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Curious, creative, and committed to the craft of law.

Those words describe the people you’ll meet at Fordham Law School.

Our faculty and students are dedicated to excellence and ethics and are engaged with what’s happening in the real world, whether transacting deals for clients in multinational corporate boardrooms, dispensing justice on the benches of courtrooms, or fighting for underserved communities in the heart of New York City.

Our education is grounded in enduring legal principles but always open to emerging theories, techniques, and technologies. Historically, Fordham Law has opened its doors to people not welcome at other law schools due to their religion, gender, race, or class.

Today, we build on this legacy by working to create a learning environment that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive to students of all backgrounds, religions, and orientations. We’re creating a community of compassionate and highly capable lawyers with a larger goal: to make a difference for our profession, society, and world.

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#7 in the nation for alumni promoted to partner, according to the National Law Journal.

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Feerick Center Celebrates 19 Years of Impact at Annual Gala

Feerick Center Celebrates 19 Years of Impact at Annual Gala

As Fordham Law School’s Feerick Center for Social Justice celebrated 19 years of advocacy work, Fordham leaders, Law School alumni, and non-profit representatives came together in October for the center’s …

Fordham-Stein Prize Honors Trailblazing Career of Judge Denny Chin ’78

Fordham-Stein Prize Honors Trailblazing Career of Judge Denny Chin ’78

From humble beginnings in a tenement apartment in Hell’s Kitchen to a pioneering career on the federal bench, Judge Denny Chin ’78 was honored with the Fordham-Stein Prize for a …

The Big Idea: The Constitution and the Power to Remove

The Big Idea: The Constitution and the Power to Remove

A legal historian, Professor Jane Manners joined the Fordham Law faculty in fall 2025 after previously serving as an assistant professor at Temple University. She teaches Torts, Legislation and Regulation, …

Motion Granted: Fordham Law Students Launch New Run Club

Motion Granted: Fordham Law Students Launch New Run Club

As New York City gears up for its annual marathon in November and the weather cools, Fordham Law students are taking a break from their studies by hitting the pavement …

Live Podcast Recording to Unpack Sam Bankman-Fried Appeal and the Fall of FTX

Live Podcast Recording to Unpack Sam Bankman-Fried Appeal and the Fall of FTX

The fall of cryptocurrency company FTX and its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, is one of the most notorious white-collar criminal cases in the U.S. In 2024, Bankman-Fried was convicted on multiple …

MSNBC: Prof. John Pfaff Says Federal Executive Department is Struggling to Meet Hiring Goal

MSNBC: Prof. John Pfaff Says Federal Executive Department is Struggling to Meet Hiring Goal

The Department of Homeland Security is spending millions of dollars on an aggressive television ad campaign to hire more enforcement officers—“but it’s not getting nearly enough applicants,” states Fordham Law …

Women’s Wear Daily: Prof. Susan Scafidi Weighs in on Iconix Brand Founder’s Overturned Fraud Conviction

Women’s Wear Daily: Prof. Susan Scafidi Weighs in on Iconix Brand Founder’s Overturned Fraud Conviction

Susan Scafidi, founder and director of Fordham Law’s Fashion Law Institute, weighs in on Iconix Brand founder and former CEO Neil Cole’s overturned fraud conviction, with Women’s Wear Daily. Susan …

Screening of Broadway Hit “Yellow Face” Sparks Discussion on Asian American Representation

Screening of Broadway Hit “Yellow Face” Sparks Discussion on Asian American Representation

Fordham Law’s Center on Asian Americans and the Law put a spotlight on the historic representation of Asian Americans in the entertainment industry at an event featuring actor Francis Jue, …

CBC/Radio-Canada: Prof. Susan Scafidi Calls Lululemon’s Secured Trademark Phrase a “Very Creative Enforcement” Technique

CBC/Radio-Canada: Prof. Susan Scafidi Calls Lululemon’s Secured Trademark Phrase a “Very Creative Enforcement” Technique

Lululemon has secured a trademark for the phrase “Lululemon dupe” in the United States. Susan Scafidi, founder and director of Fordham Law’s Fashion Law Institute, tells CBC/Radio-Canada that the move …

Tyla: Prof. Deborah Denno on the Controversy Surrounding Nitrogen Gas Executions

Tyla: Prof. Deborah Denno on the Controversy Surrounding Nitrogen Gas Executions

Fordham Law Professor Deborah Denno, a legal expert in death penalty issues and the founding director of the Neuroscience and Law Center at Fordham Law School, spoke with Tyla about …

Bloomberg Law: Prof. Bruce Green Says AI-Riddled Rulings Raise Questions as to How Often Judges are Docketing Unverified Drafts

