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.
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.Whether you are a college graduate with a passion for the law, a working professional looking to transform your career, an international legal professional hoping to gain practical knowledge about the U.S. legal system, or an entrepreneur in need of legal insights to enhance your business decisions, Fordham Law’s graduate degree programs provide what you need to achieve your career aspirations.
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Our mission is to ensure that graduate students possess the skills and knowledge that will allow them to leverage their vocational training and academic experience in a professional setting.
GSAS Futures is a holistic professional development initiative that promotes career pathway preparation for our students across the arts and sciences.
One of the benefits of undertaking a Ph.D. at Fordham is the extensive teaching training and experience in which you have the opportunity to participate during the course of your program through our Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program.
