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New England School of Law
Location
The law school's campus is located in the Theatre district of downtown Boston near Chinatown. The campus is only 1.5 miles from the Suffolk County Superior Court for Criminal Business and the Supreme Judicial Court for the County of Suffolk, 1.6 miles from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Federal trial court), and 1.0 mile from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts. The Chinatown subway station is only a five minute walk (.2 mi) from the law school and .3 miles from the Boston Public Garden with its 24 acres of luscious greens, perfect for getting away from the rigors of law school.

Boston has a population of about 600,000 and a pretty large legal community. There are approximately 29 large law firms (250+ attorneys) and 34 medium sized firms (50 - 249 attorneys) in the city. The law school has almost 750 alumni practicing in the Boston area, including a number who are partners and associates in Boston's most prominent and largest law firms.

Overall, the law school is in an excellent location and the alumni will probably be a great resource for students and graduates.
  New England | Boston
Public or
Private
 Private                      
Tuition $33,500                
Acceptance
Rate
 57.7%                        
State Bar
Pass Rate
Massachusetts, July 2008            
90.3%
 
(Bar pass rate for first time takers, 92.1%. Avg. Bar Pass Rate for MA 86.4%. )    
Employment
Rate after
9 mos. from
Graduation
76.1%                       
Employment
Rate at
Graduation
30.5%           
Average Salary
for Graduates in
the Private Sector
  
$50,000                    
Student Body
Population
 715                    
LSAT score
bottom
25th percentile of
incoming class
 150                        
LSAT score
top
25th percentile of
incoming class
 153                         
Median LSAT
of incoming class
 152                         
Bottom 25th
percentile of
incoming class
undergraduate
GPA (UGPA)
 3.02                         
Top 25th
percentile of
incoming class
UGPA
 3.52                        
Median UGPA 3.27                  
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The New England School of Law, or New England Law | Boston, is a fourth tier law school founded in 1908 and located in downtown Boston. The law school has approximately 12 clinics each semester in various practice areas that place students in organizations that give the student real world experience in the legal field. The law school also has 3 more permanent centers for specialized study: Center for Law & Social Responsibility (public interest law), Center for International Law & Policy, and Center for Business Law. In addition to the full time day program the law school has a part time day and evening program as well as an innovative special part time program with a very flexible schedule created for parents.
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Grading System
The law school does not use a forced grading curve. Instead, it seems, the law school has a natural grading curve wherein law students are academically dismissed if:

1. the student's cumulative GPA falls below a 2.0; or

  1. receives two D+'s or lower during the year; or

3. receives four D+'s during their law school career.

The grading system uses a normal 4.0 scale with a corresponding letter grade i.e. A=4.0, A-=3.67, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-=2.67, C+=2.33, C=2.0, C-=1.67, D=1.0.

Overall, the grading curve seems very fair and does not employ a forced grading curve unlike a number of fourth tier law schools. This curve gives each professor a lot of autonomy to teach their class and grade their students according to how well they do in the course rather than as dictated by a numerical chart i.e. forced grading curve.

This grading system will probably benefit the students and professors and may help graduates obtain associate positions as the system allows students to earn the grades they deserve.