Bloomberg Law: Prof. Bruce Green Says AI-Riddled Rulings Raise Questions as to How Often Judges are Docketing Unverified Drafts

In this Bloomberg Law article, Bruce Green, director of Fordham Law’s Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics, said rulings recently issued with made-up elements and factually inaccurate court documents …

Fordham Law Review Symposium Explores Monopolies, Antitrust Law, and the Future of Democracy

Fordham Law Review Symposium Explores Monopolies, Antitrust Law, and the Future of Democracy

Are corporate monopolies undermining democracy? A range of speakers—including New York State Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado and former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan—gathered at Fordham Law School to delve …

The Tablet: Prof. Jennifer Gordon Talks about Major Immigration Laws Passed in U.S. Since 19th Century

The Tablet: Prof. Jennifer Gordon Talks about Major Immigration Laws Passed in U.S. Since 19th Century

Fordham Law Professor Jennifer Gordon, an expert in immigration law, spoke with The Tablet about major immigration laws passed in the United States since the 19th century, including the Chinese …

Video From Dean Joseph Landau: A Roadmap for the Future

Video From Dean Joseph Landau: A Roadmap for the Future

In this video message, Dean Joseph Landau articulates his vision for Fordham Law, underscoring the School’s commitment to training exceptional lawyers, cultivating a community of ideas, and fostering groundbreaking legal …

amNY Law: Prof. Jerry Goldfeder Emphasizes Need for In-Depth Review of City Charter to Increase Responsiveness of City Government

amNY Law: Prof. Jerry Goldfeder Emphasizes Need for In-Depth Review of City Charter to Increase Responsiveness of City Government

In this op-ed for amNY Law, Fordham Law Adjunct Professor Jerry H. Goldfeder, director of Fordham Law School’s Voting Rights and Democracy Project, emphasizes the need for an in-depth review …

Pulitzer Prize Finalist Adam Haslett Discusses His Book “Mothers and Sons” at Fordham Law

Pulitzer Prize Finalist Adam Haslett Discusses His Book “Mothers and Sons” at Fordham Law

At first glance, novel writing and immigration law appear to have little in common. But Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Haslett has found an unexpected link: both demand deep empathy. Whether …

From Leading Troops to Learning Law: Meet Michael Deddo ’28

From Leading Troops to Learning Law: Meet Michael Deddo ’28

Michael Deddo ’28 graduated with a degree from West Point and spent nearly a decade in the Army before a traumatic brain injury led to his medical retirement. Deddo had …

National Law Journal: Clinical Prof. Katherine Hughes ’08 Argues Pro Bono Work Should Be Embedded Into Law Firms’ Cultures

National Law Journal: Clinical Prof. Katherine Hughes ’08 Argues Pro Bono Work Should Be Embedded Into Law Firms’ Cultures

Clinical Professor Katherine Hughes ’08, the new director of Fordham Law’s Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, argues in this National Law Journal op-ed that, as firms chase record profits, public service risks becoming …

Interpreting India: Prof. Chinmayi Sharma Explores Evolving Debate Around Openness in Artificial Intelligence

Interpreting India: Prof. Chinmayi Sharma Explores Evolving Debate Around Openness in Artificial Intelligence

In the latest episode of Carnegie India’s “Interpreting India,” Fordham Law Professor Chinmayi Sharma explores the evolving and often misunderstood debate on openness in artificial intelligence (AI). In this episode …

“Unscripted Direct” Podcast: Fordham Law’s Adam Shlahet on Whether National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators Should Host its Own National Competition

“Unscripted Direct” Podcast: Fordham Law’s Adam Shlahet on Whether National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators Should Host its Own National Competition

On the latest episode of Unscripted Direct Trial Advocacy Podcast, Adam Shlahet ’02, director of the Brendan Moore Trial Advocacy Center at Fordham Law School, shared his thoughts on whether the …

J.D. admissions

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Tel: 212-636-6810
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LL.M. admissions

Fordham University School of Law
International and Non-JD Programs
150 West 62nd Street, Suite 8-131, New York, NY 10023 USA

Tel: 212-636-6883
Fax: 212-636-6922
Email: [email protected]

On-campus M.S.L. admissions

Fordham University School of Law
International and Non-J.D. Programs
150 West 62nd Street, Suite 8-131, New York, NY 10023 USA

Tel: 212-636-6883
Fax: 212-636-6922
Email: [email protected]

 

S.J.D. admissions

Fordham University School of Law
International and Non-J.D. Programs
150 West 62nd Street, Suite 8-131, New York, NY 10023 U.S.A.

Tel: 212-636-6883
Fax: 212-636-6922
Email: [email protected]