Office of Student Affairs Academic Success

Every student admitted to Fordham Law School has the ability to succeed in law school. The Academic Success Program at Fordham is committed to helping every student learn the foundational skills necessary to succeed in law school and on the bar exam. Through small group workshops and individual academic and personal counseling, students are offered instruction on the competencies and tools necessary to be successful law students.

Other student resources:

The Writing Center, located in the Quinn Library, third floor of the Lowenstein Building, Room 233, is staffed by master’s and doctoral students, including ESL specialists, who have specialized training in helping writers whose first language is not English. The Center offers the following services, free of charge, to law students:

• Personalized, one-on-one tutorial sessions for all students.
• Works with students at any stage of the composition process. However, in accordance with policy set forth by the law school’s legal writing department, assistance to first-year law students is limited to the review of past assignments only.
• Using a Socratic approach, asks students questions in an effort to get them to develop their ideas.
• Assists with brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and revising, as well as argument and counter-argument development in writing.
• Students must open an account online to reserve a thirty-minute or one-hour appointment. Open an account and schedule an appointment.

The Maloney Law Library

• Offers a welcoming, accessible and inclusive space for all students.
• Provides a list of books, study aids, and other materials for use by students at the library, online.
• Offers online video tutorials, explaining the various resources available at the library, including an exam prep video tutorial.

The Counseling and Psychological Services Department, located on the ground floor of 140 West 62nd street, Room G-02, provides a range of services to help students address and cope more effectively with their stress and psychological concerns. Their free and confidential services help students develop more self-awareness, enhance coping skills, build self-esteem, manage relationships, and improve overall well-being. These services include initial screenings, crisis intervention, individual counseling, psychiatric evaluations, referrals to outside providers, and medication management. Schedule an appointment.

Disability Services

To discuss disability accommodations and services, please contact Mr. Abel Montez at [email protected]. Read more information on Disability Services.

Mandatory Academic Support Services Policy

Fordham Law School is committed to the academic success of every student. This policy requires mandatory academic support services to assist students whose academic performance suggests they could benefit from academic counseling, tutoring, or other support, but who might be hesitant to seek assistance. For more information, please see Fordham’s Academic Regulations.

Fordham Law School is committed to the academic success of every student.  This policy requires mandatory academic support services to assist students whose academic performance suggests they could benefit from academic counseling, tutoring and/or other support, but who might be hesitant to seek assistance.

The following students must meet with an Office of Student Affairs administrator:

Any First Year Student who:

1. is referred to the Office of Student Affairs for consultation based on a fall semester take-home exam, in class assessment, or a legal writing assignment; or
2. receives two or more B-s, one or more Cs, or a grade point average of 2.99 or below at the end of their first semester of law school; or
3. at the beginning of their second semester of law school, have one or more incompletes; or
4. receives an "F" in any of their first semester courses.

Any Upper Division Student who receives:

1. an incomplete or have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or below at the end of the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh semesters, if they are a part-time student; or
2. an incomplete or have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or below at the end of the second, third, fourth or fifth semester, if they are a full-time student; or
3. an "F" in any of their upper division courses.

An Office of Student Affairs administrator will notify students, via email, to schedule an appointment. The email will include a copy of this Mandatory Academic Support Policy.

Students who fail to meet with an Office of Student Affairs administrator will have a hold placed on their registration for the following semester.

No information about a student's participation in this Mandatory Academic Support Program will be included in the student's official records.