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Albany Law Welcomes Inaugural Flex JD Class

08/23/2024

In August, the inaugural Flex JD cohort was on campus for Orientation. The sessions included campus tours, meeting with faculty and staff, and taking...

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Welcoming Incoming Residential JD Class of 2027

Albany Law School welcomed the entering Class of 2024 - many with a scheduled graduation year of 2027 – during its annual Orientation with social...

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Bria Barnes-Coleman appointed Director of Women’s Leadership Initiative & Community Engagement

Bria Barnes-Coleman has been appointed as the Director of the Women's Leadership Initiative and Community Engagement, a newly developed role at Albany...

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Law Students Collaborate with UAlbany To Rate Banks

A collaborative project between Albany Law School students and University at Albany (SUNY) students will help New Yorkers find banks that have the...

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Maura Callahan

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Callahan Leveraging Albany Law’s Master of Science for Advocacy Career Growth

07/02/2024

Maura Callahan, a 2023 graduate of Albany Law School's online Master of Science in Government Affairs and Advocacy program, has experienced a year of...

Will Donovan and Family

Donovan ’23: Pro Bono Scholar Turned Family Law Attorney

Will Donovan ’23 came to Albany Law School with a plan—gain experience to move his career in family law forward. And he’s made it happen. Before Albany Law School, Donovan...

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Online Graduate Program Student Jane Judge Selected as 2023 Westin Scholar

Jane Judge has found Albany Law School’s online Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Master’s Program to be an ideal fit for her desire to be a lifetime learner and working professional...

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Professor Farnia Selected for International Award

Albany Law School Professor Nina Farnia was recently announced as the co-winner of the 2023 Julien Mezey Dissertation Award for her dissertation, "Imperialism in the Making of US Law, 1940-2008,"...

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Class of 2022 has 91 percent employment rate, second-straight year of 90 percent+

Albany Law School is proud to announce that 91% of the Class of 2022 (Juris Doctor) is employed in law firms, government agencies, public interest...

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Career and Professional Development

172nd Commencement Celebrates the Class of 2023

The graduates of Class of 2023 began law school at a time of tremendous uncertainty. Many chose Albany Law School sight unseen and endured constant...

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Class of 2023 Completes More than 52,176 Pro Bono Hours

Each graduating class has an endless of accomplishments to celebrate. Here’s a really impressive one. The Class of 2023, with 172 members, completed...

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The Pro Bono Society

Chopra ’23 Assists City with Migrant Welcome Plan

How do immigrants in a city like Albany settle into their new home in the Capital Region? Thanks in part to Albany Law School’s Kaitlynn Chopra ’23...

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Immigration Law Clinic

The Pro Bono Society

Justice Center Renamed to Honor Edward P. Swyer

Ed Swyer '18H and his family believe in Albany Law School. That belief is now forever enshrined at the law school with the renaming of the Edward P...

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Community Economic Development Clinic

Domestic Violence Prosecution Hybrid Clinic

Family Violence Litigation Clinic

Health Law Clinic

Immigration Law Clinic

Post-COVID Court Practices focus of final Anderson Program of 2023

The fourth and final program of the 2023 Warren M. Anderson Legislative Series will focus on the evolving practices and procedures in New York’s court...

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Government Law Center

OUTLaw Student Group Earns NYSBA President's Pro Bono Service Award

Albany Law School’s OUTLaw student group was selected for a New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President’s Pro Bono Service Award for their work...

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Albany Law School Establishes Bar Preparation Assistance Fund in honor of Eugene P. Devine, Class of 1940

Albany Law School announced today the creation of The Eugene P. Devine Family Fund, a new initiative to support students needing financial help to...

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The Justice Center at Albany Law School to be renamed in honor of Edward P. Swyer

Albany Law School will honor the tremendous financial support of Edward P. Swyer ’18H and the Swyer Family Foundation by unveiling the newly titled...

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Omid Shamim ’23 paper on Copyright, AI wins New York State Intellectual Property Association Award

Albany Law School students are constantly exploring innovative areas of law. The latest example – this one recognized by the New York State...

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