Overview
Pace Law School in White Plains, New York, Is in Proximity to Federal and District Courthouses
The centrally located city of White Plains, New York, shares its attractive setting with the Pace Law School students. On a lush campus in an urban setting, Pace is a quick 30-minute train ride from the attractions of New York City. Students can also easily access major highways as they explore the area around White Plains, including the federal and district courthouses that are only five minutes from campus. This proximity to a legal environment is a benefit for the law school and its students. Those interested in business law will appreciate that they are near major businesses, including Fortune 500 companies. From the campus, residents walk to the center of White Plains for a movie, performing arts production, or shopping.
In this area of New York, students are close to the beautiful Hudson Valley and Westchester County. They can tour the valley, which is breathtaking in autumn, or visit a Westchester mansion. Students can experience just about everything, from orchards and vineyards to the Big Apple and its Broadway shows, world-famous museums, and other landmarks, such as Times Square. For recreation, they can hike or cross-country ski as they explore Bear Mountain State Park. When New York heats up, legal paperwork can be temporarily forgotten with boating on Long Island Sound or a drive along the Hudson River. White Plains stands as a legal and business center, yet it is also a central point from which students enjoy culture, recreation, and relaxation.
Accomplished Faculty Members and Law Students Work Together on Research Projects of Social and Legal Importance
The faculty members at Pace Law School include dedicated legal scholars, researchers, and practitioners. They share their real-world law experience through effective, educational techniques. Law students gain knowledge and practical preparations through thought-provoking course work and class discussions. Faculty members often work in partnership with students on research projects, while also acting as their mentors and providing advice on their future careers. The low student-to-teacher ratio at Pace means students benefit from personalized instruction and faculty attention.
Pace's research facilities serve the community and other professionals, as well as the students of the law school. Through special law centers, students can address issues with important legal and social implications, such as environmental protection, investor justice, and domestic violence. Participants conduct research and collaborate with one another and faculty members as they provide a variety of services to the area surrounding White Plains. In addition to enhancing a resume, these hands-on, real-world experiences help to piece together an impressive legal education while serving the needs of real people. These research centers, which are located on campus, cover such fields as land use, real estate, women's justice, the environment, and energy and climate.
Pace's legal exercises, clinical programs, trial advocacy competitions, and rewarding externships contribute to depth of understanding in a student's chosen field of law.
An Impressive Selection of Courses Are Available in Environmental Law, Comparative Law, and Real Estate Law
Pace Law School offers a variety of programs leading to J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees. Several joint-degree programs are also offered, as well as certificate programs in environmental law or international law that can be pursued independently or in conjunction with the J.D. or the LL.M.
The Juris Doctor program builds a solid foundation in American common law practice. In addition to the core courses, more than seventy elective courses are available in concentrations ranging from taxation to international and comparative law.
Students who have previously earned a law degree can enroll in one of four advanced degree programs. Students whose first law degree was earned outside the United States may pursue a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in comparative law that can be completed in one year by a full-time student. Students gain expertise in the U.S. common law system while enhancing their credentials for law practice in the U.S., or possibly in a transnational setting.
The Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Environmental Law provides attorneys with special expertise in environmental law through two tracks: one for graduates of U.S. law schools and another for lawyers educated outside the U.S. Graduates of the L.L.M. in Real Estate Law program are ready to assist the private sector and governments with issues dealing with real estate development, land use, conservation, and other demands. The highly competitive S.J.D. in Environmental Law program prepares legal scholars for the teaching of environmental law in the United States and abroad.
Joint-degrees are also available and are offered in the areas of real estate, business administration, public administration, environmental management, environmental policy, and women's history.
