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Columbia affiliates seeking access to Law Library materials may request them via Pegasus or by emailing referencedesk@law.columbia.edu. You will receive an email when they are available to pick up from WJW 101. The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library, named after Arthur W. Diamond (Class of 1926), is home to one of the most comprehensive print and ...
The Law School, one of the first independent law schools in the nation, opened its doors in 1858 as Columbia College of Law. Theodore Dwight became the school’s first warden (an earlier name for the dean) and introduced a new mode of legal pedagogy known as “The Dwight Method.”. In lieu of the prevailing office apprenticeship as a means ...
Admissions. The benefits of a legal education from Columbia Law School are endless: exceptional training from world-class faculty, access to a wide-ranging and progressive curriculum, hands-on legal experience, unrivaled career opportunities, and more, all set against the dynamic backdrop of New York City. Our students are highly diverse in ...
Apr 22, 2024 · The law school faculty letter follows mass dissent in other channels. After an emergency faculty meeting last week, for instance, the Barnard and Columbia chapters of the American Association of ...
Columbia Law School is distinguished, perhaps uniquely among leading US law schools, as an international center of legal education that stimulates its students to consider the full dimensions of the possibility of the law—as an intellectual pursuit, as a career, and as an instrument of human progress.
Columbia Law School’s graduate degree options (LL.M., Executive LL.M., and J.S.D.) provide lawyers from around the world with unparalleled opportunities to achieve their academic and career goals. Develop insight into the American legal system, transform your global business law practice, or pursue a distinguished career in legal scholarship.
The J.S.D. degree is awarded to students who complete an approved program of study, research, and writing with distinction. To earn the degree, candidates must, within six years of enrollment in the program: Once a candidate’s J.S.D. research and writing is complete, the candidate, in consultation with her advisory committee, will establish a ...
