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  • Climate Survey 2022

    Connect, Share Knowledge, and Succeed Within the LGBTQ+ and Ally Legal Community.

    New York Law School

    May 2, 2022

    Question 1 provided each school with a field to confirm or update their nondiscrimination statement.
     
    a. If you answered 'it is incorrect,' please provide the URL from your school's website with the corrected version

    https://www.nyls.edu/notice-of-non-discrimination

    b. Does your law school (or larger University, if those policies are binding upon the law school) have a "code of conduct" which prohibits same-sex relationships (including but not limited to physical/sexual activity, marriage or registered domestic partner status, etc.) for employees or students?
    No
    2. Does your law school intentionally seek out LGBTQ+ prospective students?
    Yes
    a. If ‘yes,’ how and where are your efforts directed?

    The Office of Admissions sends out CRs to targeted groups, highlighting programs specifically that relate to the LGBTQ+ applicant pool, LGBTQ+ legal issues, and members of the bench and bar. We also advertise in the local gay press. After admission, we invite admitted students to small groups and one on one conversations with members of the community that identify as LGBTQ+.

    3. Does your law school's welcome packet for admitted students include mention of identity group support for LGBTQ+ students, as well as for students of color or other minorities?
    Yes

    The admitted student packet links to newsletters that celebrate various underrepresented minority groups including LGBTQ+.

    4. Does your school offer students the option to self-identify (also known as "Self-ID") as LGBTQ+ in admissions applications or post-enrollment forms?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please describe your student Self-ID process:

    It is available on the application

    b. If 'yes,' how many students are currently enrolled at your law school in total?:
    1,074 JD students
    c. If 'yes,' how many self-identified LGBTQ+ students are currently enrolled at your law school, in total?:
    74 JD students
    d. If 'yes,' how many of your currently enrolled LGBTQ+ students also self-identify as people of color?
    25 JD students
    Lesbian?
    This data is not collected.
    Gay?
    This data is not collected.
    Bisexual/ Pansexual?
    This data is not collected.
    Transgender / Nonbinary?
    This data is not collected.
    Queer or member of gender/sexual orientation minority group?
    This data is not collected.
    5. Does your law school offer transgender and nonbinary students who have not legally changed their names the ability to have their name-in-use reflected on their admission applications or post enrollment forms?:
    Yes

    NYLS asks for preferred name and pronouns on its admissions application. NYLS has also adopted a “Preferred Name Policy” to ensure that any community member can be referred to by their preferred name instead of their legal name.  Community members may prefer to be called by names other than their legal names for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to their gender identity and expression. The Law School will support and honor those preferences to the maximum extent possible.

    6. Does your law school provide any annual scholarships specifically for LGBTQ+ students?
    Only general diversity scholarships
    7. Does your law school actively seek to employ diverse staff/faculty/administrators, including openly LGBTQ+ individuals?:
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please detail how and where diversity recruitment efforts are directed:

    We continually look to employ diverse community members and use various methods to increase diverse recruitment. This is reflected in our institutional diversity plan which guides our efforts in this area. Our Dean and President is one of only a handful of openly LGBTQ+ law deans in the nation and provides a great deal of leadership and inspiration in supporting the hiring, promotion, and retention of LGBTQ+ faculty, administration and staff. In addition to our Dean and President, our Academic Dean, and Dean for Clinical and Experiential Learning are from the LGBTQ+ community.

    8. Does your law school conduct a "Self-ID" program which allows staff/faculty/administrators to voluntarily and (if they desire) confidentially identify their gender identity and sexual orientation?:
    Yes
    a. If you answered 'yes' or 'unsure,' please describe your school's process for collecting this data

    During our onboarding process, new hires are requested to complete Voluntary Ethnicity & Race Information Form which includes gender identity. Also, there is a section for voluntary gender information in our Human Resources system used during onboarding.

