Fordham
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Curious, creative, and committed to the craft of law.
From the
Classroom
to the
World Beyond
Where Critical Thinking Meets Creativity
A Curriculum That Gets You Where You Want to Go
Degree Programs
Juris Doctor
Part-time Evening (4 years)
Total credits in either program:
At least 83, including required courses in foundational areas, upper-level writing, experiential, and elective courses.
Dual-Degree Programs
J.D./M.S.W.
J.D./M.A. in International Political Economy and Development
Non-J.D. Programs
Corporate Compliance
Fashion Law
Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law
International Business and Trade Law
International Dispute Resolution
International Law and Justice
Real Estate
U.S. Law
Dual Concentration
Fashion Law
- Civil Procedure (4 or 5 credits)*
- Constitutional Law (4)
- Contracts (4 or 5)*
- Criminal Law (3)
- Legal Process & Quantitative Methods (1)
- Legal Writing & Research (3)
- Legislation & Regulation (4)
- Property (4 or 5)*
- Torts (4 or 5)*
- Corporations
- Professional Responsibility
- Six Experiential Credits
- Writing Requirement (prior to last semester)
Courses
Concentrations
Are you drawn toward certain areas of law? Fordham offers students the (optional) opportunity to focus more intensely on particular types of lawyering. The benefits? You can get to know a practice area more deeply, and, just as important, the Fordham faculty who specialize in that area. While you may or may not choose to list your concentration on your transcript, it can be a way to stand out to prospective employers. You can select one or more concentrations from among the following five:
Business and Financial Law
Whether you want to work at a law firm or go in-house, this concentration will teach you the fundamentals needed to solve the business world’s most complex problems. Learn how laws governing business and finance impact the organization and operation of business, from small, locally owned enterprises to large, global corporations.
Intellectual Property and Information Law
Obtain a solid, substantive grounding in both intellectual property and information law, and gain an understanding of how these fields shape the way art, inventions, and information are protected and transferred. Learn how to protect client interests in areas as diverse as law enforcement, print journalism, pharmaceuticals, and the arts.
International, Comparative, and Foreign Law
In a globalized, interdependent world, you need a similarly comprehensive view of the law. This concentration, integrating three subfields of law, provides you pathways for legal practice in multilateral institutions, government agencies, NGOs, law firms, and private sector work involving international and transnational law.
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
This concentration will provide you the firm foundation needed to become a skilled litigator and creative problem solver. You will obtain the skills necessary to expertly resolve disputes both in and out of the courtroom.
Public Interest and Service
Live Fordham Law’s motto “In the Service of Others” and discover a rewarding career path. This concentration prepares you to fight injustice and to help empower and advocate for disenfranchised individuals and communities. Relevant coursework will give you a solid base of knowledge in the field that shows employers you’re ready for a host of public interest positions or important careers in government.
The House System: Making a Big Law School Feel a Little Smaller
From the first day you arrive at Fordham Law, you will join one of five “houses.” Each is part of our House System—an innovative new program we have developed to create a smaller, more intimate community within the Law School.
Each house is assigned a faculty leader and designated liaisons to our Career Planning Center, Public Interest Resource Center, Student Affairs Office, and Library. Your house will also have access to alumni mentors and upper-year student advisors, so it’s a great way to forge connections with the greater Fordham Law Community.
Study Law on Your Time
Fordham’s evening program is #3 in the nation and #1 in New York. It gives working professionals and people with family obligations the opportunity to earn a law degree through a flexible program where classes are available in the evening, in condensed form, or on weekends and online.
Evening Program: Study Law, Flexibly
The Maloney Library
Each year, librarians at the Maloney Library’s Reference Desk answer more than 2,000 research questions. Successful law students know that the library is the place to go to consult with legal information professionals committed to helping them do their best work.
Legal Research/Boundless Resources
With soaring windows overlooking the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Maloney Library elevates your learning and scholarship while grounding you in the life of New York City.
Help Change
Laws—
and Change
Lives
Clinics: Work to Build Lasting Relationships
Clinics
- Community Economic Development
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Criminal Defense
- Decarceration Practicum
- Democracy and the Constitution
- Entrepreneurial Law
- Family Advocacy
- Federal Litigation
- Federal Tax
- Global Anti-Racism
- Immigrant Rights
- International Human Rights
- International Law and Development in Africa
- Legislative and Policy Advocacy
- Mediation
- Right to Housing
- Rule of Law
- Samuelson-Glushko Intellectual Property and Information Law
- Securities Litigation and Arbitration
Externships: The City as Classroom
Sample of externship placements
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- Catholic Charities
- Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
- Good Counsel Inc.
