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Fall Semester Welcomes 500 New Law Students
LAW SCHOOL NEWS

Fordham Law School Begins its Fall Semester and Welcomes Over 500 New Students

The Law School is buzzing as new and returning students embark on the 2024-2025 academic year. They are joined by new faculty, innovative courses, and a lineup of distinguished speakers visiting this fall.

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Fordham Law’s Tanen Leadership Center Will Train Tomorrow’s Leaders in Law and Business
Centers and Institutes

Fordham Law’s Tanen Leadership Center Will Train Tomorrow’s Leaders in Law and Business

Fordham Law Clinic Helps Secure Exoneration for Man Wrongfully Convicted in 1986 Killing
Law School News

Fordham Law Clinic Helps Secure Exoneration for Man Wrongfully Convicted in 1986 Killing

The Big Idea: How a Franchising Model Can Transform Worker Cooperatives
Law School News

The Big Idea: How a Franchising Model Can Transform Worker Cooperatives

Federal Judge Joseph Laroski ’97 Reflects on His Winding Career in International Trade Law
Alumni

Federal Judge Joseph Laroski ’97 Reflects on His Winding Career in International Trade Law

John Lewis Fulbright Fellowships Awarded to Two Fordham Law Grads
Alumni

John Lewis Fulbright Fellowships Awarded to Two Fordham Law Grads

Fordham Law’s Latin American Law Students Association is Focused on Building Bonds 
Law School News

Fordham Law’s Latin American Law Students Association is Focused on Building Bonds 

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