Fordham University School of Law

Fordham University School of Law
Seal of Fordham University School of Law
MottoIn the Service of Others
Parent schoolFordham University
Religious affiliationCatholic Society of Jesus
EstablishedSeptember 28, 1905; 119 years ago (1905-09-28)
School typePrivate law school
DeanJoseph Landau[1]
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
40°46′17″N 73°59′06″W / 40.7714°N 73.9850°W / 40.7714; -73.9850
USNWR ranking33rd (tie) (2024)[2]
Websitelaw.fordham.edu
New Fordham Law School
Law school lobby
Fordham Law library entrance
Fordham Law library reading room
Fordham Law faculty stairs
New Fordham Law moot court

Fordham University School of Law is the law school of Fordham University. The school is located in Manhattan in New York City, and is one of eight ABA-approved law schools in that city. In 2013, 91% of the law school's first-time test takers passed the bar exam, placing the law schools' graduates as fifth-best at passing the New York bar exam among New York's 15 law schools.[3]

According to Fordham University School of Law's 2022 ABA-required disclosures, 95.5% of the Class of 2014 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.[4]

  1. ^ Joseph Landau, Dean and Paul Fuller Professor of Law
  2. ^ "Fordham University". U.S. News & World Report – Best Law Schools. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. ^ Zaretsky, Staci (25 November 2013). "New York Bar Exam Results By Law School: Open Thread (2013)". abovethelaw.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Class of 2014 at 10 months". Retrieved 31 July 2023.