Rutgers School of Law-Newark

Rutgers School of Law–Newark is the oldest of three law schools in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located at the S.I. Newhouse Center for Law and Justice, at 123 Washington Street, in downtown Newark. Founded in 1908 as the New Jersey Law School, it merged with the University of Newark in 1936, which later became part of Rutgers University. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association; is a member of the Association of American Law Schools; and is registered with the Board of Regents of the State of New York. On September 9, 2008, the law school celebrated its... centennial. The J.D. program at Rutgers requires a total of 84 credits to graduate. The 1L curriculum requires traditional courses in Torts, Contracts, Property, Criminal Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, and Legal Research & Writing. Second semester 1Ls are also required to choose an elective. All required 1L courses are graded on a standard B-curve. Rutgers ensures that students have a 'small section' class as 1Ls, taking one core class taught by a tenured faculty member and limited to the roughly 30 people in a student's track .
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