course which will allow students to narrow down their search while looking for classes.
Core Course
Students in the first and second year are required to take classes covering the following aspects of the law—contracts, torts, property, criminal law, civil procedure, and constitutional law, evidence, and professional responsibility. Along with these aspects, the core curriculum will develop legal reasoning skills.
Elective
After finishing the core curriculum the remaining coursework toward the degree is completed through upper level elective courses. Students can choose courses that peak their interests or courses that go along with the track they are following.
Seminar
Seminars are classes where teachers and small groups of students focus on a specific topic and the students complete a substantial research paper.
Clinics/Externships
Inhouse Clinics and Clinical Externships legal education is law school training in which students participate in client representation under the supervision of a practicing attorney or law professor. RWU Law's Clinical Programs offer unique and effective learning opportunities and the opportunity for practical experience while still in law school.