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preLaw Magazine recognizes Touro Law for programs and strengths.
FlexTime Program Nationally Ranked in Top 10
Touro Law's FlexTime Program has been ranked as a Top 10 Hybrid/Online Law Degree Programs for 2022 by College Consensus for 2023!
Top NY School for Professor Accessibility
Touro Law is the top-ranked New York law school for professor accessibility according to The Princeton Review 2023.
Immigration Clinic Win!
Touro Law students in the Immigration Rights Clinic won a difficult victory for a Guatemalan woman facing persecution in her home country - changing a life while learning the law.
Alumni Spotlight
Brian Conaty is a 2018 Touro Law alum with a desire to affect positive change in his community.
Students Tour the Morgue
Touro Law students visited the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner for a tour of the morgue and learned about how autopsy results are often critical to crime scene investigations.
Touro Law and SCBA's Mock Property Closing Event
Touro Law and the Suffolk County Bar Association offered a Mock Property Closing event for students and real estate attorneys.
The Changemakers Chronicle:
Check out current and recent probono projects and initiatives that Touro Law students are involved in!
Students Visit Crime Lab
Criminal Law Society members visited the Suffolk County Office of the Medical Examiner, which includes the Medical Forensic, Toxicology, and Crime Laboratory departments.
Storytelling as a Tool for Action & Change
Touro Law students have the opportunity to intern for the Herstory Linda Howard Weissman Youth Justice Writing Workshop, and be paired with court-involved young people to tell stories, elevate voices, and write for justice.
Criminal Law Spotlight
A Texas inmate serving a life sentence, through a specially arranged phone call, as well as a judge and a public defender joined a 1L criminal law class to share perspective and insight with students.
Employment Success
The Class of 2023 has the highest job placement rates for any graduating class in the school's history.
Clinic Newsletter
Read about the good work that has been done in some of our 11 in-house clinical programs so far this year.
Faculty Spotlight:
Professor Miller recently participated in a panel at the NYSBA annual meeting sponsored by NYSBA’s Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Student Spotlight
Joshua is the perfect combination of ambition, dedication, and execution – an embodiment of talking the talk and walking the walk! He is a student leader who enriches our student body and the community.
Faculty Spotlight
Assistant Professor of Law Gabriel Weil may be best known for his scholarship in environmental law. However, he has recently expanded his scholarly research and interest in the area of Artificial Intelligence, and one of his papers was recently discussed in Vox.
Faculty Spotlight
Professor Lauren Roth has been selected to present her work at the University of Michigan Law School’s 10th Annual Junior Scholars Conference.
All Rise
Professor Kramer takes students to court as part of the Court Observation Program to meet with judges, talk with attorneys, and give students a true look at what life is like as a legal professional on Long Island.
Myra E. Berman Bar Success
In recognition of her passion for our students and creating an innovative classroom environment, we have created a new named scholarship that will allow selected students to focus on bar study by providing scholarships to help relieve financial burdens. Make a donation today!
New Poverty Law Class
A new Poverty Law course will be offered beginning in Fall 2024 that will examine the intersection of poverty and the law in the United States.
Alumni Spotlight:
Jon C. Teller, Esq., is a partner and an award-winning senior trial attorney at Wilshire Law Firm in Los Angeles. He has a proven track record of obtaining verdicts of millions of dollars for his clients.
Clinic Spotlight:
Students in the Brooklyn Prosecution Clinic visited the New York Police Department Forensics Investigations Division in Jamaica, Queens. They had the opportunity to tour NYPD facilities and laboratories.
Touro Law Review Podcast Series
In the most recent Touro Law Review podcast episode, Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks explains the role of a US Magistrate Judge and shares thoughts on how AI may change the practice of law.
Faculty Spotlight:
Professor Roth participated in a Health Law Scholars Workshop, where her work-in-progress was reviewed and enthusiastically received.
Faculty Spotlight:
Professor Marjorie Silver received the AALS Section on Balance & Well-Being in Legal Education Award at the Association's Annual Meeting in January.
A JD Degree Can Advance Your Career
Explore the benefits of earning a law degree and all the ways it can help you advance your career (even if you’re not planning to be a lawyer) and learn how our hybrid FlexTime JD program is tailored to meet the needs of busy students.
Alumni Spotlight:
Gregory Coleman was recently promoted to Deputy Director of Training for the Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Defense Practice where he is responsible for getting new attorneys ready to represent indigent New Yorkers in all five boroughs.
Alumni Spotlight:
Mulry is attorney in charge of the Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County. She's the first woman in that job, a role that she relishes as an attorney and activist for the poor, young, and elderly.
Poverty Simulation
All incoming Touro Law students were invited to participate in a Poverty Simulation during the 2023 Day of Service and Public Interest at Orientation this year.
A Message from Dean Elena Langan
Please read this important message from Dean Langan.
Student Spotlight:
Aron Pirov, a 2022 graduate of the inaugural FlexTime Program, was featured in Touro University's LINKS magazine.
Student Spotlight:
Madison Scarfaro was selected as an Honorable Dorothy T. Eisenberg Women in the Law “Trailblazer” Award recipient!
Faculty Spotlight:
Professor Hal Abramson’s scholarship and work often crosses international borders, even into the Ukraine during a time of war.