7.10 City University of New York School of Law Student Complaints Regarding ABA Compliance – Standard 510

City University of New York School of Law Student Complaints Regarding ABA Compliance – Standard 510 
The City University School of Law is an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school. As such we are subject to the ABA Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools.  
ABA Standard 510 allows any student at the law school to bring a formal complaint to the law school administration identifying any issue of non-compliance with the ABA Standards and program of legal education. 

Procedure for Lodging a Complaint 
To lodge a formal complaint a student must submit the complaint to the Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. The complaint should describe in as much detail as possible the potentially offending behavior, program, or process and how the student perceives it to violate the Standards.  

A formal complaint can be submitted via email to studentaffairsoffice@law.cuny.edu . Anonymous complaints can also be submitted using the following link Submit An Anonymous Complaint 

Procedure for Reviewing Complaint 
Once the complaint is received, the Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management will acknowledge receipt via email and begin an investigation of the complaint within ten (10) business days of receiving the complaint. Upon completion of the complaint investigation, a response will be sent to the complainant via email along with any necessary corrective actions. Please note a response cannot be sent to a complainant if filed anonymously. 

Procedure for Appeal 
If the complainant is not satisfied with the investigative findings and response, they may file an appeal with the Law School Dean via email @ deansoffice@law.cuny.edu within 14 business days.  

If a student would like to submit their appeal anonymously, they may submit it using the following link  
Submit An Anonymous Appeal 

The Dean will convene a subcommittee consisting of a faculty member, an administrator, and a student representative to review the original complaint, investigation, response, and appeal to make a recommendation. The Dean will then determine if further action is needed.  

Procedure for Record Keeping 
All complaints, investigations, responses, appeals, decisions and resolution of the complaint will be kept on file in the Office of Student Affairs. 

Non-Retaliation 
The law school will not retaliate against an individual who makes a complaint under this policy.