- Housing Conservation Coordinators
- Legal Services of New York
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- New York City Council
- New York City Law Department
- New York District Attorneys’ Offices
- New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)
- New York State and Local Courts
- New York State Attorney General’s Office
- Queens District Attorney’s Office, Prosecution
- Sanctuary for Families
- Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)
- The Legal Aid Society
- United States Attorney’s Office: Civil and Criminal Divisions
- United States District Courts and Circuit Courts of Appeals
- United States Securities and Exchange Commission
- Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Student Journals:
Pressing Influence
Women Sweep the Slate as Journal Editors-in-Chief
In 2021–22, a cohort of 3L women led all six Fordham Law journals as editors-in-chief.
Student Teams: Competition Builds Lawyering Skills
The Power of Advocacy
Fordham Law’s trial advocacy program is ranked #7 in the country, according to the 2023 edition of U.S. News & World Report.
International Opportunities
A Global Network
By the Numbers
In its 2023 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News & World Report ranked a number of Fordham Law programs among the top 30 in the country.
Living Out the Law
Sponsored FellowshipsIn 2021, Fordham Law School awarded over $413,000 public interest fellowships, making it possible for students to work for various government and nonprofit organizations.
In 2021, Fordham Law School awarded over $413,000 public interest fellowships, making it possible for students to work for various government and nonprofit organizations.
With 19 PIRC student organizations to choose from, you’ll be able to find a cause that sparks your passion, satisfies your interests, and hones your legal skills. The Class of 2022 participated in more than 100,000 hours of public service work during their time at Fordham. From your first week on, it’s possible to join—or form—a group and work for a cause that’s close to your heart.
- Advocates for the Incarcerated
- Artist Representation Society
- Consumer Law Advocates
- Domestic Violence Action Center
- Education Law Collaborative
- Environmental Law Advocates
- Fordham Law Advocates for Voter Rights
- Fordham Law Defenders
- Fordham Law Student Veterans Association
- Fordham National Lawyers Guild
- Housing Advocacy Project
- If/When/How Lawyering for Reproductive Justice
- Immigration Advocacy Project
- Mentoring Youth Through Legal Education
- Stein Scholars Program
- Student Animal Legal Defense Fund of Fordham Law School
- Suspension Representation Project
- Unemployment Action Center
- Workers’ Rights Advocates
The nationally recognized program combines academic requirements—coursework focusing on public interest law and legal ethics—with nonacademic opportunities to help you develop and enhance your leadership and communication skills.
During your first summer as a Stein Scholar, you are guaranteed a stipend to work with a public interest organization, an opportunity that is available your second summer as well. During your upper-class years, you enroll in seminars that challenge you to think critically about the role of lawyers in society and you learn how to be a public interest lawyer by doing the work of a public interest lawyer through one of the law school clinics. Perhaps most important, you will join a community of diverse leaders who support each other throughout their careers as they pursue work as public defenders, community lawyers, human rights advocates, government lawyers, and grassroots activists.
While you help others, you’ll also be helping yourself get a jump-start on your legal career. And the program allows you to take the New York bar exam early: in February of your final year of study. Once you pass, you’ll be admitted to practice right after graduation.
During your first year of law school, your schedule will contain special blocks of time for programming around career development; professionalism; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and well-being. In our legal skills workshops, for instance, you will learn to read and brief cases, manage your responsibilities and time efficiently, and effectively take law school exams. In addition, all first-years are assigned an upper-level mentor from the Board of Student Advisors who will provide guidance and assist with your transition to being an attorney-in-training. The Office of Student Affairs also provides personal counseling.
If you are a law student with a documented disability, the office will provide support and reasonable accommodations. Additionally, during your upper-division years, we offer several programs designed to ensure that you pass the bar exam on your first attempt.
To foster the importance of the law school–life balance, the Office of Student Affairs works closely with student organizations in their programming and offers weekly mindfulness and yoga classes, as well as social gatherings and occasional movie passes.
