I sat down with Amy Wolfe, a 1L, this week to ask her a few questions about NYU Law School from the perspective of a student.

Despite daunting obstacles caused by Hurricane Sandy, a group of determined NYU Law students traveled to Ohio to do voter protection work in advance of the 2012 election.

You may or may not have noticed, but 2012 was an election year. Here are some of the election-related events and volunteer activities that NYU Law students led and participated in.

The people, the sights, the animals, the law: Alaska is the Last Frontier in many unexpected ways.

I had no idea what to expect going into my summer position at the FBI. Heck, I wasn’t even sure I would be working there until two weeks before my expected start date—they were still adjudicating my clearance and talking to every roommate, neighbor, and employer I had interacted with in the last seven years. When I got the email at the end of May that yes, I would be allowed in the building, and no, they didn’t uncover anything they wanted to arrest me for, I breathed a big sigh of relief—and immediately commenced worrying about everything else.

Most 1Ls, by May, look forward to putting the law library behind them. For research assistants, however, the library soon becomes a second home. Here’s what I thought about my summer pretending to be a law professor in NYU’s research assistant program.

So how did I wind up in a situation where I was living in the Deep South and immersing myself in work that I hadn’t had much exposure to before law school?

I got lucky.

Although law schools have attempted to diversify their student bodies over the years, a recent study casts strong doubt as to the effectiveness of these initiatives with respect to socioeconomic diversity. I offer my perspective on the issue based on my realization that I am among the 5%.

I woke up this morning and realized that I am a law student. It’s official.

Preparing for finals is not the only way you can opt to spend your spring break at NYU Law. These next few entries include stories of how two NYU Law students chose to spend their spring breaks—one to explore legal careers in Asia, and the other to volunteer legal assistance in Alaska.

Curious as to what your 1L year at NYU will entail? Here is a brief overview to satisfy that curiosity.

First year law students have the privilege to choose where they want to work for the summer – not simply wherever will take them. Here are some of the resources available to NYU Law students.

I am taking an Eighth Amendment Law and Litigation course, taught by Professor Bryan Stevenson. He is brilliant, and the course is easily the most influential one I’ve taken, ever.

We interviewed the client, researched his case, and repeatedly rehearsed our arguments. We were as prepared as two law students who have never represented a client could be.

My internship at the Newark Law Department ended in mid-August, and looking back, I realize I learned several career lessons. One of the most important: Whenever a staffer offers you a chance to work on a project, jump at it. You never know what you might learn, or where it might lead.

My internship at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development is drawing to a close, and so it’s a good time to look back and think about the projects I’ve done, and what I’ve learned during my internship.

I confess, I have a soft spot for my home state of New Jersey.  I applied to multiple organizations within the Garden State and turned down a number of offers in order to work for the City of Newark Law Department in beautiful downtown Newark, NJ.  The Law Department represents the city in civil disputes [...]

Prior to law school I worked as an eighth grade math teaching in the Bronx as part of the Teach For America Program. This summer I’m thrilled to be working as a summer law clerk for the NYC Department of Education. The experience continues to strengthen my passion for educational equity.

An intern’s desk, so to speak, is their castle. And a visit to Ghana’s Parliament made me appreciate how lucky I am to have a workspace…

When I decided to go to Ghana to intern for the summer, I thought, “I’ve studied abroad before, how hard could it be?” Turns out plopping myself into a new culture on my own AND learning the ropes at a new job could be a bit trickier than I thought.