2021-2022 Columbia Law School J.D. Admissions Viewbook by CLS WebComm

Your Future

“We train versatile professionals to forge a just society— leaders who are intellectually adventurous, emotionally intelligent, and actively engaged in solving the world’s problems.” GILLIAN LESTER DEAN AND THE LUCY G. MOSES PROFESSOR OF LAW

Your Academic Life

Your City

Your Community

Your Career

Our Curriculum

Financial Resources

Dates and Deadlines

The world looks to Columbia Law. For more than 160 years, the unique confluence of our unparalleled location, intellectual vitality, and innovative spirit has prepared Columbia graduates to guide society forward.

Be ready when the world looks to you. Live in the world’s most dynamic city. Learn from top-notch legal scholars deeply engaged with real-world issues. Connect with exceptional classmates and a global alumni community. Lead the way through a fulfilling career in any field you choose.

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mic To study at Columbia Law School is to immerse yourself in an intellectually challenging environment with all the benefits of a great university. Your classes will be taught by professors who are leading authorities in their fields of study. You will develop practical lawyering skills by participating in clinics, externships, simulations, and policy labs. You will find opportunities to collaborate with scholars and practitioners to tackle real-world challenges through advocacy, data science, and litigation. You will learn to think critically and responsibly about the law and its impact on individual lives, judicial institutions, and global affairs.

AREAS OF STUDY

Explore our rich curriculum and curate your law school experience around our robust areas of study. Regardless of your chosen path, you’ll be guided, both in and out of the classroom, by world-class faculty who shape the law and public discourse on today’s most important global issues. You will also have access to experiential learning opportunities—through clinics, centers, externships, and more—to gain real experience tied to your legal interests. Find related faculty, courses, and clinics, and learn more about each area of study: law.columbia.edu/areas-of-study.

“Everyone is familiar with Columbia Law School’s reputation for talent and excellence among its students, faculty, and staff. But what you can’t see from the outside is the depth of engagement, thoughtfulness, and creativity flowing through Jerome Greene Hall.” PROFESSOR COLLEEN SHANAHAN ’03 FOUNDER OF COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL’S COMMUNITY ADVOCACY LAB

The Constitution is a source of both stability and conflict in American society. Understanding the ways it is interpreted, debated, and implemented is essential for lawyers. Constitutional Law, Columbia Law School is Regulation, and Public Policy home to an ideologically diverse group of influential constitutional and administrative law scholars. Students gain a thorough understanding of constitutional law and history, the development and implementation of legislation and regulation, the role of the judiciary as the guardian of rights under the Constitution and civil rights acts, and comparative perspectives on international constitutional frameworks. Through the Center for Constitutional Governance and the Knight First Amendment Institute, students can engage with each other and thought leaders.

The shifting legal landscape for businesses demands lawyers who are agile advisers, strategists, and Corporate, Business, and problem-solvers. Transactional Law Law School faculty members are known for their groundbreaking scholarship and advisory roles in areas such as bankruptcy, contracts, fintech, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, securities regulation, tax, and more. Students gain experience through externships and clinics and can serve as research fellows in centers, such as the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Governance, and participate in interdisciplinary Deals Workshops taught by lawyers from top New York firms.

COMMUNITY ADVOCACY LAB In this clinic, students promote social justice as creative researchers and strategic planners. Representing community groups, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies, they employ an expansive range of approaches beyond litigation to create a more just legal system. Recent projects have involved issues such as juvenile justice reform, public housing law, and workers’ rights. law.columbia.edu/community-advocacy-lab

Any criminal justice system is an imperfect but also essential part of a well-functioning civil society. Columbia Law faculty examine criminal justice issues holistically, raising questions about race, gender, Criminal Justice socioeconomic status, and geography. Students contribute to real, timely cases that advance crucial reforms in areas such as cash bail, mass incarceration, sentencing, juvenile justice, and capital punishment. They also work on research projects using data analytics to study crime rates and policing methodologies and advocate for clients through clinics focused on criminal defense and publications such as A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual. Technology is revolutionizing the practice of law and the administration of justice. Today’s lawyers need fluency with cuttingedge technological tools, the skills to compile and analyze large data, and the ability to interpret findings for a broad audience. Data Analytics Columbia Law professors are leaders of integrating data analytics into legal research and practice. They employ state-of-the-art data science methodologies in research across a range of disciplines, from securities law to criminal justice. Students benefit from their knowledge in the classroom and from Columbia’s Data Science Institute, labs, institutes, and other experiential learning programs. Protecting the environment requires leveraging tools that exist in nearly every area of the law—from property rights to human rights to contracts to constitutional law, international law, administrative law, and corporate governance. The law not only shapes how governments, Environment and Energy corporations, and nongovernmental organizations address threats to the planet and humanity; it also empowers at-risk groups, such as climate refugees. Students engage with scholars and practitioners who have spent decades working in environmental litigation and advocacy. Columbia University is devoted to finding new ways to respond to environmental threats across disciplines including through the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment as well as the Earth Institute and the first-of-its kind Columbia Climate School. 8

“One of the things that struck me about Columbia was that it wasn’t just another law school with a great reputation, but one with an amazing location and proximity to all of the things I knew I needed. It’s a really diverse community on campus and in a diverse city. I felt that I could do and be whatever I wanted in this community and that I would learn a lot from my peers.” KODJO KUMI ’21

Some of the most profound questions of justice and equality involve the ways in which the private lives of individuals intersect with modern notions of gender, sexuality, and family. Family, Gender, Columbia Law School pioneered the and Sexuality study of gender and sexuality law in the 1970s, when then-professor Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’59 introduced the first-of-its-kind Sex Discrimination Law seminar. Today, students take a wide variety of courses covering family law as well as the cultural, political, and historical contexts of LGBTQ+ rights, queer theory, and sexual rights claims.

