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subjects months before truly felt as if all of New travel plans was a pleasant break from the

I began the two-month York Law School rallied mental marathon of the exam we were in
the process of taking. My classmates and
crunch time ater around us and pushed us
I were able to relax ever so slightly before
graduation.”
toward success. Hwang , beginning the second half of the New York

Bar Exam thanks to the faculty and current
now an agency attorney students at New York Law School who
But that wasn’t all. In addition to the bar
prep initiatives, the Law School ofered intern at New York donated their time.” Interrante is now an
associate attorney at Breier Deutschmeister
another popular irst: a free lunch. On City’s Oice of
the two days of the New York bar exam Urban Popper Law Group, a New York
Administrative Trials City real estate law boutique.
in July, the Law School provided box
lunches and a room in the Javits Center and Hearings (OATH),
Schultz observed that while preparing
for members of the Class of 2013 to
added, “Not having to for the exam over the summer, “I was
eat and unwind for a short time. Dean
worry about where to getting more support and encouragement
Crowell, Associate Dean Archer, and
from the School than from any other
other administrators were there to give get lunch was great, but part of my life. he School understood
words of encouragement. Each boxed
what was really amazing and acknowledged what we were going
lunch contained a sandwich or wrap, through.”
snacks, fruit, water, cofee and tea, and ear was being greeted by the

plugs to help keep the exam-takers ener- deans and administration This year, the Jump Start
gized and focused. Exam takers were able program was held on March 29-
with words of
to choose their “brain food” in advance, 30, April 6, and April 12-13, and
including kosher and vegetarian options. encouragement, a hug
285 students, about 66 percent

Turkey was the clear winner, leading with or a smile in those low of the class, participated. Dean
50 percent of the students’ selections of Crowell’s ultimate goal is to

sandwiches and wraps.
moments. It made me meet and exceed a irst-time bar
pass rate of 94 percent, which
It was one less thing for them to worry feel so cared for, and
NYLS achieved in 2008. •
about.
gave me the strength to

he Brooklyn Daily Eagle featured the keep my head up and
help Support Jump Start
free lunch program, and members of the power through. When I
Class of 2013 spoke exuberantly about and Bar Exam Lunches
got my results in
it, mostly because it was indicative of the
The NYLS Alumni Association
overall support the Law School ofered October I was thrilled to will once again pay for the
them.
share the victory with lunches offered to recent
graduates taking the bar
Petal Hwang ’13 NYLS. No other law
exam in July. Please show
said, “he
school ofered its your support for our recent

encouragement students more support graduates by making a
donation.
and support and more action-

from our
oriented programming And please support the Jump
Start Program next year.
professors and
before and during the
administration kept
To make a donation, contact
bar exam.”
Tara Tomlinson, Assistant Vice

me going for the long President, Development,
Other members of the Class of 2013 spoke at 212.431.2800 or
haul. When studying for
with similar ebullience about the free tara.tomlinson@nyls.edu.
the bar, there is no time lunch. Steven Interrante ’13 said, “Upon
Donations for the 2014 Bar
to waste and no use for completion of the irst half of the exam,
we were greeted with smiles and familiar Exam Lunch Program can
early burn-out or also be made at https://
faces: Dean Crowell, Dean Prigal, Dean
throwing in the towel. I
Eastus, current students, and others. Being alumni.nyls.edu/bar-lunch

able to discuss my post bar examination

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