Brooklyn Law School

About

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Dedicated to to the advancement of our understanding of law, legal institutions, and society at large.

Description

Founded in 1901, BLS is dedicated to to the advancement of our understanding of law, legal institutions, and society at large

Mission

The fundamental mission of Brooklyn Law School is to provide its students with the knowledge, skills, and ethical values needed for a career in the law. A well-rounded legal education exposes students to theory and legal doctrine, and gives them the practical skills that will be expected of them as lawyers. In order to achieve its mission, the law school has created, and is continuing to create, a community of outstanding legal scholars and teachers and students who are among the best and the brightest.

Brooklyn Law School’s faculty produces an impressive body of work, including casebooks, treatises, and articles in distinguished law journals. The faculty’s stature has greatly enhanced the law school’s reputation throughout the United States and abroad.

Brooklyn Law School boasts more than a century of experience in training students to engage in the practice of law.

"Situated at the junction of the downtown Brooklyn Heights Historic District, the Brooklyn Civic Center, Brooklyn Law School boasts a location unrivaled for its legal, cultural, and historical character. Students share their environs with federal and state judges, government officials, and lawyers in private practice, many of them alumni. Within a few-block radius are the US Eastern District Court; US Bankruptcy Court; US Attorney's Office; the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division; Family Court; the Brooklyn District Attorney; the Kings County Surrogate's Court; the NYC Civil and Criminal Courts; the Legal Aid Society; numerous law firms. These learning labs, few schools can replicate.Michael T. CahillPresident and Dean"