- Advocates for the Incarcerated
- American Constitutional Society
- Art Law Society
- Artist Representation Society
- Asian Pacific American Law Students Association
- Black Law Students Association
- Coalition of Concerned Students
- Committee on Diversity in Business Law
- Consumer Law Advocates
- Domestic Violence Action Center
- Education Law Collaborative
- Entrepreneur Law Society
- Environmental Law Advocates
- Farm to Fordham
- Fashion Law Society
- Federal Bar Association
- First Generation Students
- Fordham Blockchain Law Society
- Fordham Business and Law Society
- Fordham Christian Fellowship
- Fordham Compliance and Ethics Society
- Fordham Follies
- Fordham Health Law Society
- Fordham Information Law Society
- Fordham International Arbitration Association
- Fordham Law Advocates for Voter Rights
- Fordham Law China Society
- Fordham Law Defenders
- Fordham Law Food Society
- Fordham Law Historical Society
- Fordham Law Real Estate Society
- Fordham Law Students Veterans Association
- Fordham Law Women
- Fordham National Lawyers Guild
- Fordham S.J.D. Society
- Housing Advocacy Project
- If/When/How Lawyering for Reproductive Justice
- Immigration Advocacy Project
- Irish Law Student Association
- Jewish Law Student Association
- Latin American Law Students Association
- Media and Entertainment Law Society
- Mental Health Society
- Mentoring Youth Through Legal Education
- Muslim Law Student Association
- National Security Association
- OUTLaws
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Press Law
- Society for the Advancement of Law and Talmud
- Softball
- South Asian Law Student Association
- Sports Law Forum
- Stein Scholars Program
- Student Animal Legal Defense Fund of Fordham
- Student Bar Association
- Suspension Representation Project
- The Federalist Society
- Unemployment Action Center
- Workers’ Rights Advocates
Offering students hands-on training, Fordham Law’s trial advocacy program is ranked 7th in the country in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Teams of students participate in civil and criminal trial competitions at regional and national levels.
The CJEC’s mission is to find new and innovative ways to involve members of the judiciary in the life of Fordham Law and to strengthen and build upon our successes by enhancing the existing clerkship support for our students and alumni.
A teaching and resource center devoted to European law, the European Union, and international antitrust law, the center facilitates the exchange of ideas and information among foreign officials and scholars and their U.S. counterparts.
The Center on Law and Information Policy makes significant contributions to the development of law and policy for the information economy and prepares the next generation of leaders to address the fast-changing issues at the intersection of law and technology.
A nonpartisan law and policy think tank, the Center on National Security is dedicated to providing thought leaders, policy makers, and the public with the tools to better understand today’s national security issues.
The Center on Race, Law and Justice generates innovative responses to racial inequality and discrimination by prioritizing law, data, and social science–informed interventions that create concrete change in communities, institutions, and public policy.
Now in its 48th year, the Fordham Competition Law Institute provides internationally recognized programs on antitrust law, such as its annual International Antitrust Law and Policy Conference, widely recognized as one of the premier events in the field.
Offering unique opportunities for study in the field of alternative dispute resolution through renowned clinics and courses taught by leading academics, the Conflict Resolution and ADR Program is ranked 13th in the country in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report rankings. The program balances theory and casework with a valuable practicum. Students also teach ADR and mediation skills in the NYC community.
The Fordham Corporate Law Center brings together scholars, professionals, policy makers, and students for the discussion and study of business and financial law.
The world’s first center dedicated to law and the business of fashion, the Institute offers training for the fashion lawyers and designers of the future.
The Feerick Center addresses the problems faced by marginalized and low-income people, creating strategies that reform policies, educate the public, and help redress injustice.
Through its courses, interfaith programs, panels, and mentorship, the Institute encourages open, positive, and constructive dialogue on issues relating to religion and law.
The Intellectual Property Institute develops new IP initiatives and projects and holds the annual Intellectual Property Law and Policy Conference, known as “the Davos of IP,” to foster progress toward identifying and resolving issues of concern to the IP community.
One of the oldest and largest law school–based human rights programs, the Leitner Center provides hands-on education and real-world training to law students and contributes to critical research among legal scholars in international human rights.
The Center uses cutting-edge data analytics to support reforms that create a meaningful opportunity for all people to be heard and to secure their rights.
The Fordham Neuroscience and Law Center takes an evidence-based and multidisciplinary approach to examining the current and potential uses of neuroscience evidence in the legal system.
The hub of public interest, PIRC offers programming and individualized career counseling for students drawn to public interest law. PIRC is the place where you can join and form student-run groups that channel passions, interests, and skills into pro bono, public service, and community service work.
