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How to Navigate Law School  

Whether you're a 1L, 2L, 3L, or LLM, consult these year-by-year roadmaps to be sure that you're heading in the right direction.

 

 

Who Can Help with Questions about...

Academic Advising
Michelle Kirkland

Assistant Dean Michelle Kirkland and her team in Academic Services and Registration can help you with registration and course assignments, the course evaluation process, transcripts, records maintenance, and more. 

Contact [email protected].

Academic Integrity and Curriculum
Radny Hertz

Vice Dean for Curriculum Randy Hertz oversees the implementation of degree requirements and course scheduling and can help you with concerns related to academic integrity or curriculum.

Contact [email protected].

Academic and Student Support
Lindsay Kendrick

Dean of Students and Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion Lindsay Kendrick and her Student Affairs team offer academic support (including advisement, tutoring, leave of absence requests, etc.), counseling, and counseling referrals. 

Contact [email protected].

Bar Exam
Michelle Kirkland

Assistant Dean Michelle Kirkland and her team in Academic Services and Registration can help you with all bar exam-related questions.

Contact [email protected].
 

Career and Employment (Private Sector)
Pamela Mittman

Assistant Dean Pamela Mittman and her team can help you with questions that arise with employer interviews or summer positions, Early Interview Week, etc. 

Contact [email protected].

Clerkships
Michelle Cherande

Assistant Dean of Clerkships Michelle Cherande and her team in the Judicial Clerkship Office can help you with issues related to clerkship applications and interviews. 

Contact [email protected].

Clinics or Externships
Deborah Archer portrait

Associate Dean for Experiential Education and Clinical Programs Deborah Archer oversees clinical and externship offerings and can help with concerns related to clinical courses or externships.

Contact [email protected].

Disability Accommodations

The NYU Moses Center for Accessibility and Inclusive Culture works with students to determine appropriate and reasonable accommodations that support equal access to education. The Moses Center can help with classroom, housing, facilities, or other related support or accommodations.

Contact Moses CSA at [email protected].

Diversity and Inclusion
Lindsay Kendrick

Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion and Dean of Students Lindsay Kendrick supports and promotes community diversity, inclusiveness, and belonging across a range of areas, including student life.

Contact [email protected].

Financial Aid

The financial aid team, led by Senior Director Joel Schoenecker, can help answer questions about the various types of financial aid available to you, including institutional awards, federal and private loans, LRAP, and external scholarship opportunities.

Contact [email protected]

Graduate Affairs
Barbara Landress

Senior Director Barbara Landress and her team in Graduate Affairs help LLM students with adjustment to a US law school, academic policies and procedures, course selection, bar exam eligibility, and personal and academic difficulty.

Contact [email protected].

Graduate Tax Program

The Graduate Tax Program can help answer graduate-tax related questions. 

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Housing
Nancy Mah Chau

Director of Student Life Nancy Mah-Chau and her team help students with housing-related issues, such as concerns about roommates or neighbors, use of common areas, religious or other accommodations, etc.

Contact [email protected].

Lawyering Program

Director Andy Williams can help with issues related to instruction or instructors in the Lawyering Program.

Contact [email protected].

Public Service
Lisa Hoyes

Assistant Dean Lisa Hoyes and her team at the Public Interest Law Center can help with personal or financial implications regarding public service as well was public sector employment and interviewing. 

Contact [email protected].

Study Abroad

Amy Wilson, associate director of the NYU Law Abroad and Global Programs, helps students who are interested in spending a semester immersed in the law and legal culture of another part of the world at NYU Law Abroad sites located in Paris and Buenos Aires.

Contact [email protected].