PREPARING #CHANGEMAKERS
WHERE’S THE IMPACT?
RWU Law graduates go out into the world armed with the education and experience to contribute meaningful changes within their spheres of influence. Collectively, these actions create bigger changes that impact our world.
CLASS OF 2024
171 GRADUATES
The largest number of RWU Law alums live in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Washington D.C.
STUDENT PROFILE FACULTY AND STAFF 37% MALE 62% FEMALE 1% TRANS/ NON-BINARY 25% STUDENTS OF COLOR 27% FIRST GENERATION 12% LGBTQ+ 3% VETERANS 26 AVERAGE AGE 27% FACULTY OF COLOR 64% FEMALE 36% MALE DIVERSITY, EQUITY,INCLUSION, AND BELONGING LIVED DAILY
LSAT & GPA (OVERALL) Percentile LSAT GPA 75 TH Percentile 154 3.65 Median 150 3.3 25 TH Percentile 147 2.93
“All roads of my remarkably rich journey as a legal professional lead back to the extraordinary training that I received at RWU Law. The faculty’s commitment to high academic standards, coupled with a culture of compassion and respect, gave me the confidence to aim high and dream big dreams.”
— Hon. Melissa DuBose L’04 US District Court for the District of Rhode Island
“Through the Business Start-Up clinic and my pro bono work, I was able to give back to my community while also gaining significant practical legal experience. Additionally, the Corporate Counsel externship prepared me for a career as in-house counsel by allowing me to put my classroom education to the test in real
#CHANGEMAKERS
— Lauren D’Amico, L’15 Senior Director, Associate General Counsel at Panera BreadAt RWU Law, we mentor and train the lawyers and leaders of tomorrow. Our students and graduates work to make the world a better place one client and one project at a time. They harness the law’s transformative power to pursue and achieve justice.
— Dean Gregory W. Bowman
WHERE’S THE IMPACT?
RWU Law graduates go out into the world armed with the education and experience to contribute meaningful changes within their spheres of influence. Collectively, these actions create bigger changes that impact our world.
171 GRADUATES CLASS
The largest number of RWU Law alums live in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Washington D.C.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY,INCLUSION, AND BELONGING LIVED DAILY
“All roads of my remarkably rich journey as a legal professional lead back to the extraordinary training that I received at RWU Law. The faculty’s commitment to high academic standards, coupled with a culture of compassion and respect, gave me the confidence to aim high and dream big dreams.”
“Through the Business Start-Up clinic and my pro bono work, I was able to give back to my community while also gaining significant practical legal experience. Additionally, the Corporate Counsel externship prepared me for a career as in-house counsel by allowing me to put my classroom education to the test in real world situations.”
— Hon. Melissa DuBose L’04 US District Court for the District of Rhode Island — Lauren
“Through RWU Law, I have supported leading environmental groups with renewable energy policy research, taught inner city youth about their rights in the US legal system, participated in courses focused on leading civil rights cases, and served on the board of the Law Review. I hope to continue to support renewable energy development in Southern New England after graduating.”
— Todd Amaral, 3L
STUDENT PROFILE FACULTY AND STAFF 37% MALE 62% FEMALE 1% TRANS/ NON-BINARY 25% STUDENTS OF COLOR 27% FIRST GENERATION 12% LGBTQ+ 3% VETERANS 26 AVERAGE AGE 27% FACULTY OF COLOR 64% FEMALE 36% MALE
OF 2024
LSAT & GPA (OVERALL) Percentile LSAT GPA 75 TH Percentile 154 3.65 Median 150 3.3 25 TH Percentile 147 2.93
D’Amico, L’15 Senior Director, Associate General Counsel at Panera Bread
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60,100 HOURS OF LEGAL COMMUNITY SERVICE $ 1.8M ESTIMATED VALUE / PUBLIC INTEREST WORK
PRO BONO
16,222 HOURS CHANGE BY THE
6,950 HOURS
CLINICAL EXTERNSHIPS (Public Interest, Government)
24,975 HOURS
IN-HOUSE CLINICS
11,932 HOURS
NUMBERS
Class of 2023
CHANGE, MANIFESTED
• RWU Law made national headlines when it became one of just a handful of law schools nationwide to introduce a 3-credit required course on race and the law to its core legal curriculum.
• RWU Law hosts a monthly national webinar series on integrating issues of diversity into the classroom co-sponsored by the City University of New York School of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law, George Washington Law School, and Jurist.
• On its 30th anniversary, RWU Law established the Institute for Race and the Law, housed within the Law School, as a catalyst for real change. It aims to modernize legal education and the legal system in order to increase access to justice for all.
RWU Law is able to continue on its mission of preparing lawyers who change the world only with the sustaining support of its local community, including the bench and bar.
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