[5] NUSL was accredited by the University of the State of New York in 1943 and became a member of the Association of American Law Schools in 1945.

In 1970, Gryzmish Hall on Huntington Avenue was dedicated, which would later become part the Asa S. Knowles Center for Law.

A number of graduates practicing law as varied as Native American land claims in rural Maine; assisting migrant farm laborers in east Texas; at the Moscow, Russia office of Baker & McKenzie; the United Nations High Commission for Refugees in New Delhi; and countless legal services offices.

The NUSL complex is located on Boston's Huntington Avenue and includes three adjacent buildings: Knowles Center, which houses offices and the Law Library; Cargill Hall, home to most faculty and some administrative offices as well as small seminar rooms and lecture halls; and Dockser Hall, which includes a moot courtroom, classrooms, seminar rooms, offices and lounge areas and space for the law school's clinical program.

[12] NUSL integrates full-time employment into its traditional JD curriculum, allowing students to graduate in three years - the same amount of time as peers at other law schools.

[15] Many students participate in the school's clinics and institutes, such as the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project.

[19] Northeastern University School of Law has many student-run organizations and activities, including affinity groups and shared interest groups such as Entertainment and Sports Law Society (ESLS), Human Rights Caucus (HRC) and Phi Alpha Delta International, a co-ed fraternity.

Staff members are selected largely based on an application that tests their fact-checking and cite-checking skills, and includes a diversity statement.

[22] NUSL is co-editor of the Journal of Legal Education, a quarterly publication of the Association of American Law Schools.