Intellectual property (IP) and technology law has become one of the most dynamic areas of law. The reach of internet-based businesses into every realm of professional and personal activity Intellectual Property has given rise to debate over and Technology whether Big Tech firms engage in unfair competition and monopolistic behavior. Columbia Law School faculty are at the forefront of discussion on potential antitrust action against the online giants. IP and copyright law is a critical area of study for lawyers advising on artistic or scientific endeavors, particularly as the concept of authorship evolves. Students gain practice through simulations, externships, and clinics and draw on resources such as the Kernochan Center for Law, Media, and the Arts.

CENTER FOR GENDER AND SEXUALITY LAW With its mission to formulate new approaches to complex issues facing gender and sexual justice movements, the center has helped establish Columbia Law School as the preeminent institution for the study of and specialization in the law of gender and sexuality. Students can supplement their coursework by taking advantage of the center’s lectures, panel discussions, conferences, and guest speaker series on a multitude of contemporary topics. law.columbia.edu/center-gender-sexuality

“Being in New York gives this school access to all areas of legal practice. It’s not just Wall Street; a lot of social justice initiatives, like the ACLU, are located or headquartered here. We have an unusual combination of top people in a great range of fields and also considerable depth among our alumni. Many of our alumni are adjunct professors, so there are additional resources for our students.” PROFESSOR JANE C. GINSBURG MORTON L. JANKLOW PROFESSOR OF LITERARY & ARTISTIC PROPERTY LAW

To work as a lawyer in a multinational arena requires an in-depth understanding of distinct legal systems and cultures. Columbia Law remains at the forefront of scholarship and policy International and on global human rights advocacy, Comparative Law international corporate and antitrust law, economic migration, and global governance. The Law School is the only institution of its kind with three centers focused on Asian law: the Hong Yen Chang Center for Chinese Legal Studies, the Center for Japanese Legal Studies, and the Center for Korean Legal Studies. In addition, centers and programs host prominent thinkers, take on pressing policy issues, and enable students to collaborate with faculty on groundbreaking research that influences the development of law around the globe.

STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS

COUNTRIES

INTERNATIONAL DUAL-DEGREE PROGRAMS

We live in the age of the gig economy and globalized labor. Questions surrounding regulations that govern the interaction between an individual and their workplace and even the Law of the Workplace very definition of “employee” significantly impact society and quality of life. Labor and employment law are central to these conversations. Columbia Law School gives students the opportunity to immerse themselves in this rapidly changing field and to debate new issues arising from labor movements, labor law, and other workplace trends (for example, is Uber a workplace or technology?). They also can advocate for the rights of workers through externships and in the Human Rights and Immigrants’ Rights Clinics.

INTERNATIONAL DUAL-DEGREE PROGRAMS AND STUDY ABROAD Students can choose from more than two dozen international study options offered by some of the world’s major centers of legal scholarship. Through partnerships with universities in Paris, London, and Frankfurt, they can earn two law degrees in approximately the same amount of time as one and at no additional cost. The Law School also offers study abroad and Global Alliance opportunities to supplement legal studies at Columbia. law.columbia.edu/study-abroad-international-dual-degrees 12

“Cybersecurity is an area where interdisciplinary research and the search for solutions are critical because the problems are partly technical, they are partly political, and they are partly legal. At Columbia, we have thinkers from all of those disciplines coming together.” PROFESSOR MATTHEW WAXMAN FACULTY CHAIR, NATIONAL SECURITY LAW PROGRAM

The role of a lawyer is to advocate, persuade, engage in difficult conversations, and work with others to resolve conflicts or to achieve a common goal. In short, lawyers must lead. Acquiring a core set of skills can transform lawyers into strategic and creative thinkers with the vision to change the world for the Leadership better. Through the Davis Polk Leadership Initiative, the Reuben Mark Initiative for Organizational Character and Leadership, and other programs, Columbia Law offers courses, workshops, and professional development opportunities to teach students to be leaders in both the private and public sectors.

Legal history enriches our understanding of the law, enhancing our grasp of current problems and empowering us to imagine new alternatives. All students benefit from the Law School’s legal history curriculum, whether they are Legal History seeking to round out their legal education or pursuing an in-depth investigation of law and legal institutions in social, political, cultural, and economic currents across place and time. Students examine a broad range of topics, including American legal and constitutional history, English legal history, the legal history of American slavery, the history of the American bail system, the constitutional history of the American empire, the history of criminal law and justice, the legal history of civil liberties, and more. The ranks of faculty working in legal history have grown steadily as the field has flourished at Columbia Law.

To successfully represent their clients, lawyers must determine the best method to resolve a civil or criminal dispute. The prospect of arguing a case in Litigation and a courtroom is what attracts many students Dispute Resolution to law: It involves strategy, advocacy, rhetorical skills, and knowledge of procedure and law, and it covers a wide range of legal areas. Corporations and jurisdictions in the United States and abroad also turn to arbitration, mediation, and negotiation for dispute resolution. Students explore these areas under the guidance of expert faculty. Courses in litigation strategy and thinking like a litigator along with simulations, including the popular Negotiation Workshop, enable students to test their skills and knowledge.

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“The Law School allows me to explore what Columbia and New York City have to offer outside of the traditional law school classroom through the greater university and experiential learning programs.” AUSTIN E. COLLIER ’21

The evolving—and often competing—demands of national security, commerce, and privacy affect nearly every area of our lives. Understanding these complexities is critical for lawyers planning to operate in the public sphere. Led by faculty with senior government experience on both sides of the aisle, Columbia’s curriculum in national National Security security law and privacy immerses and Privacy students in the legal and constitutional intricacies posed by government intelligence gathering, use of military force, surveillance, cybersecurity threats, military courts, and other related post-9/11 challenges. Students also participate in the National Security Law Program, the student-run National Security Law Society, and the Knight First Amendment Institute.

