School of Law Admissions

For our profession, society, and world

Two students walking together

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.

Explore class profiles, rankings, and more

Fordham Law Facts
#1 evening J.D. program in New York City and #3 nationally.
Top 30 law school in 10 specialty areas including corporate law, criminal law, and constitutional law, among others.
#4 in employment of law school graduates by the top 100 law firms in their New York City offices (AmLaw 100/ALM Legal Compass, 2022).
#7 in the nation for alumni promoted to partner, according to the National Law Journal.

Visit and engage

Register for an upcoming information session

Get to know Fordham Law alumni

Discover the Fordham Law difference

Why choose Fordham Law?

Top-notch professional skills. A deep appreciation for law’s foundations. Experiential learning. A chance to dip into tech-related legal issues as they unfold in real time. At Fordham, you’ll get the opportunity to focus your interests, spark new ones, and master the tools you’ll need to succeed, wherever and however you dream of practicing law.

Fordham Law in the news

The Declaration at 250: How an Aspirational Text Shaped Constitutional Meaning

The Declaration at 250: How an Aspirational Text Shaped Constitutional Meaning

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this year, Fordham Law News is turning to its faculty to explore the legal, historical, and philosophical …

Caroline Garrido ’26 JD and Marciana Popescu ’25 JD Recognized as Extraordinary Immigrant Rights Advocates

Caroline Garrido ’26 JD and Marciana Popescu ’25 JD Recognized as Extraordinary Immigrant Rights Advocates

Immigrant advocates Caroline “Cara” Garrido ’26 JD and Marciana Popescu ’25 JD were honored with the Feerick Center for Social Justice’s Defender of the Dream Award at the Feerick Center’s …

Fordham Law Students Sharpen Their Storytelling Skills Through Partnership with the Moth

Fordham Law Students Sharpen Their Storytelling Skills Through Partnership with the Moth

Bertha Mahama ’26 JD stood before an audience at Fordham Law School and told a story about speaking up at her first job. She’d landed a coveted position at a …

Federal Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan Shares Advice with Fordham Law Community: “Do Good, Be Good, and Expect Goodness”

Federal Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan Shares Advice with Fordham Law Community: “Do Good, Be Good, and Expect Goodness”

Sri Srinivasan, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, spoke at Fordham Law School this spring, invited by the Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships …

AI’s Environmental Impact: An Earth Day Q&A with Environmental Law Professor Adam Orford

AI’s Environmental Impact: An Earth Day Q&A with Environmental Law Professor Adam Orford

As AI takes on an increasingly prominent role in business and society, the technology’s demand for energy and water is predicted to double by 2030. In recognition of Earth Day, …

April 2026: In Memoriam

April 2026: In Memoriam

We mourn the loss of… Ellin Mulholland ’55 JD John Celentano ’60 JD Bruce Graham ’63 JD Edmund D. Kahn ’66 JD Richard Schaefer ’68 JD Devereux Milburn ’70 JD …

April 2026 Class Notes

April 2026 Class Notes

Hon. Kevin Tierney retired from the bench after 32 years of service. Judge Kierney has served as a judge trial referee for the Stamford/Norwalk Judicial District Superior Court in Connecticut for …

Fashioning a Legal Career: Meet Amora Haynes ’27 JD

Fashioning a Legal Career: Meet Amora Haynes ’27 JD

Growing up with a love of fashion, Amora Haynes ’27 JD always admired the creativity behind the world’s most iconic brands, from the deep history behind Christian Dior, the artisanship …

Feerick Center for Social Justice Releases Report Calling for Reforms of New York City’s High School Application Process

Feerick Center for Social Justice Releases Report Calling for Reforms of New York City’s High School Application Process

Fordham Law School’s Feerick Center for Social Justice and New York Appleseed have released a report recommending a more transparent, better-resourced NYC high school admissions process that improves access to …

Could AI Be Used to Make Bioweapons?

Could AI Be Used to Make Bioweapons?

