ABA Required Disclosures
The following information is provided in this standardized form pursuant to American Bar Association Standard 509:
*New England Law granted a one-time only, one semester extension of scholarship renewal criteria for students with conditional scholarships in Spring 2020, due to the pandemic.*
Federal Student Disclosure Requirements
Under the Higher Education Opportunity Act, institutions participating in federally funded financial aid programs are required to make certain information available to current and prospective students. Following is a list of this information. If you are not able to find the information you are looking for, please contact the Office of Student Services at studentservices@nesl.edu or 617-422-7401.
Clery Act Disclosures
Also see "Title IX and Sexual Misconduct" below.
Copyright Policies
Violation of copyright laws may subject a student to discipline under Student Rule E.1. and may also lead to litigation and/or criminal prosecution under federal law: http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html
COVID-19
- CARES Act Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students (Original)
- CARES Act Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students (Updated 7/26/20)
- CARES Act Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students (Updated 9/09/20)
- CARES Act Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students (Updated 9/23/20)
- CARES Act Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students (Updated 4/28/21)
- CARES Act Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students (Updated 7/10/21)
- CARES Act Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students (Updated 10/10/21)
- SAIHE Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students (Updated 4/10/22)
- SAIHE Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students (As Amended 7/10/22)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Policy (Updated 6/28/21)
- Emergency Fund Application (Original 6/11/20), Notification to Students, Notification to Recent Grads
- Emergency Fund Application (Updated 7/10/20)
- Emergency Fund Application (Spring 2021) Notification to Students
- Emergency Fund Application - Instructions for Students
- Emergency Fund Application (Updated 7/10/23) Notification to Students
- Quarterly Budget & Expenditure Reporting (As of 9/30/20)
- Quarterly Budget & Expenditure Reporting (As of 9/30/20, As Amended)
- Quarterly Budget & Expenditure Reporting (As of 12/31/20)
- Quarterly Budget & Expenditure Reporting (As of 3/31/21)
- Quarterly Budget & Expenditure Reporting, HEERF II (As of 6/30/21)
- Quarterly Budget & Expenditure Reporting, HEERF III (As of 6/30/21)
- Quarterly Budget & Expenditure Reporting, HEERF IIII (As of 10/10/21)
- Quarterly Budget & Expenditure Reporting, HEERF III SAIHE (As of 1/10/22)
- HEERF Annual Report for the Year Ended December 31, 2021
- Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF grant funds (As of 7/10/22)
- Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF grant funds (As of 10/7/22)
- Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF grant funds (As of 10/7/22, As Amended)
- Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF grant funds (As of 1/10/23)
- Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF grant funds (As of 1/10/23, As Amended)
- Quarterly Budget & Expenditure Reporting, HEERF III (As of 4/10/23)
- Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF grant funds (As of 7/10/23)
Direct Deposit of Refund Checks
Contractual Agreement between New England Law | Boston and Herring Bank
Disability Information
Contact Jacqui Pilgrim, Assistant Dean at jpilgrim@nesl.edu or 617-422-7400.
*Figures as of the '20-'21 academic year*
- Male: 36%
- Female: 64%
- Minority: 25%
Financial Disclosures
Nondiscrimination Policy
It is the policy of New England Law | Boston to provide equal opportunity in employment and education. New England Law does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including identity and expression), military service, age, disability or any other protected characteristic in the administration of its employment policies, educational policies, admission policies, and any other programs and activities.
New England Law has designated the Dean's Office (
deansoffice@nesl.edu, 617-422-7221) as the department responsible for addressing employee concerns and Jacqui Pilgrim, Assistant Dean (jpilgrim
@nesl.edu, 617-422-7400) as the person responsible for addressing student concerns. Inquiries about Title IX, which prohibits discrimination based on sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), should be directed to the school’s Title IX Coordinator, Jacqui Pilgrim.
Refund/Withdrawal
A student who chooses to withdraw from law school but wishes to retain the option of readmission must submit a written request to the dean for withdrawal without prejudice. To determine whether a withdrawing student owes a balance to the law school or is due a refund, tuition cancellation is computed based on the chart below.
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Effective Withdrawal Date
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Percent Tuition Canceled
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Within 1st week of semester*
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80%
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Within 2nd week of semester
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60%
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Within 3rd week of semester
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40%
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Within 4th week of semester
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20%
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After 4th week of semester
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0%
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* For this purpose, the first week of the semester for entering students is the week of orientation.
Refund calculations for students who are receiving Title IV federal aid (Federal Stafford or Graduate PLUS Loans) are determined in accordance with federal regulations. These students must contact the Office of the Controller to determine the amount of their refund.
Title IX and Sexual Misconduct
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. If only one of an educational institution’s programs or activities receives federal funding, all of the programs within the institution must comply with Title IX and its implementing regulations. Accordingly, NELB prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in all of its programs and activities, including academics, employment, athletics, and other extracurricular activities. This prohibition includes gender-based harassment, sexual violence and other sexual harassment.
A copy of NELB’s Title IX policy is available here.
Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to NELB’s Interim Title IX Coordinator, Amanda Brahm, via email at TitleIXCoordinator@nesl.edu. Students may also access Title IX information through the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office Square, Boston MA 02109-3921. Telephone: 617.289.0111, Fax: 617.289.0150, TDD: 800.877.8339, or Email: ocr.boston@ed.gov.
Title IX Training Materials
Vaccinations
Incoming students must provide certification of certain immunizations by August 1 before beginning classes. International students (full time or part time) attending an institution of higher education in Massachusetts while on a student (F-1) or other visa (including a student attending or visiting classes or programs as part of a formal academic visitation or exchange program) must also submit the immunization form.
The following immunizations are required:
- One Td booster (tetanus and diphtheria) within the last 10 years
- Two doses of MMR vaccine (or two doses of a measles-containing vaccine and one dose each of mumps and rubella vaccines)
- Three doses of hepatitis B vaccine
- The appropriate number of doses to be considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19
For further information and exceptions, please contact the Office of Admissions at admit@nesl.edu or 617-422-7210.