Lawyers serving the public interest are powerful advocates for economic opportunity, criminal justice reform, racial justice, gender equality, immigrants’ rights, and more. Since the end of World War II and from Social Justice and the early days of the U.S. civil rights Human Rights movement, Columbia Law faculty and alumni have occupied pivotal roles in social justice and human rights organizations, such as the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the United Nations, and Amnesty International. More recently, they have been the driving forces behind concepts such as intersectionality and critical race theory. The Law School continues to equip lawyers to use their skills for creating positive change in all aspects of society.

HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE Founded in 1998, the Human Rights Institute (HRI) is one of the oldest and largest law school human rights centers in the world. HRI advances international human rights through education, advocacy, fact-finding, research, and scholarship. Partnering with communities and organizations, HRI promotes justice and accountability for human rights violations, strengthens human rights law and institutions, and builds collective power. For example, students have traveled to the Central African Republic to help a nongovernmental agency document war crimes and advocated for policy changes related to gender equity and racial justice in the United States. law.columbia.edu/hri 16

308

1L AND 2L STUDENTS WORKED AT DOMESTIC PUBLIC INTEREST, GOVERNMENT, OR JUDICIAL INTERNSHIPS IN 2021 THROUGH THE GUARANTEED SUMMER FUNDING PROGRAM (NOW CALLED THE COLUMBIA SUMMER FUNDING PROGRAM)

“You need a faculty that values what’s going on in the real world and that is interested in building places of reflection about the law. Columbia excels in making the connection between the classroom and practice.” PROFESSOR OLATUNDE JOHNSON LEGISLATION AND CIVIL RIGHTS EXPERT

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

Columbia Law School’s vibrant intellectual life fosters a rich exchange of ideas, both in and out of the classroom. Students work with faculty on research that advances the understanding and application of law in the United States and around the world.

JOURNALS AND LAW REVIEWS

The American Review of International Arbitration

Columbia Journal of Asian Law

Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems

Columbia Journal of Tax Law

Columbia Business Law Review

Columbia Journal of Environmental Law

The Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts

Columbia Journal of Transnational Law

Columbia Human Rights Law Review

Columbia Journal of European Law

Columbia Journal of Race and Law

Columbia Law Review

Columbia Journal of Gender and Law

The Columbia Science and Technology Law Review

Our faculty are leading scholars and thinkers who respond to the most urgent challenges of our time. Their work shapes policy and influences the world’s most powerful public and private institutions. The Law School’s specialized research centers and programs also bring students together with renowned theorists, practitioners, CEOs, judges, and policymakers to address a wide range of contemporary issues, including repercussions of COVID-19 and immigrants’ rights. Our centers regularly convene in-person and virtual conferences and symposia—often hosting leaders from government agencies, law firms, and NGOs—and invite students to serve as research assistants and co-authors on pressing issues of the day. Columbia’s student-run law reviews and specialized journals, many of which are the top publications in their areas, enable students to immerse themselves in scholarship of the highest quality.

“Our students have an extraordinary array of options for finding an intellectual home here. Every day I see them working alongside their faculty mentors, making an impact on issues they care about, and seeking out new ideas and new challenges. It’s a joy and a privilege to teach—and to learn from— such talented students.” PROFESSOR BERT HUANG 2020 RECIPIENT OF THE REESE PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

CENTERS AND PROGRAMS

Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity Center for Constitutional Governance Center for Contract and Economic Organization Center for Gender and Sexuality Law Center for Institutional and Social Change Center for International Commercial and Investment Arbitration Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies Center for Israeli Legal Studies

Center for Japanese Legal Studies

Center on Global Legal Transformation

Center for Korean Legal Studies

The Charles Evans Gerber Transactional Studies Center

Center for Law and Economic Studies Center for Law and Liberty Center for Law and Philosophy Center for Public Research and Leadership Center for the Study of Law and Culture Center on Corporate Governance Center on Global Governance

Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Columbia Law School Mindfulness Program Davis Polk Leadership Initiative The Earth Institute at Columbia University

Human Rights Institute Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts National Security Law Program Program in the Law and Economics of Capital Markets The Reuben Mark Initiative for Organizational Character and Leadership

European Legal Studies Center

19 Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy

Hong Yen Chang Center for Chinese Legal Studies

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

PUBLIC INTEREST AND PUBLIC SERVICE

At Columbia Law School, we believe that every legal professional has a responsibility to serve, whether through human rights or social justice advocacy, a career in government or at a nonprofit, or pro bono lawyering at a private firm. Our faculty members are renowned scholars with extensive experience in public interest and public service. They design courses and seminars that equip students with innovative approaches to advocate for social justice as well as impart substantive knowledge of the law. In addition to the robust curriculum, students do hands-on work through clinics, externships, internships, and research. Columbia is home to important centers such as the Center for Gender and Sexuality; highly regarded academic journals such as the Human Rights Law Review; and pro bono initiatives such as spring break caravans and pro bono in-house opportunities like A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual, a guide for prisoners pursuing claims pro se. Student organizations help the community flourish by hosting service projects and events and coordinating mentoring programs. Our diverse public interest community is anchored by the Office of Social Justice Initiatives (SJI). SJI brings leading advocates to campus and provides support and advice to students and graduates in pursuing public sector career and professional development opportunities. SJI administers the Columbia Summer Funding Program, which provides funding for summer internships in the public sector and our Human Rights Internship Program, which funds students to spend summers working on human rights issues all over the world. law.columbia.edu/public-interest-public-service

88%

OF THE CLASS OF 2021 EXCEEDED COLUMBIA’S PRO BONO REQUIREMENT

35,526

HOURS OF PRO BONO SERVICE PERFORMED BY CLASS OF 2021 STUDENTS

REMOTE SPRING BREAK PRO BONO CARAVANS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND OVERSEAS IN 2021

Columbia Law School students immerse themselves in intensive legal experiences volunteering at public interest organizations in the United States and abroad. Left: Students traveled to Tijuana, Mexico with Professor Elora Mukherjee, counseling asylum seekers fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries Below: A team of students and faculty worked with scientists to investigate human rights abuses in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea.

