Law School Profiles: Charleston, CUNY, and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

The Charleston School of Law or CSOL was founded in 2003, and is one of the only two law schools found in South Carolina. Charleston Law dedicates itself to producing intellectually competent lawyers with high moral character.  The school is host to three student publications that aim to provide a venue for students, law practitioners, lecturers, and legal professionals to discuss topics pertaining to human rights, current social issues, and legal academics: the Charleston Law Review, Federal Courts Law Review, and MALABU, or Maritime Law Bulletin. More information about the school’s course offerings can be found at www.charlestonlaw.org, with information on application procedures listed at the website’s admissions page.

CUNY Law, or the City University of New York Law School, was established in 1983 and specializes in public interest law. As the school’s motto aptly states, Law in the Service of Human Needs, the City University of New York Law School offers a curriculum that is designed to imbibe in students the passion and desire to become lawyers who will serve the disempowered and disadvantaged members of society. The clinics and concentrations that the school offers include International Women’s Human Rights, Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Economic Justice Project, and Community and Economic Development. You can find the full list of courses and clinics offered at CUNY Law at their website, www.law.cuny.edu and information on applications at their admissions page.

The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law is the law school branch of Cleveland State University located in Cleveland, Ohio. Originally established in 1897 and named Cleveland Law School, the institution merged with the John Marshall School of Law in 1946, and since then has adopted the name Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. The school offers a JD degree, five dual degree programs, and LL.M. programs. The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law is also known for being the very first evening law school in Ohio, and one of the nation’s first law schools to accept minorities and women in their academic community.If you’re interested in applying to Cleveland-Marshall Law, check out the school’s admissions page to get the lowdown on the processes and requirements.

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