Western New England University School of Law (also known as Western New England Law) is a private, ABA accredited law school in Western Massachusetts. Established in 1923, the law school has approximately 7,000 alumni who live and work across the United States, and in many foreign countries. They include judges, attorneys practicing in small and large firms, and lawyers for corporations, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and various levels of government.
Western New England Law offers both full-time and part-time programs. A distinctive feature of the school is the personalized, student-centered approach to legal education and professional development. The first-year section size, purposely among the smallest in the country, promotes effective learning in a challenging but collegial and supportive setting.
According the law professor blog The Faculty Lounge, 33.8% of the Class of 2012 was employed in full-time, long-term positions requiring bar admission, ranking 188th out of 197 law schools.
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