    9. How many faculty (not staff/administrators) are employed by your law school in total?
    48 Full Time Faculty
    10. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty are employed by your law school in total?
    9 and 4 are also senior administrators (the Dean & President, and the Academic Dean, the Dean for Clinical and Experiential Learning, and the Associate Dean/Chief Law Librarian.)
    a. With reference to #10, how many LGBTQ+ faculty self-identify as people of color?
    1
    Lesbian?
    4
    Gay?
    5
    Bisexual/Pansexual?
    This data is not collected.
    Transgender / Nonbinary?
    This data is not collected.
    Queer or member of gender/sexual orientation minority group?
    This data is not collected.
    11. How many staff/administrators (not faculty) are employed by your law school in total?
    107
    12. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators are employed by your law school in total?
    This data is not collected.
    a. With reference to #12, how many LGBTQ+ staff/administrators self-identify as people of color?
    This data is not collected.
    Lesbian?
    This data is not collected.
    Gay?
    This data is not collected.
    Bisexual / Pansexual?
    This data is not collected.
    Transgender / Nonbinary?
    This data is not collected.
    Queer or member of gender/sexual orientation minority group?
    This data is not collected.
    13. Does your law school provide employee benefits such as health insurance, family medical leave, parental leave, and nontraditional family planning like assisted reproduction and/or adoptive benefits?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' are those employee benefits available on equal terms to employees in same-sex marital/domestic partnership relationships as they are to employees in different-sex marital/domestic partnership relationships?
    Yes
    b. If you answered 'yes' to #13, are those employee benefit plans inclusive of the specific needs of LGBTQ+ employees (i.e., are assisted reproductive benefits offered without the need for extended traditional attempts at pregnancy, are care techniques such as mammograms, prostate exams, hysterectomies, etc. available to employees of all genders, are parental leave policies equal for people of all genders, etc.)?
    Yes
    c. If you answered 'yes' to #13a AND/OR if you answered 'yes' or 'unsure' to #13b, please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

    https://www.empireblue.com/dam/medpolicies/ebcbs/active/guidelines/gl_pw_a051166.html

    14. Does your law school offer transition-related health benefits including hormone therapy, gender counseling, gender-affirming surgeries, etc. to transgender/nonbinary employees and employees who are undergoing gender transition?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes' or ‘unsure,’ please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

    https://www.empireblue.com/dam/medpolicies/ebcbs/active/guidelines/gl_pw_a051166.html

    15. Does your law school offer a student benefit plan including health insurance with nontraditional family planning like assisted reproduction and/or adoptive benefits, and/or any additional benefits such as access to campus facilities?
    No
    16. Does your school offer the same transition-related healthcare benefits to students and their partners/spouses who are transgender/nonbinary or undergoing gender transition?
    Yes
    17. Do all students at your law school have access to on-campus health, counseling and therapy services either through the law school or the larger University?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' are your school's on-campus health care providers trained to ensure they can provide culturally and clinically competent care to LGBTQ+ patients, particularly transgender and nonbinary patients?
    Yes
    18. Does your law school provide single-stall and/or multi-stall restrooms available to people of all genders (i.e., gender-neutral restrooms) in each law school building so that transgender/nonbinary people have a safe restroom space?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please describe how those all-gender restroom(s) is/are identified (i.e., what does the signage say, is it identified on building maps and online resources), the number of all-gender restroom stalls available in each law school building, and whether these are accessible for people with disabilities in each building or floor

    There are seven all-gender restrooms throughout our facility, and as appropriate there is signage posting the applicable all-gender and accessibility icons. Five of the seven restrooms are single occupancy (5 stalls). The remaining two accommodate multiple users (three stalls). 6 of the 7 restrooms are wheelchair accessible.

    19. If your law school is maintaining gender-segregated (i.e., "Women's Restroom" and "Men's Restroom") restroom stalls, does it have a policy applicable to those facilities which ensures that transgender/nonbinary students/staff/administrators/faculty, as well as anyone who does not meet gender stereotypes, have access to facilities that match their gender identity?
    No
    20. Does your law school have one or more annual LGBTQ+ specific course offerings (e.g., LGBTQ+ Law and Policy, Sexual Orientation Law, Gender Identity Law, etc.)?
    Yes, we offer both a Gender Identity Law course and a Sexual Orientation Law course, annually
    a. If 'yes,' please list course names:

    We offer a single course, entitled Sexuality and the Law, that covers both topics in depth, and is offered annually.

