Seton Hall Law Welcomes the Incoming Class of 2027 and 2028

Seton Hall University School of Law welcomed the incoming J.D. class of 2027 and 2028 at Orientation on August 15, 2024. The new class of Seton Hall Lawyers is 293 students strong, chosen from over 2,300 applicants, with 251 full-time day students and 42 students in the weekend program. The class identifies as 57% female, 37% identifying as students of color, 19% identifying as members of the LGBTQIA community, and 20 Legal Education Opportunity (LEO) Fellows.

The incoming class joins the law school from 142 different undergraduate universities, with almost 10% of the class having a graduate degree. They hail from twenty-four states and territories, with the largest shares being New Jersey, New York, Florida, and California. About 40% of the class did some form of public interest or service work prior to coming to law school. The class includes educators, AmeriCorps members, non-profit workers, and countless volunteers who devoted time to their communities through scouting, meals on wheels, working with the special needs communities, acting as mentors and camp counselors, crisis counselors, and involvement in houses of worship, to name a few.

Over half of the class took part in a law-related job, volunteer opportunity, or internship before embarking on a J.D. These jobs included law firms large and small to interning with legal non-profits such as the Urban Justice Center and Legal Aid Society. Many students completed internships for prosecutor and public defender offices, while others saw law-making firsthand through their work with state legislators or members of Congress. Some obtained international experience through work with UN agencies, the Hauge Convention, and NGOs.

Speakers at Orientation shared with the new students that the bond every class of Seton Hall Lawyers creates transcends law school, and from this day forward they are part of the Seton Hall Law family. Thousands of Seton Hall Lawyers welcome them and look forward to all the amazing things they will accomplish.