The Stein Center examines the important role that lawyers play in our society, explores the ways ethical values inform and improve the legal profession, and inculcates service to others into teaching law, improving the legal profession in the process.
Through the Urban Law Center, students participate in advancing the scholarship and interdisciplinary practice of the legal, governance, and regulatory aspects of urban law, helping to craft solutions to the crucial issues facing cities today.
- Judicial Engagement: finding new and innovative ways to engage members of the judiciary in the life of our Law School
- Clerkships: strengthening and building upon our clerkship successes by enhancing the existing clerkship support for our students and alumni
Throughout the academic year, the CJEC partners with other centers, faculty, and student organizations to host events with judges. These engagements enable students to gain firsthand exposure to federal and state court judges and the judicial process in both formal and informal settings.
Jurist in Residence: Our Jurist in Residence Program brings prominent judges from across the country to the law school to engage with our law school community and share their expertise. During the course of their visit, judges engage in all aspects of law school life, from co-teaching courses to hosting roundtable discussions with students on a range of topics.
Judges Day in Residence: Our Judges Day in Residence Program is a unique program welcoming multiple judges from a single local court to the Law School for a day in residence. The visiting jurists co-teach courses, attend an informal lunch with students, and host a town hall discussing the work of the court followed by a reception with the Law School community.
First to the Bench: Each year, we welcome a prominent member of the judiciary to the Law School who is either the first in their family to attend college or professional school or is an immigrant to speak about their path to the bench to our self-identified first generation students and alumni. At the conclusion of the formal talk, we host a reception allowing for our alumni clerks who are first-generation to meet and mingle with our current first-generation students to forge relationships.
View from Chambers: In this part of our judicial engagement through education initiative, we host distinguished members of the state and federal judiciary, who provide unique insights into the work of their court, including its duties and powers, as well as their role as judges on that court.
Clerkships, typically one or two years in duration, will have you working alongside a federal or state court judge, or as part of a pool of clerks supporting the work of a particular court. The experience offers an unparalleled opportunity to see the inner workings of the judicial process, while also honing legal research and writing skills under the supervision of a future lifelong mentor—the judge.
The CJEC, working collaboratively with the Faculty Clerkship Committee, provides students and alumni with a comprehensive support structure array—including strategic counseling, application material critique, proprietary clerkship resources and guides, programs and workshops, and interview preparation—to help our clerkship applicants stand out.
Members of the J.D. Class of 2022 have secured 39 clerkships at the federal and state court levels for varying terms, including nine on federal circuit courts of appeals and two on high state courts. In the 2022–2023 term, we will have more than 95 of our alumni serving as clerks in the federal and state courts at varying levels.
Over the past five years, our clerks spanned the nation, serving on the federal circuit courts for the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th and D.C. Circuits; federal district courts in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and West Virginia; U.S. Immigration Court; and on the highest state courts in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Texas.
Who We
Know Is
Who You’ll
Know
At Fordham Law, our network is deep and wide. People in our sphere make things happen—from judges administering justice, to big law partners advocating for clients; from lawyers crusading for the underserved, to entrepreneurs cultivating businesses. We nurture long-term relationships and support the members of our Fordham family throughout the journey.
Meet the
Fordham Family
Everything in Between
Get the Career
You Want:
The Network
Effect
Find Your Future
Your Career Starts Here
Your Fordham Law degree is your gateway. To an exciting career. To a life of service. To melding your personal aspirations with your professional interests so you can shape the legal career that’s right for you. Our coordinated career support centers can help you define your professional path, develop faculty connections, and tap into Fordham Law’s alumni network.
Whether you want to lead in the law, business, politics, finance, government, public interest, academia, or another field, your Fordham Law education will help you get there, every step of the way.
Career Planning
Career Planning Center (CPC) counselors will work with you and provide the advice, support, resources, guidance, and tools you need to help:
- Determine your career path
- Explore opportunities
- Connect with employers
- Showcase your best professional self in the job search
During your first year at Fordham, you will have blocks of time integrated into your schedule devoted to programming around career development and professionalism.
All students will benefit from the CPC’s Professional Development Handbook, which will guide you in its integrated approach to career development while you’re in law school and beyond, including career exploration and skills-based programming, small-group summer legal job search strategy sessions, a mock interview program, and more.
Public Interest Career Support
The PIRC-sponsored student groups, the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, the Center on Race, Law and Justice, the Access to Justice Initiative, and the Feerick Center for Social Justice represent just a few of the entry points for Fordham Law students who want to make a difference.
