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Fordham University School of Law
The Fordham University School of Law is the law school of Fordham University. The school is located in Manhattan and is one of the eight ABA-accredited law schools in New York City. According to the school's ABA-required disclosures, 88.12% of 2023 graduates obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment (i.e. as attorneys) nine months after graduation.
1,335 J.D. students attend Fordham Law. Fordham Law also offers Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees in the following specializations: Banking, Corporate, & Finance Law; Corporate Compliance; Fashion Law; Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law; International Business & Trade Law; International Dispute Resolution; International Law & Justice; and U.S. Law. LL.M. students can take a second concentration after finishing the first one by enrolling in a third semester. Fordham University offers a "3-3 Program" that allows students to earn a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science and a Juris Doctor in six years of study: three at Fordham College and three at Fordham Law. Fordham Law offers three joint degrees in conjunction with Fordham University's other graduate schools: J.D./M.A. in International Political Economy and Development; J.D./M.B.A.; and J.D./M.S.W.
The School also offers a Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.) degree with specializations in Corporate Compliance and Fashion Law, and a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) degree, which is research-based and culminates in a dissertation of at least 50,000 words.
Founded in 1905, Fordham Law commemorated its Centennial during the 2005–06 academic year, and capped the year-long celebration with an alumni gala on Ellis Island on September 28, the school's official birthday. $20 million was fundraised and six new academic chairs created.
The dean of Fordham Law School is Joseph Landau.
For the class entering in 2023, 21.13% of applicants to Fordham Law were accepted. Of those accepted 32.14% enrolled. The average full time Fordham Law student had a LSAT score of 167 and an undergraduate GPA of 3.75, while the average part time student had a LSAT score of 164 and an undergraduate GPA of 3.58.
In the 2024 edition of U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Schools", Fordham Law was ranked tied for 33rd. It has the highest ranked part-time law program in New York state (ranked 2nd in the nation in the 2021 edition.) Additionally, five specialty programs were nationally ranked: Dispute Resolution, 13th; Trial Advocacy, 13th; International Law, 15th; Intellectual Property, 16th; and Clinical Training, 22nd.
In 2020, The National Law Journal ranked Fordham Law 4th nationally in terms of placement of 2018 graduates in the 25 largest law firms of the largest legal market, which is New York. It is placed 15th nationally in terms of placement of 2018 graduates in top 100 law firms. This is an improvement from four years earlier when it ranked 20th and 23rd in comparative rankings. In a survey conducted by Vault in 2017, Fordham Law comes 8th in terms of big law placement and 9th when class size was factored in.
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Fordham University School of Law
The Fordham University School of Law is the law school of Fordham University. The school is located in Manhattan and is one of the eight ABA-accredited law schools in New York City. According to the school's ABA-required disclosures, 88.12% of 2023 graduates obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment (i.e. as attorneys) nine months after graduation.
1,335 J.D. students attend Fordham Law. Fordham Law also offers Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees in the following specializations: Banking, Corporate, & Finance Law; Corporate Compliance; Fashion Law; Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law; International Business & Trade Law; International Dispute Resolution; International Law & Justice; and U.S. Law. LL.M. students can take a second concentration after finishing the first one by enrolling in a third semester. Fordham University offers a "3-3 Program" that allows students to earn a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science and a Juris Doctor in six years of study: three at Fordham College and three at Fordham Law. Fordham Law offers three joint degrees in conjunction with Fordham University's other graduate schools: J.D./M.A. in International Political Economy and Development; J.D./M.B.A.; and J.D./M.S.W.
The School also offers a Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.) degree with specializations in Corporate Compliance and Fashion Law, and a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) degree, which is research-based and culminates in a dissertation of at least 50,000 words.
Founded in 1905, Fordham Law commemorated its Centennial during the 2005–06 academic year, and capped the year-long celebration with an alumni gala on Ellis Island on September 28, the school's official birthday. $20 million was fundraised and six new academic chairs created.
The dean of Fordham Law School is Joseph Landau.
For the class entering in 2023, 21.13% of applicants to Fordham Law were accepted. Of those accepted 32.14% enrolled. The average full time Fordham Law student had a LSAT score of 167 and an undergraduate GPA of 3.75, while the average part time student had a LSAT score of 164 and an undergraduate GPA of 3.58.
In the 2024 edition of U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Schools", Fordham Law was ranked tied for 33rd. It has the highest ranked part-time law program in New York state (ranked 2nd in the nation in the 2021 edition.) Additionally, five specialty programs were nationally ranked: Dispute Resolution, 13th; Trial Advocacy, 13th; International Law, 15th; Intellectual Property, 16th; and Clinical Training, 22nd.
In 2020, The National Law Journal ranked Fordham Law 4th nationally in terms of placement of 2018 graduates in the 25 largest law firms of the largest legal market, which is New York. It is placed 15th nationally in terms of placement of 2018 graduates in top 100 law firms. This is an improvement from four years earlier when it ranked 20th and 23rd in comparative rankings. In a survey conducted by Vault in 2017, Fordham Law comes 8th in terms of big law placement and 9th when class size was factored in.