“Columbia has perhaps the most generous LRAP program, and that alone is going to allow me to do what I am passionate about: Go straight into public service.” SUZ KROEBER ’21 21

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Experiential learning is infused into every piece of our curriculum; it’s a fundamental way we ensure that students become proactive, effective, and ethical lawyers. From clinics and externships to simulations, labs, and workshops, experiential learning is central to a Columbia Law education. Our moot court program gives students experience with timely issues in social justice, environmental, intellectual property, and gender identity law. A unique feature of our moot court program is that first-year students must participate in the 1L Foundation Moot Court Program or join one of the specialized teams that compete at external competitions. Under the guidance of full-time faculty members and distinguished practitioners, students gain hands-on training that prepares them for leadership roles in a variety of settings, including firms, nonprofits, government agencies, and academia.

EXTERNSHIPS

Arts and Entertainment Law

Immigrant Youth Advocacy

Civil Litigation: Employment

In-House Counsel

Constitutional Rights in Life and Death Penalty Cases Criminal Appeals Criminal Prosecution: District Attorney’s Office, Manhattan/Brooklyn Domestic Violence Prosecution Economic Justice and Empowerment Externship Environmental Practice Federal Appellate Court Federal Court Clerk: EDNY, SDNY Federal Government: Semester in Washington, D.C. Federal Prosecution: U.S. Attorney’s Office, EDNY, SDNY, DNJ Holistic Defense with the Bronx Defenders Immigration Defense

Knight First Amendment Institute

SIMULATIONS

Advanced Bankruptcy: Deals and Issues in the Current Environment Advanced Legal Research Techniques

Law, Power and Social Change

Advanced Negotiation Workshop

Lawyering for Social Change (Pro Bono Scholars Program)

Advanced Trial Practice American Litigation Practice

NAACP Racial Justice

Data and Predictive Coding for Lawyers

Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem Community Defense New York Attorney General’s Office: Antitrust Enforcement; Financial Enforcement and Economic Justice; Social and Environmental Justice Practicing the Law of Music Representing NYC: New York City Law Department Sanctuary for Families: Domestic Violence & Economic Justice Trusts, Wills and Estate Planning

Deals Deals Litigation Deals Workshop Deals Workshop: Mergers and Acquisition Transactions Electronic Evidence and Discovery Workshop

Empirical Studies Lab Entrepreneurship Environmental Issues in Business Transactions IP Transactional Practice: Counseling, Negotiating, and Drafting Law and Theatre Negotiating M&A Transactions Negotiation Workshop Practicing International Law Real Estate M&A and Restructuring Deals Workshop Thinking Like a Litigator Trial Practice

“I knew that I was attracted to direct services and the ability to interact with and help people in a tangible way. Participating in clinics and externships through Columbia Law School has solidified that interest.” ASHLEY TAYLOR ’21

CLINICS

Adolescent Representation Community Advocacy Lab Entrepreneurship and Community Development Environmental Law Federal Prison Litigation Human Rights Immigrants’ Rights Lawyering in the Digital Age Mediation Sexuality and Gender Law

PRACTICUMS/POLICY LABS

Abolition: A Social Justice Practicum Capital Post-Conviction Defense Practicum International Arbitration Law School Pathways Program Development Lawyer Leadership: Leading Self, Leading Others, Leading Change * Experiential learning options subject to change. Examples listed were offered in 2020–2021 and fall 2021.

Structural Change in Public Education Policy and Social Change Lab

YOUR UNIVERSITY

As a student at Columbia Law School, you will have access to the vast curricular and extracurricular resources of a historic Ivy League university. You will study side by side with students and scholars from around the world. In taking courses at other Columbia graduate schools, you will have the opportunity to leverage your law school education and to pursue alternative legal careers in the arts, diplomacy, finance, journalism, public health, technology, or urban planning. You will learn from renowned professors in an environment where innovation, excellence, and integrity are core values. Students also have a multitude of interdisciplinary options through events and study with the Data Science Institute, the Earth Institute, the Knight First Amendment Institute, and other university centers.

DUAL AND JOINT DEGREES Columbia University’s outstanding graduate and professional schools provide law students with abundant opportunities to engage in interdisciplinary study and collaboration. Options at another graduate or professional schools are available on an ad hoc basis. (For information on international dual degrees, see page 12.) law.columbia.edu/dual-degrees Business School MBA, three- and four-year programs Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation M.S. in urban planning

School of International and Public Affairs M.I.A., M.P.A., and special programs

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Ph.D. in select programs

School of Social Work M.S.W.

Journalism School M.S.

School of the Arts M.F.A. in theater management and producing

Mailman School of Public Health M.P.H.

Princeton School of Public and International Affairs M.P.A.

Above: George and Amal Clooney (center), co-presidents of the Clooney Foundation for Justice, launched the TrialWatch initiative at the Law School in 2019. Below: Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch spoke at the annual Constance Baker Motley Gala in 2020.

Your City

When you come to Columbia Law School, you become a New Yorker. You will take pride in your new home— the world’s most diverse and vibrant city—the crossroads of culture, finance, advocacy, media, and law.

YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

Home is Morningside Heights on Manhattan’s historic Upper West Side, a friendly community with the vibe of a traditional college town. Everything you will need for a full life is within walking distance. You will run into classmates and professors at the biweekly farmers market or at one of the countless restaurants in nearby Harlem, and you can find tranquility and recreational options at one of the three magnificent parks surrounding Columbia’s iconic campus.

YOUR OPPORTUNITIES

During the school year, venturing beyond Columbia on foot or by bike, subway, or bus is easy. It’s a short trip to your externship at the United Nations or a federal court, your internship at a district attorney’s office or the national headquarters of the ACLU or NAACP, or your job interview at a top law firm or nonprofit.

YOUR LEISURE TIME

Attend a Broadway show, a concert at Lincoln Center, or a basketball game at Madison Square Garden. Go with your classmates for brunch in Brooklyn or shopping in SoHo. Spend the day at the ocean or enjoy a ski weekend in upstate New York or Vermont.

