Cooley Law School

Policies and Practices that Impact the Student Experience 

Nondiscrimination Policy

This school has a nondiscrimination policy that covers:

• Employment
• Admissions 

The school’s nondiscrimination policy addresses discrimination on the basis of:

• Sexual Orientation 
• Gender Identity
• Gender Expression

Name in Use (a.k.a. Chosen Name)

Name in use can be used. Students can indicate name in use:

• On law school application

Pronouns and Honorifics

Faculty, administration, and staff are:

• Encouraged but not required to include pronouns in email signatures

Students can indicate pronouns:

• On law school application 

Students can indicate:

• Honorifics on law school application 
• Honorifics in school’s student information system
• Honorifics upon request

Resources and Opportunities 

• Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) student committee
• Funds for students to attend the Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair

Faculty

• School has a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) faculty committee

Facilities 

This law school provides: 

• All-gender-inclusive multi-stall restroom(s) 
• All-gender-inclusive single-occupancy restroom(s)

All-gender-inclusive restrooms:

• Located in main law school building
• All are ADA accessible 

Local Community

• LGBTQ+ specific events    
• Pride events 
• Readily identifiable LGBTQ+ owned businesses   
• Readily identifiable LGBTQ+ friendly businesses (e.g., pride flag sticker)         

Navigating Cooley Law School

Questions about financial aid

ess@cooley.edu

Questions about LGBTQ+ resources available on and/or off campus

ess@cooley.edu

Questions about usage of chosen name, pronouns, or honorifics

ess@cooley.edu

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ alumni

alumni@cooley.edu