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Academic Programs and Support
Law school can present unique challenges—and unparalleled opportunities. We’re here to provide what you need to succeed at every stage of your law school journey and as you take your place as a confident member of the legal profession.
Sandra Day O’Connor Honors Program
Academic Excellence Program
Bar Preparation Program
Academic Programs & Support
Support for Success
Hear how New England Law is helping these students find success in law school and beyond.
Sandra Day O’Connor Honors Program
The Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Honors Program at New England Law provides opportunities that can enrich your law school experience:
Full-tuition scholarship: This prestigious merit
scholarship
covers full tuition for your entire law school career, an investment in your future that would otherwise be priced at more than $188,000.
Specialized academic offerings and events: Honors Program students may participate in special events and other programming, such as academic discussions with prominent local practitioners, faculty meetings, guest lectures, and an informal end-of-year mixer with faculty and practitioners.
Honors notation on your transcript: To receive this notation, you must be in the top 15% of your class (based on cumulative GPA) at the end of the academic year. Students who are not in the top 15% but otherwise remain in good academic standing may be eligible to continue participating in Honors Program activities.
Incoming students with exceptional academic promise are considered when they apply to the law school. Admissions criteria vary each year;
here
are the most recent entering class statistics.
You also may qualify for the program once you’re enrolled—although you won’t be eligible for the scholarship—if your cumulative GPA places you in the top 15% of your class. You will receive an Honors Program notation on your transcript denoting the number of years you’re in the program.
Academic Excellence Program
The Academic Excellence Program’s (AEP) Responsible Lawyering course trains all first‑year students in core competencies for legal analysis and exam success. Through skill‑building workshops, you’ll master case briefing, legal writing, and effective study strategies.
Start Strong: In the first semester, you’ll receive training on how to succeed in law school. You’ll be trained to use key learning tools like case briefs and outlines to organize and enrich your growing legal knowledge. In the second and third semesters, personalized work with AEP faculty helps you optimize your performance as a legal analyst.
Pre-Graduation Course Ensures Strong Bar Exam Performance: The final-semester course, Advanced Legal Analysis, is taught by Professor Robert A. Coulthard, a nationally recognized expert on teaching students how to succeed on the bar examination. Over the last five years, more than eight out of 10 of our graduates have passed the Massachusetts bar.
Academic Excellence Collection: Our library offers a special collection of study aids that can be used according to the guidance of AEP faculty to supplement your course materials.
Top-Tier Bar Preparation Program
Designed and led by a recognized expert in test-taking skills and strategies, our comprehensive Bar Examination Preparation Program, held the spring and summer before the bar, provides you with the tools and resources you need:
Advanced Legal Analysis course
Multistate Bar Examination practice tests
Individual and small-group tutoring
Led by a recognized test-taking expert
No additional cost
Higher-than-predicted pass rates
Top 20
New England Law was ranked among the country’s top 20 law schools for bar preparation, which adds
the most value to their students when it comes to the bar exam.”
-National Jurist
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Supportive Professors
With top-tier academic credentials and a proven ability to communicate, your professors become your mentors and help you build the skills and connections to make your legal passion your profession.
Scholarships and Aid Programs
Every New England Law student is eligible and encouraged to apply for a scholarship; in 2025, 96% of our first-year students received one.
Student Services
Personalized academic advising, career counseling, and everyday assistance, New England Law’s Office of Student Services offers the resources and guidance you need from day one.
First-Generation Students Program
Offering targeted mentorship, community events, and tangible resources, this program helps first- generation students from diverse backgrounds navigate law school confidently.
Career Services
Develop a personalized strategy with a career adviser, participate in workshops, receive résumé reviews, and complete mock interviews to launch your legal career.
Stories of Success
“Choosing a law school with a part-time program enabled me to pursue my dream of becoming an attorney and provided the flexibility to build my Résumé through full-time internships, clinics, and employment.”
Christopher Hughes, Graduate
“I was able to experience what life is really like as counsel for an international corporation.”
Katie Milligan, Graduate
“Our graduates stay, grow their careers, and help build our communities. We’re woven into the fabric of New England.”
Karyn Polito, Graduate
“There are hundreds of law schools to choose from, but very few of them leave the impression New England Law does on its students.”
Czara Venegas, Graduate
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