“With a diverse, energetic, and talented student body, Columbia Law is a place where you will learn from your peers about law, the world, and so much more. You will be engaged in ways you didn’t think were possible before in the greatest laboratory on earth: New York City.” SAAKET PRADHAN ’22

IN THE HEART OF IT ALL

New York is the epicenter of law, business, and culture—federal courthouses, the financial exchanges, and myriad museums, theaters, restaurants, and world-class parks. At Columbia Law you can dive into a world of new experiences.

APOLLO THEATER Morningside Park

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL

Riverside Park

LaGuardia Airport

Central Park NEW JERSEY

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

LINCOLN CENTER

Newark Liberty International Airport

TIMES SQUARE PENN STATION

GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL UNITED NATIONS QUEENS

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

MANHATTAN

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 2ND CIRCUIT U.S. DISTRICT COURT (SDNY)

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

U.S. DISTRICT COURT (EDNY)

BROOKLYN

John F. Kennedy International Airport

Your Commun

nity

Columbia Law School fosters an ethos of inclusion and collaboration in a supportive, student-centered environment. Your remarkable classmates and professors will inspire you with their fierce intelligence and determination to make a difference. They will be your allies, mentors, and lifelong friends.

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YOUR CLASSMATES

Columbia Law School students have a zeal for learning, a commitment to excellence, and a resolve to effect change in the world. They are endlessly curious, imaginative, mindful, and resourceful. Their broad range of backgrounds and experiences is integral to the social and intellectual life of our community.

Student Profile 48% 42%

WOMEN

STUDENTS OF COLOR

17% INTERNATIONAL

200+ COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

100+ UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS

OF STUDENTS HAVE A GRADUATE DEGREE

LANGUAGES SPOKEN/READ

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“My class and the school at large are full of razor-sharp people with incredible and diverse backgrounds. It has been a great privilege and pleasure to get to know them.” EITAN AROM ’21

“This is my first time in an academic setting where I have instantly felt a part of a larger community. . . . Columbia does an amazing job of making sure that you feel support from both the institution and your peers.” ALLEGRA COLLINS ’22

“My favorite thing about Columbia Law School is the intelligent, kind, and supportive community. The students, administration, and faculty are all incredible.” BRIANNA MORENO ’22

STUDENT LIFE

You will have endless opportunities to bond with your extraordinary classmates. Students come together for study and sports, for parties and pro bono work, and for exploration of New York City. You will make connections and friendships that will enrich, and likely define, your Columbia Law experience and beyond.

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S TUDENT GROUPS, INCLUDING

American Constitution Society Asian Pacific American Law Students Association Black Law Students Association Columbia International Arbitration Association Columbia Law and Entrepreneurship Society Columbia Law Couples and Family Association Columbia Law First Generation Professionals Columbia Law for Disability Rights Columbia Law School Military Association Columbia Law School Softball Club Columbia Law School Women’s Association Columbia Society of International Law Empowering Women of Color Federalist Society Latinx Law Students Association Middle Eastern Law Students Association Muslim Law Students Association National Security Law Society Native American Law Students Association OutLaws (LGBTQ+ students) Public Interest Law Foundation Queer and Trans People of Color Society for Immigrant and Refugee Rights South Asian Law Students Association

From top: Columbia Law and NYU School of Law face off annually in the Deans’ Cup basketball game. Students perform in the Columbia Law Revue, a comedic musical satire of the school and the legal profession. For 27 years, the Black Law Students Association has honored civil rights advocate Paul Robeson ’23 at its annual gala.

Your Career

A Columbia Law School education prepares you to lead. Whether you envision yourself at a law firm, a district attorney’s office, a startup, or an international NGO, your Columbia degree positions you for success.

GUIDING YOUR FUTURE

Columbia Law career advisers are with you from the beginning, providing career and professional development counseling that continues through your time in law school and beyond graduation. Our extensive alumni network and close connections with leading employers provide unrivaled access to a world of opportunities. The Office of Social Justice Initiatives (SJI) serves as the hub for career advising, pro bono options, and an array of events to support students and alumni pursuing public interest and public service. SJI helps students apply for fellowships and offers funding for first- and Public Interest and second-year students to work for Public Service public interest organizations and government agencies. SJI regularly invites leading public servants and social justice advocates to speak on campus and hosts networking events and career skills workshops. SJI also oversees the Public Interest/Public Service Fellows Program.

Columbia Law’s Office of Career Services and Professional Development helps students and graduates explore opportunities in top law firms and businesses around the world. From global firms to boutique firms, from multinational corporations to Silicon Valley startups, Private Sector our counseling team will assist you in developing a career roadmap tailored to your goals, passions, and geographic preferences. From editing résumés to conducting mock interviews, they will guide you every step of the way. Through interview programs held every year, prestigious law firms and organizations in New York City and other major legal centers interview our students for sought-after positions.

97.4%

OF 2020 GRADUATES EMPLOYED 10 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION Law Firm 83.4% Public Interest 6.5% Government and Clerkships 9.2% Business >1%

Nike General Counsel Hilary Krane taught a four-week course as part of her role as visiting Leader-inResidence in 2019.

“Columbia shaped and enriched my life in ways that I am still realizing and continuing to appreciate.” ERIC HOLDER JR. CC ’73, LAW ’76 82ND ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES

One of the best ways to build a solid foundation for your legal career is by securing a clerkship in a state or federal court. The Office of Judicial Clerkships (OJC) brings Columbia to the courts and the courts to Judicial Columbia. In coordination with the faculty and Clerkships their assistants, OJC provides 1:1 advising and clerkship application processing services to alumni and upper-year students. OJC also has a robust program around clerkships and the courts, run throughout the year in coordination with student organization leadership, alumni, and judges. In any given year, at least 100 Columbia Law School graduates begin judicial clerkships across the United States.

