Brooklyn Law School’s cluster of health law courses provide a strong introduction to the field, with the opportunity for even more focused concentration for students interested in the field. From broad legal topics such as Administrative Law and Products Liability to more specialized courses like Mental Health Law, students come away with knowledge of the various legal aspects of health and science. Read more for the full list of core, elective, and clinical skills and seminar courses.
A Hands-on Experience
In the Health Law Externship program, students work in various public sector field placements that maintain a health law practice. They are supervised by an attorney at the placement site. The work may be advisory, transactional or policy-oriented, or may require direct client or constituent advocacy.
Of her experience at the NYC Health & Hospitals Corporation, Emily Greene ’11 said, “I was really engaged with the attorneys, and I learned a lot from them. I also felt prepared to speak with them as an equal.”
Jing Wan ’11 worked with Legal Health, a division of New York Legal Health Assistance Group and enjoyed direct client interaction. She said, “I learned a lot about how to communicate with laypeople in a legal context. You have to present an issue in legal terms while also explaining it to them in terms they can understand.”
Recent Health Law Externship Placements:
ACLU Reproductive Rights Project
Brooklyn Mental Health Court
Center for HIV Law and Policy
Center for Reproductive Rights
Legal Services NYC
Medicare Rights Center
Mental Hygiene Legal Services
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, Office of Legal Affairs
New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Office of General Counsel
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
New York Legal Assistance Group, Legal Health
New York State Assembly Committee on Health
New York State Attorney General, Health Care Bureau
Public Health Solutions
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center,
Division of Humanities in Medicine
Vera Institute of Justice, Guardianship Project