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98.2
%
Employed 10 months after graduation
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Median private-sector salary
94.29
%
bar pass rate

As a Cornell Law student, you‘ll stand out in the employment marketplace and benefit from one of the best career placement rates in the country.

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“Being a lawyer in the best sense means when something good happens to you or when something benefits you, you want to pass that good onto others and you want to share with others.”
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Experiential Learning

Experiential learning at Cornell Law School is a central part of our educational model. A robust set of clinical courses helps students move beyond the classroom into the world of practice; the Lawyering Program focuses on teaching the real-life skills employed by practicing attorneys, and externships around the country and across the globe put classroom learning into practice.
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Global Reach

Cornell Law School offers one of the country’s oldest and most distinguished programs in international and comparative legal education. It features an outstanding faculty; a strong and diverse curriculum; internationally focused law clinics; visiting professors, scholars, and graduate law students from around the world; a leading journal of international and comparative law; active internationally focused student organizations; international speakers and conferences; international internships and externships; international dual degree and study abroad opportunities, and an acclaimed international and comparative law library collection.  It is an exceptional place to study and engage with international and comparative law.

FORUM Spring 2024

Check out the latest edition of Cornell Law Forum magazine! We explore the evolution of trial advocacy at Cornell Law, where a legacy of excellence and innovative teaching methods prepare students for real-world legal challenges. Explore the program that's shaping tomorrow's legal champions.
Debbie Morales ’25, Nate Lo ’25, and Ifrah Qadir ’25 discuss an amicus brief recently filed in the Tenth Circuit by the new Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Clinic. 

The clinic is working with Cornell Law Professor Nelson Tebbe and Professor Lawrence Sager (UT-Austin) on this case, which concerns a challenge to Colorado’s Universal Pre-K program. 

Learn more about this new clinic, led by Gautam Hans, by visiting the link in our bio. 
#CornellLawClinics
We hope all our students are enjoying their fall break, and we can't wait to welcome you back to campus soon!

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📚 Welcome Cornell Law students to the start of the fall semester! Here’s to a productive and inspiring semester ahead! #CornellLaw
The Immigration Law & Advocacy Clinic recently supported a Cornell PhD student in her application for Advance Parole, a travel permission needed for DACA recipients to go abroad. Thanks to this success, the student presented her research at a neuroscience conference in Japan this summer! #CornellLaw #CornellLawClinics

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