For graduates seeking careers in the legal academy, our Careers in Law Teaching Program provides guidance, training, and support. Professors work with students and graduates to develop Academic Careers their individual research agendas and scholarship in preparation for academic careers. Our semester- and yearlong postgraduate fellowship programs enable fellows to participate in the intellectual life of the Law School and serve as springboards for faculty positions at leading law schools nationally and around the world.

RECENT GRADUATE TEACHING PLACEMENTS Boston College Law School Brigham Young University Law School Columbia Law School Cornell Law School Georgetown University Law Center The George Washington University Law School Harvard Law School King’s College London Princeton University Santa Clara Law School University of California Berkeley School of Law University of Pennsylvania Law School University of Richmond School of Law University of Texas at Austin School of Law

ACADEMIC SCHOLARS PROGRAM The Academic Scholars Program identifies and provides academic and financial support for up to 10 J.D. candidates with strong potential and ambition to become law professors. Scholars receive a faculty mentor, guidance about whether to pursue a Ph.D. program, monetary awards for research and tuition, and more. law.columbia.edu/academic-scholars-program

University of Washington School of Law Villanova Law School Wake Forest University Law School Washington College of Law at American University William and Mary Law School

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Our Curricu

ulum Columbia Law School offers innovative courses in both emerging and traditional areas of law. The faculty continually develop new seminars and workshops to address urgent legal issues and to prepare students for the complexities of lawyering in an increasingly globalized world.

FIRST-YEAR FOUNDATION CURRICULUM Civil Procedure

Students are introduced to the principal elements of the civil litigation process, including the major phases of a lawsuit, issues of standing and jurisdiction, the effects of prior adjudication, the role of the jury, and alternatives to formal adjudication. This course also covers pleadings, discovery, pretrial adjudication, pre- and post-trial motions, and remedies such as injunctions and punitive damages. Constitutional Law

This course explores the architecture of the Constitution, the American tradition of judicial review, and theories of constitutional interpretation and enforcement. Students learn about the individual and group rights afforded by the Constitution, its amendments, and two centuries of judicial interpretation, and they consider the foundations of constitutional consent, authorization, and limitations on states and the federal government, including separation of powers. Contracts

Contract law examines the nature of promises. Students explore how contracts are formed, interpreted, breached, and enforced. Contracts are considered within a range of contexts, such as the sale of goods or land and employment or family agreements. The legal doctrines governing contracts are also discussed in light of theories of justice, economic analysis, and other frameworks for evaluating public policy. Criminal Law

Defining and administering the penal code is at the forefront of policy debates across the United States. This course considers crimes and defense strategies in light of the purposes of punishment (i.e., deterrence or retribution), the application and adjudication of law by the judicial system, and the role of criminal sanctions in modern society. The course also addresses the intersection of criminal law with criminology, jurisprudence, and social theory. Foundation-Year Moot Court

To help students develop the core skills of legal practice, such as writing and delivering an argument, the Foundation-Year Moot Court requires each student to write a legal brief and argue the case orally in front of a panel of judges. Students also may choose to participate in one of many approved extramural moot court competitions in specialized areas of law, such as international or intellectual property.

Legal Methods I and II

Legal Methods I offers an intensive introduction to the legal system and case analysis. All students take Legal Methods I, and each section shares a virtually uniform curriculum. Legal Methods II builds on that introduction, exposing students to important legal methods and jurisprudential, ethical, social, or cultural perspectives relevant to various areas of the law. Students have the opportunity to choose which section of Legal Methods II they take, depending on their own intellectual and professional interests. Legal Practice Workshop I and II

In the fall semester, students are given intensive training in the research, writing, and analytical skills needed in legal practice through written assignments situated in practice contexts, seminar discussions, and personal conferences. The second part of the workshop, in the spring, emphasizes appellate advocacy. Students research, write, and argue an appellate brief through the Foundation-Year Moot Court program or one of the alternative extramural competitions. Property

As a core social institution, property law poses fundamental questions about efficiency, fairness, the distribution of wealth, and the tension between public and private rights. This course examines the history and theory of ownership, government regulation, and the legal devices for allocation and development of resources. Questions about ownership of intellectual property (such as artistic and digital creations) are considered, and emerging issues, such as the ownership of body parts and cyberspace, also are explored. Torts

Tort law focuses on the common-law doctrines and precedents that assign duties of care and liability for noncontractual wrongs. This course considers negligence, the role of custom, malpractice, emotional and economic harm, causation, strict liability, product liability, nuisances, damages, defenses, and alternatives to litigation.

FIRST-YEAR ELECTIVE COURSE OPTIONS First-year students can choose one elective course during the spring semester. Recent offerings have included the following: Critical Legal Thought

Lawyering for Change

Empirical Analysis of Law

Legislation and Regulation

Law and Contemporary Society

The United States and the International Legal System

Law and Neoliberalism

UPPERCLASS CURRICULUM The following list of courses, seminars, and colloquia constitutes the course of study offered for the academic years 2019–2020, 2020–2021, and fall 2021. You can expect some changes to be made. To view the official and updated course of study, please consult our online curriculum guide (law.columbia.edu/courses), where you will find comprehensive descriptions of the curriculum, special programs, law journals, and opportunities for independent study, community externships, court clerkships, and moot court experiences.