Fellowships
In the 2021–2022 academic
year, five graduates received
prestigious public interest
fellowships, including:
Department of Justice Honors Program
Carey Gabay Fellowship, NYS Executive Chambers
New York State Excelsior Service Fellowship Program
Skadden Foundation Fellowship
Fellowships
In the 2021–2022 academic
year, five graduates received
prestigious public interest
fellowships, including:
Department of Justice Honors Program
Carey Gabay Fellowship, NYS Executive Chambers
New York State Excelsior Service Fellowship Program
Skadden Foundation Fellowship
Recruiting and Your Job Search
On-Campus Recruiting
Each year, a wide variety of legal employers participate in our On-Campus Interview programs to recruit Fordham Law students—large law firms like Cravath, Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, and Skadden; smaller or boutique law firms like Pryor Cashman and Selendy Gay Elsberg; in-house legal departments at organizations like Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Eldridge Industries; government agencies, including local District Attorneys’ Offices; and public interest organizations like Brooklyn Defenders and Legal Services NYC. Visit law.fordham.edu/employmentstats for more information.
Career Fairs
If you are interested in a career in public service or public interest work, the Public Interest Resource Center (PIRC) coordinates Fordham Law’s participation in two of the largest public service career fairs in the country: the Equal Justice Works Career Fair in Washington, D.C., and the Public Interest Legal Career Fair in New York City.
Employer Receptions
Early in the spring semester, the CPC hosts a pair of receptions to introduce first-year students to over 50 employers that participate in our Fall OCI program. In this relaxed setting, you will be able to meet and connect with attorneys and recruiting personnel—many of whom are Fordham Law alumni.
Public Interest Legal Career Reception
Coordinated by PIRC and co-sponsored by 20 law schools, the Public Interest Legal Career Reception will introduce you to the outstanding and rewarding work done in public service with nonprofits, government agencies, and private/public interest law firms. Past participants (over 100) have included the ACLU, New York Civil Liberties Union, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York.
Online Job Bank
While you are a student, access to our online Job Bank allows you to search for and apply to listings for internships while in law school and for full-time employment after graduation. The Job Bank, which the CPC is always working to expand, includes listings from law firms of all sizes, government agencies, corporate legal departments, public interest organizations, and even courts. Your access continues after graduation, as many employers use our Job Bank to seek experienced attorneys.
Alumni Network
Our alumni advance Fordham Law’s mission and reputation by engaging and collaborating with fellow alumni, students, and the wider Fordham Law community. Alumni resources and initiatives include:
Fordham Law Alumni Association (FLAA)
The FLAA, one of the largest law school alumni associations in the country, engages students within the Fordham Law alumni network from day one. As a student, you automatically become a member of the FLAA and have access to its benefits.
FLAA Mentorship
The FLAA and Fordham Law’s mentorship and advising initiatives pair you with a diverse group of alumni of differing seniority levels, backgrounds, and experiences, in a variety of legal careers—all of whom are available to help students do everything from mastering the first year to acing interviews and getting an offer.
Worldwide Alumni Chapters
Fordham Law alumni can be found in 50 U.S. states as well as 91 countries worldwide. The FLAA currently has 31 national and international chapters, connecting you with Fordham Law alumni around the globe.
Networking Affinity Groups
The FLAA has formed a series of 11 active affinity groups that provide forums for alumni to gather socially and network, including:
- Alumni Attorneys of Color
- Alumni in Real Estate
- Business and Financial Law
- Compliance
- Entrepreneurial Law
- Intellectual Property and Information Law
- International Law
- LGBTQ
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Public Interest, Service and Government
- Solo/Small Firm
- Women’s Networking – D.C. and NYC Chapters
FLAA Recent Graduate Committee
Members are leaders in our alumni community who graduated within the past 10 years. They dedicate their time and talents to strengthening the mission of Fordham Law, hosting social events, service projects, and quarterly meetings.
Small to Midsize Firm Leaders’ Advisory Council
This council, consisting of alumni in leadership roles at small to midsize firms, offers expertise and guidance to students choosing careers in small to midsize firm settings.
Entrepreneurial Law Advisory Council
This council provides students with a structured program that delivers practical problem-solving opportunities to serve the strategic and legal needs of start-up enterprises.
Public Interest Advisory Council
This council offers advice on how best to prepare for legal practice in public interest and public service positions, including legal knowledge, professional skills, and the ethos of service.