    21. Does your law school have an active LGBTQ+ law student group?
    Yes
    a. If you answered "yes," does that group receive annual funding from the law school administration?
    Yes
    22. Does your law school provide funding, including travel support, for LGBTQ+ students to participate in LGBTQ+-focused learning and/or career services opportunities?
    Yes
    a. If yes please provide details and examples of when and how those opportunities have been utilized in the past three years:

    In partnership with the NYC LGBT Bar Association, NYLS publishes the definitive chronicle of LGBTQ+ legal developments globally — LGBT Law Notes. NYLS provides substantial resources to support its faculty members, and student research assistants, working to produce this seminal publication. NYLS students regularly receive support to attend the Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair and other conferences. There is regular participation in annual NYC marches, such as the Pride Parade. There is additional funding available and students can submit proposals/requests to attend other events.

    NYLS partners with the NYC LGBT Bar Association to host annually, at NYLS, the metro NY LGBT career fair for law students. NYLS is regularly a sponsor of the LGBT Bar Association’s annual gala, and Dean Crowell takes a large group of Outlaws to the event each year. NYLS also hosted the Human Rights Conference tied to NYC’s hosting of World Pride in 2019. The Dean has been listed in Crain’s NY influential LGBT executives, and will be named to City & State NY’s Top 100 Influential LGBTQ+ leaders in its Pride Month edition. Further, this past year, one of NYLS’s esteemed alumni, Judge Anthony Cannataro ‘96, was appointed to the NY Court of Appeals, NY’s highest court. He is currently the only LGBTQ+ member of the court, and the second in its history. Judge Cannataro is a member of the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors and mentors many NYLS students.

    23. Does your law school have a hate/bias incident policy that faculty, staff/administrators, and students are required to follow?
    Yes
    a. If yes to #23, does that process specifically identify sexual orientation AND/OR gender identity/expression as protected categories?
    Yes, both
    b. If yes to #23, does the policy set out a clear hate bias/incident reporting process for faculty, staff/administrators, and students to utilize if necessary?
    Yes
    24. Does your law school provide mandatory anti-sexual harassment training that explicitly covers same-sex harassment and harassment of transgender/nonbinary people, for all staff/faculty/administrators, at least every three years?
    Yes
    25. Does your law school provide diversity and inclusion training that incorporates robust LGBTQ+ curriculum as well as anti-racism curriculum, at least every three years? NOTE: Please check all that apply.
    Yes, mandatory for all faculty/staff/administrators
    Yes, optional for all faculty/staff/administrators
    Yes, mandatory for all students
    26. Does your school enable and encourage the sharing of personal pronouns (e.g., She/Her, He/Him, They/Them) and honorifics (e.g., Ms., Mx., Mr.) in public communications (email signature blocks, Zoom profiles, nametags, event registration forms, etc.)?
    Yes
    a. Does your law school capture students' personal pronouns and honorifics as part of the registration process?
    Yes
    b. If your law school captures students' personal pronouns and honorifics, is that information consistently shared with professors on class rosters with an expectation that it will be used in the classroom?
    Yes

    NYLS has a Preferred Name Policy that states all community members should use and be respectful of preferred names and pronouns of other community members. The IT department is available to provide help with making any changes on Zoom or other technology as needed.

    27. Please describe all additional ways, not identified through your earlier responses, in which your law school works to be safe, inclusive, and welcoming for its LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and administrators:

    Diversity, equity, and inclusion and providing a safe environment for NYLS’s LGBTQ+ community members is a top priority at New York Law School. Indeed, the Dean and President of New York Law School is himself one of just a handful of openly LGBTQ+ law deans among the nation’s 200. Representation is key, and to that end, in addition to actively recruiting more diverse faculty, staff, and students, the Law School’s Board of Trustees now includes two openly LGBTQ+ members. One of them is a person of color. There is also a dedicated team leading the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as well as a standing Faculty Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

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