Constitutional Law, Regulation, and Public Policy Advanced Administrative Law Advanced Constitutional Law: First Amendment Advanced Constitutional Law: Religious Liberty Advanced Constitutional Law: Separation of Powers American Constitutional Law Comparative Constitutional Law Constitution and Foreign Affairs Constitutional Interpretation Drug Product Liability Litigation Energy Regulation Federal Courts Health Law Information Privacy Land Use Law of the Political Process Legislation and Regulation Military Law and the Constitution Modern Constitutional Interpretation and Scholarship Reproductive Rights and Practices State and Local Government Law Topics in Education Law Unfair Competition and Related Topics in Intellectual Property Seminars: Advanced Constitutional Law: Reading the Constitution Advanced Issues in the First Amendment American Jurisprudence: Judicial Interpretation and The Role of Courts The Antimonopoly Tradition: Law, Policy, and History Church and State Congressional Oversight—Past, Present, and Future Constitutional Ideas of the Founding Era Constitutional War Powers The Crisis of Constitutional Democracy Current Issues in Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Democracy and Distribution Drugs, Law, and Policy Food Law and Policy Freedom: Individual, Political, and Academic Jewish Law and Ethics: Biomedical Ethics Law and Regulation of Social Media 48

Legal Interpretation Media Law Mental Health Law Originalism Political Theory and the First Amendment Presidential Impeachment Public Law Workshop Rebuilding Government The Roberts Court September 11, the Trump Administration and the Rights of Non-Citizens Social and Legal Regulation of Firearms Sovereignty, Constitutionalism, and Judicial Review Supreme Court Theories of Constitutional Interpretation University in American Life Colloquia: Courts and the Legal Process Corporate, Business, and Transactional Law Advanced Corporate Law Advanced Corporate Law: Mergers and Acquisitions American Contract Law Antitrust and Trade Regulation Bankruptcy Law Behavioral Law and Economics Capital Markets Regulation Commercial Finance Corporate Finance Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy Corporate Taxation Corporations Deals: The Lawyer’s Role in Transactions Federal Income Taxation Financial Crises, Regulatory Responses Financial Statement Analysis and Interpretation International Securities Regulation Legal Ethics for the Transactional Lawyer Litigation, Economics, and Statistics The Law of Infrastructure Industries Nonprofit Law, Taxation, and Policy Partnership Taxation Planning Your Practice

Real Estate Finance Real Estate Transactions Regulation of Financial Institutions Secured Transactions Securities Regulation Sports and the Law Taxation of Financial Instruments Trusts and Estates Seminars: Advising Complex Corporations Antimonopoly Reading Group Antitrust in Action Becoming a Trusted Advisor: The Role of the General Counsel in the Modern Multinational Corporation Black Letter Law / White Collar Crime The Business of Health and the Law Capital Markets: Developments, Structure and Policies Catastrophe: Avoiding Regulation Contemporary Corporate Law Scholarship Contracts, Collaboration, and Interpretation Corporate Governance Corporate Governance and the Public Corporation Derivatives Regulation Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Real Estate Documents Economics, Law, and Public Policy FinTech Innovation and the Transformation of Financial Services: Business Models, Regulatory Structures and Policy Issues The Framework of Global Financial Regulation Global Challenges of Inside Counsel Governance of Financial Reporting and Audits International Banking and Finance: The Challenges Issues on Global Regulatory Reform Nonprofit Law and Policy The Nuts and Bolts of Securities Litigation: The Practitioner’s Perspective Organizational Misconduct Private Capital The Role of the General Counsel in the Modern Economy Sports Law: A Dispute Resolution Perspective Tax Deals Workshop Technology and Venture Capital

Colloquia: Contracts and Economic Organization Law and Economics Law and Finance in Theory and Practice Criminal Justice Advanced Criminal Law: The Death Penalty Comparative Criminal Justice Criminal Adjudication Criminal Investigations Federal Criminal Law Landmark Criminal Trials The Jurisprudence of Crime: Interdisciplinary Perspectives Seminars: The American Bail System Contesting the Carceral State: Social Movements and Reform International Criminal Investigations Internet and Computer Crimes Mass Incarceration Policing the Police Sentencing Victims’ Rights Colloquia: International Criminal Law Data Analytics Law AI and Other People’s Money Litigation, Economics, and Statistics Law Environmental and Energy Law Climate Change Law and Policy Environmental Law International Environmental Law Seminars: Advanced Climate Change Law Food Systems and U.S. Environmental Law Transactions in Emerging Energy Industries

JANUARY TERM Between the fall and spring semesters, Columbia Law School typically offers a range of intensive one-week courses on cutting-edge legal topics. January Term, or J-Term, is a time for upper-year students to explore areas of the law that may not be part of their regular course of study. Classes are designed by full-time faculty to be pedagogically innovative and provide experiential learning opportunities. Offerings have included Bioethics Mediation; Conflict Resolution and Diplomacy; Financial Methods for Lawyers; Social Justice Advocacy; and the Technology, Business, Law, and Policy of AI.

Family, Gender, and Sexuality Law Advanced Family Law: Prenups, Property Distribution, and Alimony in Divorce Family Law Gender Justice Seminars: Children and the Law Domestic Violence and the Law Estate Planning: Estate and Gift Taxation Law and Masculinity Meanings of Motherhood: Historical and Legal Perspectives Intellectual Property and Technology Law Computers, Privacy, and the Law Introduction to Intellectual Property Law Law in the Internet Society The Media Industries: Public Policy and Business Strategy Patents Trademarks Seminars: Advanced Patents Authors, Artists, and Performers Current Issues in Copyright Cybersecurity: Policy, Legal, and Technical Aspects Federal Court Litigation: Trademark and Copyright Cases Intellectual Property in the Digital Age Internet Platforms: Law and Responsibility Law and Finance of the Art Market Law and the Music Industry Law and Visual Arts Law in the Age of Digital Platforms Colloquia: International Intellectual Property Law International and Comparative Law Comparative and International Antitrust Comparative Constitutional Studies Comparative Corporate Governance European Union Law and Institutions Global Constitutionalism International Business Transactions International Commercial Arbitration International Investment Law and Arbitration International Law International Taxation International Trade Law Japanese Law, Society, and Economy Jurisprudence of War Law and Development Law and Legal Institutions in China Law of the W.T.O. Rebuilding Government Refugee, Migration, and Citizenship Law: A Comparative Perspective 50