Full-time Faculty
Atinuke Adediran
Associate Professor of Law
B.S., Long Island University; J.D., Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern
law.fordham.edu/aadediran
Cheryl G. Bader
Clinical Associate Professor of Law
B.A., SUNY (Stony Brook); J.D., Hofstra; LL.M., Columbia
law.fordham.edu/cbader
Aditi Bagchi
Professor of Law
A.B., Harvard; M.Sc., Oxford; J.D., Yale
law.fordham.edu/abagchi
Helen H. Bender
Associate Professor of Law
B.A., Vassar; J.D., Fordham
law.fordham.edu/hbender
Susan Block-Lieb
Cooper Family Chair in Urban Legal Issues
B.A., J.D., Michigan (Ann Arbor).
law.fordham.edu/sblocklieb
Jennifer Gordon
Professor of Law; Co-Director, Stein Center for Law and Ethics
A.B., Harvard/Radcliffe; J.D., Harvard
law.fordham.edu/jgordon
Bernice Grant
Clinical Associate Professor of Law; Senior Director, Entrepreneurial Law Program; Founding Director, Entrepreneurial Law Clinic
B.S., M.S., Wake Forest; J.D., Harvard; LL.M., New York University
law.fordham.edu/bgrant
Bruce A. Green
Louis Stein Chair; Director, Stein Center for Law and Ethics
A.B., Princeton; J.D., Columbia
law.fordham.edu/bgreen
Abner S. Greene
Leonard F. Manning Professor of Law
B.A., Yale; J.D., Michigan (Ann Arbor)
law.fordham.edu/agreene
Chi Mgbako
Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Walter Leitner International Human Rights Clinic
B.A., Columbia; J.D., Harvard
law.fordham.edu/cmgbako
Carl Minzner
Professor of Law
B.A., Stanford; M.I.A., J.D., Columbia
law.fordham.edu/cminzner
Jacqueline M. Nolan-Haley
Professor of Law; Director, Conflict Resolution and ADR Program
A.B., Emmanuel; J.D., Suffolk; LL.M.,
New York University
law.fordham.edu/jnolanhaley
Mark R. Patterson
Professor of Law
B.S., M.S., Ohio State; J.D., Stanford
law.fordham.edu/mpatterson
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I apply?
We strongly encourage you to use the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) service and apply electronically at lsac.org. You can request a paper application by contacting us via email (lawadmissions@fordham.edu) or by calling our office (212-636-6810).
When are applications accepted?
Our application opens on September 15 and closes on March 15. Please note that admissions are rolling and we review applications as they are completed.
How much is the application fee?
The application processing fee is $75.
Can I receive an application fee waiver?
Fee waivers are granted on a case-by-case basis. More information and the fee waiver application can be found at law.fordham.edu/apply Transfer and visitor applicants are ineligible for an application fee waiver.
When can I expect to be notified about my application?
Fordham makes decisions on a rolling basis. The committee endeavors to notify applicants of decisions within eight to ten weeks after the completion of their application. Applications received on or around University calendar breaks will take additional processing time.
What are the median LSAT and GPA for admitted students?
Our 2021 entering full-time students had a median LSAT of 166 and a GPA of 3.71. Our 2021 part-time students had a median LSAT of 163 and a GPA of 3.62.
What are my chances of being admitted?
While we can’t predict your chances of being admitted, please be aware that we take a holistic approach to the admissions process and consider all aspects of an application. More information can be found at law.fordham.edu/selectioncriteria.
Contact Information
J.D. Admissions
4th Floor
212-636-6810
lawadmissions@fordham.edu
LL.M. Admissions
8th Floor
212-636-6883
llm@fordham.edu
Financial Aid
4th Floor
212-636-6815
lawfinaid@fordham.edu
Registrar
4th Floor
212-636-6800
registrar@fordham.edu
Student Affairs
4th Floor
212-636-7155
lawstudentaffairs@fordham.edu
Career Planning
Lower Level
212-636-6926
careers@law.fordham.edu
Alumni Relations
8th Floor
212-636-6806
lawalumni@fordham.edu
Clinical Legal Education
9th Floor
212-636-6934
clinicdesk@fordham.edu
Information Systems and Planning
Lower Level
212-636-6786
lawhelpdesk@fordham.edu
Public Interest Resource Center
Lower Level
212-636-6952
pirc@fordham.edu
International Programs and Study Abroad
8th Floor
212-636-7702
lawstudyabroad@fordham.edu