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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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Power Is Meant to Be Shared: Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard ’97 JD Returns to Fordham Law for a Conversation With Malcolm Gladwell

Power Is Meant to Be Shared: Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard ’97 JD Returns to Fordham Law for a Conversation With Malcolm Gladwell

For Fordham Law alumna Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard ’97 JD, power isn’t defined by the title one holds, but by how it’s used to create opportunities for others. In her new book, …

Protecting the Arts: Meet Nawoon Yoon ’28 JD

Protecting the Arts: Meet Nawoon Yoon ’28 JD

After studying art history as an undergraduate at NYU and working at an art auction house, Nawoon Yoon ’28 JD became interested in legal issues involving the arts industry and …

Fordham Law Competition Teams Bring Home Wins in 2025-2026 Season

Fordham Law Competition Teams Bring Home Wins in 2025-2026 Season

During the 2025-2026 academic year, Fordham Law’s competition teams distinguished themselves on the national and international stage, earning multiple first- and second-place finishes across dozens of trial advocacy, dispute resolution, …

Minnesota Women’s Press: Prof. Zephyr Teachout Discusses Monopoly Power at 2nd Annual Minnesota Co-op Summit

Minnesota Women’s Press: Prof. Zephyr Teachout Discusses Monopoly Power at 2nd Annual Minnesota Co-op Summit

As reported by Minnesota Women’s Press, Fordham Law Professor Zephyr Teachout gave a talk about how monopoly power “has become one of the defining forces shaping Americans’ daily lives,” at …

Advocating for Human Rights: Meet Sanaa Akindele ’28 JD

Advocating for Human Rights: Meet Sanaa Akindele ’28 JD

The Abolitionist Law Center, where Sanaa Akindele ’28 JD is interning this summer, is a non-profit law firm based in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia that supports litigation on behalf of people …

The American Lawyer: Prof. Bruce A. Green To Help Lead Ethics Training Sessions for Quinn Emanuel

The American Lawyer: Prof. Bruce A. Green To Help Lead Ethics Training Sessions for Quinn Emanuel

Bruce A. Green, director of Fordham Law School’s Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics, was named in an article published by The American Lawyer regarding Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s …

Fordham Law’s 35th Annual PIRC Awards Recognize Public Service Impact

Fordham Law’s 35th Annual PIRC Awards Recognize Public Service Impact

Fordham Law alumna Afua Atta-Mensah ’04 JD, New York City’s chief equity officer and commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Equity and Racial Justice, was honored for …

The New York Times: Prof. Jane Manners on the Impact of Trump v. Slaughter

The New York Times: Prof. Jane Manners on the Impact of Trump v. Slaughter

Fordham Law Professor Jane Manners, who researches presidential power, spoke with The New York Times about the impact of the decision of Trump v. Slaughter—which gave the president the power to fire the leaders …

The Daily Upside: Prof. Jeffrey Colon on Abusive Tax Planning Using ETFs

The Daily Upside: Prof. Jeffrey Colon on Abusive Tax Planning Using ETFs

Fordham Law Professor Jeffrey Colon spoke with The Daily Upside about abusive tax planning using exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Treasury Department officials are reportedly voicing their concerns over several new Wall Street tax strategies …

Lawfare: Prof. Doni Bloomfield on Why U.S. Technology Controls Keep Faltering

Lawfare: Prof. Doni Bloomfield on Why U.S. Technology Controls Keep Faltering

In this co-authored article for Lawfare, Fordham Law Professor Doni Bloomfield argues that current export controls are the worst of both worlds: Key technology leaks to China, while controls weaken …

From the Classroom to the Courtroom: Meet Daniel Barto ’28

From the Classroom to the Courtroom: Meet Daniel Barto ’28

This summer, Daniel Barto ’28 JD returned to his hometown of Long Beach, New York, to work in the Office of Corporation Counsel, getting real world experience working in a …

STAT: Prof. Doni Bloomfield on How a Controversial Rule Could Hurt NIH’s Ability to Manage Risk

STAT: Prof. Doni Bloomfield on How a Controversial Rule Could Hurt NIH’s Ability to Manage Risk

In this op-ed for STAT, Fordham Law Professor Doni Bloomfield examines how proposed changes to federal grant review could affect the National Institutes of Health’s role in supporting scientific research. The …

MS NOW: Prof. John Pfaff on ICE’s Attempted Hiring Surge

MS NOW: Prof. John Pfaff on ICE’s Attempted Hiring Surge

One major cost of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s attempted hiring surge has been a breakdown in vetting, argues Fordham Law Professor John Pfaff in this op-ed for MS NOW. Last week, …

Future First-Year Law Students Gather at Fordham Law for Admitted JD Students Day Event

Future First-Year Law Students Gather at Fordham Law for Admitted JD Students Day Event

The Lincoln Center campus buzzed with conversation and new introductions as admitted JD students, current students, faculty, and staff gathered for Fordham Law’s Admitted Students Food Truck Fest. The event …

Lawfare: Prof. Courtney Cox Discusses Her Forthcoming Article, “Hardwiring Hercules?”

Lawfare: Prof. Courtney Cox Discusses Her Forthcoming Article, “Hardwiring Hercules?”

Fordham Law Professor Courtney Cox joined Kevin Frazier, AI innovation and law fellow at the University of Texas School of Law and a senior editor at Lawfare, on Scaling Laws …

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Prof. James Brudney Comments on Federal Lawsuit

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Prof. James Brudney Comments on Federal Lawsuit

Fordham Law Professor James Brudney commented on the federal lawsuit alleging that a university denied a professor tenure, in this Chronicle of Higher Education article. Read “A Professor Argues His Tenure …

Bloomberg Tax: Prof. Jane Manners Offers Insight Into How Administration’s Federal Workforce Changes May Prove More Durable Through Procedural Rulemaking

Bloomberg Tax: Prof. Jane Manners Offers Insight Into How Administration’s Federal Workforce Changes May Prove More Durable Through Procedural Rulemaking

In this Bloomberg Tax article, Fordham Law Professor Jane Manners offers insight into how the Trump administration’s federal workforce changes may prove more durable through procedural rulemaking, even after Department …

Law360: Fordham Law’s James A. Keyte on How National Security, Industrial Policy Considerations Are Reshaping U.S. Merger Reviews

Law360: Fordham Law’s James A. Keyte on How National Security, Industrial Policy Considerations Are Reshaping U.S. Merger Reviews

How are national security and industrial policy considerations reshaping U.S. merger reviews, and what could that mean for antitrust enforcement? James A. Keyte, director of the Fordham Competition Law Institute, spoke …

Protecting Voting Rights: Meet Kira M. Charles ’28 JD

Protecting Voting Rights: Meet Kira M. Charles ’28 JD

Brooklyn native Kira M. Charles ’28 JD worked at a political consulting firm and as a congressional legislative intern before coming to Fordham Law School. This summer, she’s focusing on …

Fordham Law Hosts Nation’s Largest Gathering of Criminal Law Scholars

Fordham Law Hosts Nation’s Largest Gathering of Criminal Law Scholars

Approximately 200 criminal law and criminal procedure scholars from law schools across the country gathered at Fordham Law School on July 13 and 14 for CrimFest!, the nation’s largest annual …

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]