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Brooklyn Law Students for the Public Interest (“BLSPI”) is pleased to announce that it has awarded 15 Michael Madow Bar Grants to graduating students who will be pursuing public interest careers.  read more

Last night the Board of Trustees of Brooklyn Law School (“BLS”) approved an accelerated 2-year J.D. program beginning in summer 2014. With the creation of the program, BLS will be able to offer a range of flexible 2-, 2.5-, 3-, 3.5- or 4-year options—called “Brooklyn 2-3-4”—to adapt to prospective students’ needs. Brooklyn Law School is the first in the New York metropolitan area to enable students to earn a J.D. in 2 years.  read more

The Brooklyn Law School community mourns the loss of two former Board of Trustee members, George G. Gallantz ’35 and Frank A. Dellomo.  read more

As we expected, the class action suit that alleged misrepresentation of published employment statistics by Brooklyn Law School (BLS) was dismissed yesterday.   read more

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle featured BLS in a recent article detailing how New York law schools are addressing the 50 hours of pro bono work required for getting a license.  read more

On Thursday, March 21, Brooklyn Law Students for the Public Interest (BLSPI) held its twenty-third annual Auction fundraiser, designed to support students pursuing careers in public interest law.  read more

When the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) meets in New York this month, Brooklyn Law School will be represented by more scholars than any educational institution in the world, with Professors Neil Cohen and Edward Janger and Adjunct Professor (and Bankruptcy Judge) Elizabeth Stong each contributing to the Commission’s work.  read more

On Thursday, March 14, the Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Law Fellowship Program hosted its annual Sparer Public Interest Law Forum at Brooklyn Law School.   read more

Brooklyn Law School is pleased to announce the launch of Practicum, an online scholarly journal.   read more

On February 7, students, faculty, and members of the BLS community filled the Subotnick Center to capacity for the seventh annual Sara Robbins Spelling Bee.   read more

Brooklyn Law School is pleased to announce that Kenneth R. Feinberg will deliver the 2013 Commencement address on June 7, at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center.  read more

On February 1, Brooklyn Law School faculty, alumni, and current and former Fellows of the Block Center for International Business Law gathered at the Down Town Association for a “Fireside Chat” with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Troy A. Paredes, moderated by Professor Dana Brakman Reiser.   read more

Brooklyn Law School is pleased to announce that its Media Law Moot Court Team has won the Americas Regional Round of the Price Media Law Moot Court Competition.   read more

With the aid of Professor David Reiss and the students in the Community Development Clinic, the NYC Peace Museum is one step closer to opening its doors.  read more

BLIP clinic students, led by Professor Jonathan Askin, have been busy supporting the innovative tech startups of Brooklyn and are understandably quite proud when their client’s young businesses take off, gaining traction in the media and winning notable victories in uncharted areas of internet law.   read more

This week, Brooklyn Law School, in collaboration with Deloitte Financial Advisory Services and John Oswald ’84, President and CEO of Capital Trust Group, conducted a business “Boot Camp” designed to teach law students valuable skills for succeeding in the business world. This unique course, the first of its kind, involved over 200 students during the winter break.   read more

On December 5, the Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) recognized the immense dedication to pro bono work by James Renken ’07, presenting him with the 2012 Christopher Slattery Young Professional Award.  read more

On December 5, at the American Airpower Museum, Hon. I. Leo Glasser '48 and Hon. Arthur D. Spatt '49 were among five federal judges honored by the Federal Bar Association, Eastern District Chapter for their service during World War II. The three other judges honored at the ceremony were Hon. Leonard D. Wexler, Hon. Thomas C. Platt, and Hon. Jack B. Weinstein, who previously taught at Brooklyn Law School.  read more