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Albany Law School is an ABA accredited law school based in Albany, New York .

According to Albany Law School's ABA-required disclosures, 60.2% of the Class of obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation. [ 1 ]

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Albany Law School is the oldest independent law school in the United States. It was founded in 1851 by Amos Dean (its dean until 1868), Amasa J. Parker. Ira Harris. and others. [ 2 ]

Beginning in 1878, the Albany College of Pharmacy. Albany Law School, Albany Medical College. Dudley Observatory. Graduate College of Union University, and Union College created the loose association today known as Union University. Each member institution has its own governing board, is fiscally independent, and is responsible for its own programs. See also: Union College's description of Union University .

Albany Law School has a historically close relationship with the New York State Court of Appeals. [ 3 ] One of the original members of the court, Greene C. Bronson. helped to found the law school. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Since that time, Albany Law School alumni have been members of the court seven times with two serving as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals. [ 3 ] In addition, the school hosts the Fund for Modern Courts' Hugh R. Jones Memorial Lecture. which is typically given by a current or former member of the court.

The law school inducted its first permanent female President Dean, Penelope Andrews. on July 1, .

In November, , the school entered into discussions with the State University of New York at Albany ("UAlbany") about a possible merger or affiliation, the need for which primarily brought about by declining law school enrollments, student quality, and budgetary shortfalls.

Albany Law is the only law school located within New York's Capital District. It is within three miles of the New York State Legislature. New York Court of Appeals. The Appellate Division 3rd Department, the Federal District Court for the Northern District of New York, the New York State Bar Association. several state agencies, and a number of private law firms.

Albany Law School offers 14 concentrations for J.D. candidates, [ 6 ] as well as an L.L.M program, [ 7 ] and joint J.D./M.B.A, J.D./M.P.A. J.D./M.R.P. J.D./M.S. and J.D./M.S.W. programs. [ 8 ]

In addition, under the auspices of its Law Clinic and Justice Center. Albany Law School operates several public interest clinics. Some of the clinics available include the Health Law, Introduction to Litigation, Low Income Taxpayer, Civil Rights and Disabilities Law, Domestic Violence Prosecution, and Family Violence Litigation.

Albany Law School's Schaffer Law Library holds a collection of more than 730,000 volumes and equivalents, [ 9 ] including videotapes of oral arguments before the New York State Court of Appeals dating back to 1989.

In 1875, Albany Law published the nation's first student-edited legal periodical, the Albany Law School Journal. which existed for only one academic year before being discontinued. [ 10 ] Currently, the school publishes three journals, which are listed in order of their founding and combined national ranking:

Full Time Faculty:

• Penelope Andrews. First permanent female President of Albany Law School
• Alicia Ouellette. President and Dean as of July 1, 2015
• Ira Mark Bloom, Trusts, Estates, and Property Expert
• Vincent M. Bonventre, Judicial and Constitutional Law Expert and Commentator
• Raymond H. Brescia, Public Interest Law Expert and Commentator
• Patrick M. Connors, New York Civil Practice and Legal Ethics Expert

Adjunct Faculty:

• Mae D'Agostino. United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York
• Lawrence E. Kahn. Senior United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York
• Eleanor Stein. Administrative Law Judge, former member of Weather Underground and Students for a Democratic Society
• Matthew Tully. Columnist

Former Faculty:

• Learned Hand. United States Judge and Legal Philosopher [ 11 ]
• David D. Siegel, prolific and influential commentator on New York Civil Practice

Albany Law School has numerous notable alumni. It is one of only twelve law schools in the United States to have graduated two or more justices of the United States Supreme Court. Robert H. Jackson and David Josiah Brewer. Seven judges of the New York State Court of Appeals. United States President William McKinley. current New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. and over a dozen members of the United States Congress can also call Albany Law School their alma mater. The first woman admitted to the New York State Bar, Kate Stoneman. and the first African American man to graduate from law school in New York State, James Campbell Matthews, [ 12 ] also both attended Albany Law School.

Albany Law School was one of more than a dozen law schools sued by some of their alumni in and . [ 13 ] On February 1, , it was named as a defendant in a class action alleging fraudulent misrepresentation of its published employment statistics relating to past graduates. The case was dismissed in January . [ 14 ]

According to Albany Law School's official ABA-required disclosures, 60.2% of the Class of obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation. [ 1 ] Albany Law School's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 23%, indicating the percentage of the Class of unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. [ 15 ]