New England Law Boston

New England School of Law (NESL or New England Law) is a private law school in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1908 as a law school for women.

In 1908, two women from Boston decided to sit for the Massachusetts bar examination. A lawyer named Arthur Winfield MacLean agreed to tutor them, and other students followed over the next few years. MacLean’s wife called the school Portia Law School after the heroine of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. From 1908 to 1938, Portia Law School was the sister school to the then all male, Suffolk University Law School. This partnership fostered because MacLean was a law partner with Suffolk founder, Gleason Archer, Sr. MacLean also served as the school’s first Dean from 1908-1943

Whether a law practitioner, judge, or scholar, faculty members share a passion for teaching that extends well beyond the classroom. They are devoted mentors and active supporters of student publications, moot court, and other law-related student organizations.

Full-time faculty members share the benefits of their academic credentials and high-level legal practice. Because New England Law is located in the heart of Boston, adjunct professors are drawn from a pool of outstanding law practitioners, including more than a dozen judges.

New England School of law offers full-time and part-time enrollment with an application deadline of March 15. In 2008, the school accepted 56.7% of all applicants who applied to the school. Enrolled students from that entering class had Law School Admission Test (LSAT) scores in the range of 149 to 153 (25th-75th percentile). New England Law offers full-time time and part-time (both day and evening) divisions and the student-to-faculty ratio is 23:1. It is currently a medium sized law school with approximately 1,100 students, with a majority of its students in the full-time program

Mission
New England Law | Boston dedicates itself (1) to preparing students to be successful lawyers and leaders in the public and private sectors through integrated practical, theoretical, and ethical education of the highest caliber and (2) to contributing to the improvement of American, foreign, and international legal systems through participation in the debate over the fairness and efficacy of those systems, research and publication, public service, and other work that furthers the interests of justice.

Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs

• Bachelor Degree’s Programs

Graduate Programs

• Master of Law

Centers

• Center for Law and Social Responsibility
• Center for International Law and Policy
• Center for Business Law

Contact Details
New England Law Boston
154 Stuart Street,
Boston, MA 02116
617.451.0010
Official Website: http://www.nesl.edu/