Seminars: Art, Cultural Heritage, and the Law Asian American History and the Law China in U.S. Litigation Comparative and International Law Workshop Drafting and Negotiating Cross-Border M&A Transactions Enforcing International Law Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development Fighting Corruption in Sports Foreign Direct Investment and Public Policy Geopolitics of Law and Conflict on the Korean Peninsula Global Political Thought International Arbitration in Latin America International Economic Migration International Human Rights Advocacy International Humanitarian Law International Investment Arbitration: Key Issues International Investment Law International Trade Regulation Issues Labor Rights in a Global Economy The Law of Genocide The Regulation of Sport: Competitive Balance, Corruption, and Adjudicating Disputes in Global and U.S. Sports Russia in the International Order Strategic International Commercial Transactions Topics in Jewish Law Transnational Business and Human Rights Transnational Litigation The United States and the International Legal System U.S. International Tax Law Law of the Workplace Employment Law Labor Law Seminars: Disability Law and Culture Leadership Law and Contemporary Society Seminars: Lawyers and Leaders

Legal History American Constitutional History American Legal History English Legal History Seminars: Civil Liberty and Segregation in Twentieth Century America Constitutional History of American Empire Native American Law The Law, Politics, and History of U.S. Trade Policy The Legal History of American Slavery Nuremberg Trials and War Crimes Law Legal Theory Critical Legal Thought Empirical Analysis of Law Ideas of the First Amendment Law and Neoliberalism Seminars: Biblical Jurisprudence Contemporary Critical Thought I Contemporary Critical Thought II Current Topics in Law Jewish Law and Business Ethics Law and Philosophy Litigation and Dispute Resolution Conflict of Laws Evidence Mass Torts Professional Responsibility Professional Responsibility for the Transactional Lawyer Professional Responsibility in Criminal Law Professional Responsibility Issues in Business Practice Professional Responsibility Issues in Public Interest Practice Professional Responsibility: Representing Business Organizations Seminars: Advanced Civil Procedure: Scholarly and Lawyerly Perspectives Advanced International Commercial Arbitration Aggregate Litigation Exploring the Role of the General Counsel Interplay of Civil and Criminal Law Law Firm Finance and Management Legal and Ethical Obligations in Complex Litigation Patent Litigation Professional Responsibility: Becoming a Lawyer Representing Nonprofit Organizations: A Lawyering Skills Simulation Course Science and the Courts Trial Skills: Immigration

National Security and Privacy Law National Security Law Terror and Consent Seminars: Anonymity and Privacy Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, and Surveillance Law Domestic and International Terrorism: A Comparative History of Investigations and Prosecutions Law and Authoritarianism Social Justice and Human Rights Abolition: A Social Justice Practicum Civil Rights Educational Equality: The Role of Law Human Rights Immigration Law Lawyering for Change Public Health Law and Social Justice Reading Group in Movement Lawyering Refugee Law and Policy Seminars: Access to Justice: Current Issues and Challenges Antidiscrimination, Equality, and the Law Biases and Behavioral Economics in Legal Institutions Columbia Law School and Slavery Critical Race Theory Workshop Decolonizing COVID Election Law for Civil Rights Lawyers Human Rights and the Question of Culture Human Rights at Home: Advancing U.S. Social Justice International Criminal Courts: Progress, Problems, and Prospects Law and Policy of Homelessness Managing Human Rights Protest, Justice, and Reparation Racial Justice Advocacy Workshop Schools, Courts and Civic Participation Socioeconomic Rights: Theory and Practice The Defense of Freedom of Expression Around the World: The Role of the Advocate The Theater of Change: Reimagining Justice Through Abolition Transitional Justice Truth and Story in the Language of Justice Vision, Action, and Social Change Colloquia: Intersectionalities Workshop

Financial Resources FINANCING YOUR LEGAL EDUCATION Admissions decisions at Columbia Law School are made without regard to an applicant’s financial need. Therefore, grant applications are reviewed only after a student has been admitted. If you are interested in grant assistance, you must complete your application as early as possible so that it can be evaluated soon after you have been admitted. Students admitted under the Early Decision Plan are reminded that they should not expect to be notified of their financial aid package before the end of March, at the earliest. We strongly recommend that all applicants file the required forms no later than February 15, even if they have not yet received an offer of admission. The Law School awards grant assistance primarily on the basis of demonstrated financial need. However, there are a number of fellowships that are not based on need that are awarded at the time an applicant is admitted to the Law School. There is no separate application for these fellowships. Each year a portion of the entering class receives a Law School grant in the form of a partial tuition waiver. However, the majority of law students utilize educational loans to finance their expenses in whole or in part.

2021–2022 TUITION AND EXPENSES Tuition $73,584 Fees $2,609 Room and Board $21,240 Books and Supplies $1,500 Personal Expenses $4,800 Health Insurance $3,892 Total expenses, including tuition and student fees, are estimated at $107,625. Budget components are adjusted annually.

THE LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Columbia Law School’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) supports Columbia J.D. graduates who pursue public interest and public service careers by providing them with financial assistance to service the educational debt they assumed while at the Law School. In addition to the traditional LRAP, participants may elect to participate in both the Columbia Law School LRAP and the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. All Columbia J.D. graduates in qualifying employment are entitled to its generous assistance, and there is no salary cap. In some cases, graduates who demonstrate exceptional dedication and potential for contribution to the public good are awarded public interest fellowships, which provide enhanced loan repayment assistance to the fellows. For more information, please visit law.columbia.edu/financial-aid.

LRAP SUMMARY Participants are not expected to contribute to annual loan payments if their calculated income is less than $55,000. Graduates may elect to participate in the Columbia Law School LRAP, the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, or a combination of the two programs.* raduates may join the G program up to seven years after graduating. RAP loans are partially L forgiven from years three to five and fully forgiven on an annual basis in years five to 10. Spousal educational debt service up to $10,000 may be included in the repayment formula. LRAP participants with dependent children are eligible for an allowance of up to $10,000 per child. Program eligibility provisions are available for graduates on parental leave or in part-time employment. * Please consult with the LRAP administrator for complete LRAP terms and limitations.

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2021– 2022 Dates and Deadlines

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Early Decision November 15, 2021

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Regular Decision February 15, 2022

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Financial Aid February 15, 2022

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