Brooklyn Law School in New York has addressed legal issues arising from the September 11th attacks through dedicated forums and classes. Professors have discussed compensation for 9/11 victims and federal bailouts. The school also offers a jurisprudence seminar on laws impacted by the war on terrorism. Brooklyn Law School maintains strong employment outcomes for graduates, with 97% employed within 9 months and 84% passing the New York Bar exam. The school provides hands-on clinical training and publishes four legal journals to prepare students for legal careers.

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[By Jen Woods]
September 11, 2001, will forever be remembered as the day that changed America. Since the war on terror began, the country’s
legal system has undergone significant reconstruction to prevent future atrocities. Many new and controversial laws have since
been implemented, creating new legal challenges for lawyers.
Brooklyn Law School (BLS), located just career center offers recruitment programs, students gain experience with interviewing,
minutes from where the attacks took place, workshops, and panel discussions. drafting, counseling, negotiation, fact
has dedicated forums, town meetings, and investigation, and oral and written advocacy.
In addition, prestigious national and New
classes to discuss the legal issues that have Students can choose to work in a broad
York City law firms—as well as major public
arisen in the aftermath. range of legal areas, including bankruptcy,
sector employers—visit the campus in the
immigration, securities arbitration, criminal
For instance, on February 11, 2002, law fall semester to interview students for
prosecution and defense, real estate
professors Lawrence Solan and Anthony summer and permanent positions. An Alumni
practice, children’s law, and mediation.
Sebok discussed the legal issues regarding Mock Interview Program is also offered to
compensation for 9/11 victims and the prepare students for real interviews. The school also has one of the largest
Federal bailout of the airlines. The meeting externship programs in the country, placing
Over the last three years, about 97 percent
was part of the “Understanding September more than 150 students in law offices, public
of graduates have found employment within
11: Probing the Past, Looking to the Future” agencies, nonprofit organizations, offices of
nine months of graduation. With numbers
forum series. corporate counsel, and judicial chambers
like that, it should come as no surprise
every semester and during the summer.
The law school also offers a jurisprudence that only about a quarter of nearly 5,000
seminar titled, “Advanced Problems: applicants are accepted. The average GPA is The law school publishes four student-
The Law After 9/11.” Law professor Gary 3.4, and LSAT scores range from 161 to 164. edited legal journals, The Brooklyn Law
Minda teaches the class, which focuses on Review, Brooklyn Journal of International
The required first-year classes provide
constitutional law, immigration, homeland Law, The Journal of Law and Policy, and The
a general overview of the law and are
security, technology, and other subjects that Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial
designed to sharpen students’ analytical
have been impacted by the war on terrorism. and Commercial Law. Students who choose
skills. Students must also complete a
to contribute to the journals have the
The school, founded in 1901, has established seminar course, where they will develop
opportunity to refine their legal research,
a solid reputation over the last 100 years. It skills like negotiation, counseling, drafting,
writing, analytical, and organizational skills.
was recently ranked 58th among the top 100 and interviewing. The seminars, which are
law schools in the United States in the U.S. roughly half the size of most other classes, Notable alumni include United States
News & World Report 2007 Graduate School allow students to work intimately with Representative Herman Badillo, New York
Ranking. faculty on their assignments throughout the State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver,
semester. criminal defense lawyer Bruce Cutler,
Statistics show that most BLS graduates are
former judge of the United States Court of
well-equipped to begin practicing law right Upper-class students have much more
International Trade James Lopez Watson,
out of school. Eighty-four percent of the control over the courses they take, as they
TV newscaster and talk show host Geraldo
June 2005 graduates passed the July 2005 have more than 240 classes to choose from.
Rivera, and singer/songwriter Paul Simon.
New York Bar Examination, and 97 percent Every spring a faculty panel discussion is
of those who graduated in the top half of the held to help students decide on the best ON THE NET
class passed. The average state pass rate is classes, clinics, and seminars for them.
Brooklyn Law School
76 percent.
Unique hands-on training is offered as part www.brooklaw.edu
The school’s career center also plays a of the school’s clinical program. Under the
The Brooklyn Law Review
vital role in preparing students for the supervision of faculty, students represent
www.brooklaw.edu/students/journals/blr.php
work world. Attorney counselors maximize clients; and they appear in every type of
students’ marketability by teaching them state, federal, and administrative court U.S. News & World Report
job search skills and career strategies. The on both the trial and appellate levels. The www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm
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