As AI is being used across the health sector to speed the search for new treatments, how do we keep it from being used to make bioweapons—viruses, toxins, bacteria, and …

Fordham Students Help New Yorkers Navigate Tax Season

Fordham Students Help New Yorkers Navigate Tax Season

Tax season is looking brighter for many New Yorkers this year, thanks to Fordham students who are rolling up their sleeves to help low-income and elderly residents file returns—and assist …

Screening of Oscar-Nominated Documentary The Perfect Neighbor Brings Attention to “Stand Your Ground” Laws

Screening of Oscar-Nominated Documentary The Perfect Neighbor Brings Attention to “Stand Your Ground” Laws

Have Florida’s “stand your ground” laws emboldened regular citizens to use deadly violence to resolve disputes?  The Oscar-nominated documentary The Perfect Neighbor explores this question through a case involving the …

Walking With Others: Will Hayes, SJ, ’26 LLM Finds His Vocation in Law and Community

Walking With Others: Will Hayes, SJ, ’26 LLM Finds His Vocation in Law and Community

On Wednesday evenings at Fordham’s Rose Hill campus, migrant day laborers from the South Bronx dance salsa alongside undergraduate students—an unlikely tradition that grew out of an English class, a …

The Declaration at 250: Sovereignty, Self-Determination, and International Law

The Declaration at 250: Sovereignty, Self-Determination, and International Law

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this year, Fordham Law News is turning to its faculty to explore the legal, historical, and philosophical …

Bloomberg Law: Prof. Thomas H. Lee Says Birth Tourism Issue Offers Lens for Birthright Citizenship Case

Bloomberg Law: Prof. Thomas H. Lee Says Birth Tourism Issue Offers Lens for Birthright Citizenship Case

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week regarding President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. In this op-ed for Bloomberg Law, Fordham Law Professor Thomas H. Lee …

Sam Khichi ’98 JD Named Fordham Law School 2026 Diploma Ceremony Speaker

Sam Khichi ’98 JD Named Fordham Law School 2026 Diploma Ceremony Speaker

Fordham Law School is proud to announce that Sam Khichi ’98 JD, executive vice president, chief policy officer, and general counsel of CVS Health, will be the keynote speaker at …

Moneywise: Prof. Benjamin C. Zipursky Comments on High-Profile L.A. Social Media Personal Injury Lawsuit

Moneywise: Prof. Benjamin C. Zipursky Comments on High-Profile L.A. Social Media Personal Injury Lawsuit

Ahead of a high-profile social media personal injury lawsuit being tried in Los Angeles, Fordham Law Professor Benjamin C. Zipursky told Moneywise that the goal of the attorneys was not …

The Tech Policy Press Podcast: Prof. Olivier Sylvain Says He Wants to Reclaim the Internet from Big Tech

The Tech Policy Press Podcast: Prof. Olivier Sylvain Says He Wants to Reclaim the Internet from Big Tech

This was a landmark week for tech accountability in U.S. courts. Juries in New Mexico and California delivered verdicts finding tech giants Meta and Google liable for harms to young …

Three Fordham Law Professors Ranked Among the Top 100 Legal Scholars in the Nation

Three Fordham Law Professors Ranked Among the Top 100 Legal Scholars in the Nation

The latest ranking of the nation’s top 100 legal scholars by the George Mason University Law Library features three Fordham Law professors. Now in its third year, “The Top 100 …

The Wall Street Journal: Prof. Susan Scafidi Says Social Media Has Taken the Shame Out of Copying

The Wall Street Journal: Prof. Susan Scafidi Says Social Media Has Taken the Shame Out of Copying

According to consumer-insights platform Morning Consult, about 30% of consumers, and almost 50% of Gen-Z customers, have bought a dupe. Fordham Law Professor Susan Scafidi, founder and academic director of …

J.D. admissions

Fordham University School of Law
150 West 62nd Street, Suite 4-104, New York, NY 10023

Tel: 212-636-6810
Fax: 212-636-7984
Email: [email protected]

 

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]