Legislative and Policy Advocacy

Working with grassroots groups and legal advocacy organizations, Fordham's Legislative and Policy Advocacy (LPA) Clinic students draft legislative and regulatory proposals, policy papers, and reports; meet with legislators and their staffers; and conduct legal and social justice research.

Students also collaborate with dynamic social change leaders from across the State and City, work in coalitions to achieve our clients' goals, and educate the public to create social change.

Clinic students lobby for key issues affecting the lives of countless New Yorkers, including:

• Lowering the State’s 9% Interest Rate Charged on Consumer Debt, Providing Much Needed Relief for Low-Income New Yorkers
• Creating Tax Justice for Low-Income New Yorkers
• Seeking Menstrual Equity in Tax Laws Nationwide and Creating Equal Access to the Bar Exam
• Advocating for Change to the New York State Grand Jury Laws to Create More Transparency and Access to Justice for Those Charged with Crimes
• Working to Amend New York State Law to Ensure the Safety and Well-Being of Transgender Individuals who are Incarcerated

LPA Clinic students often recommend new projects for the Clinic.

With its diversity and depth of issues, heterogeneous communities, and vibrant politics, New York is the perfect place to learn to be a legislative and policy advocate. The skills you learn and the experience you get in the Clinic will prepare you to be an effective attorney - whether you pursue a career in legislative advocacy, litigation, or virtually any other practice area.