Founded in 1835, New York University School of Law has a long record of academic excellence, national scholarly influence, and innovative achievements. It is a pacesetter in legal education, pioneering new approaches to practical-skills training and the early recognition that law has an increasingly global dimension that should be reflected in the classroom. Its innovative lawyering and clinical programs, interdisciplinary colloquia, public interest initiatives, and law-and-business transaction courses have served as models for others.