New York Legal Education Opportunity Program

New York State Legal Education Opportunity Program

Institute

Important News: Notification of admission decisions will be sent beginning the week of May 4, 2009. If you have applied to the 2009 NY LEO, are a New York State resident and have been admitted to or wait-listed at a New York law school, please contact us if you have not yet received notification.

INTRODUCTION

Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye has established the New York Legal Opportunity Program (NY LEO) to help ensure a diverse legal community by promoting academic success for individuals historically under-represented in the legal profession.

THE NY LEO PROGRAM assists minority, low-income and educationally disadvantaged college graduates in acquiring the fundamental and practical skills necessary to succeed in law school. The program is available to qualified candidates who will attend law school in New York.

THE NY LEO PROGRAM is an intensive six-week summer program offered by the New York State Judicial Institute. Honorable Robert G.M. Keating, the Dean of the Judicial Institute, administers the program. Students are required to live on campus and participate in the program full-time. Experienced law professors will provide instruction in first-year law school core courses as well as in legal research, writing and analysis. As part of the program, students will have the opportunity to visit courts in session and meet with members of the judiciary and other legal professionals.