| Fordham University School of Law | |
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| Latin: Universitas Fordhamensis | |
| Motto | Latin: Sapientia et Doctrina |
| Motto in English | Wisdom and Learning |
| Established | 1905 |
| Type | Private[1] |
| Religious affiliation | Catholic, Jesuit |
| President | Rev. Joseph M. McShane S.J. |
| Dean | Michael M. Martin |
| Postgraduates | 1,500 |
| Location | New York City, New York, United States of America |
| Campus | Lincoln Center (Manhattan): Urban, 8 acres (32,000 m2) |
| Colors | Maroon and White |
| Nickname | The Rams |
| Mascot | Ram |
| Website | http://law.fordham.edu |
Fordham University School of Law (commonly known as Fordham Law or Fordham Law School) is a part of Fordham University in the United States. The School is located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, and is one of eight ABA-approved law schools in that city.
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According to the U.S. News & World Report, 1,516 J.D. students attend Fordham Law.[2] There are 1,170 students in the Day Division; the rest attend the Evening Division. Fordham Law also offers Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees in the following specializations: Banking, Corporate, & Finance Law; International Business & Trade Law; Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law; and International Law & Justice. Joint degrees are also offered in conjunction with Fordham's other graduate schools, including J.D./M.A. in International Political Economy and Development; J.D./M.B.A.; and J.D./M.S.W.. William Treanor became the ninth dean of Fordham Law School in 2002, succeeding John Feerick. The current dean of Fordham Law School is Michael M. Martin.
Founded in 1905, Fordham Law commemorated its Centennial during the 2005-2006 academic year, and capped the year-long celebration with an alumni gala on Ellis Island on September 28, the school's official birthday. The school used the occasion of its Centennial to launch a new fundraising drive in 2005, and in just one year had raised more than $10 million thanks in large part to the more than 100 "Centennial Founders" who each contributed $100,000 or more. As of February 2006, Fordham has met 71% of its Centennial goal of 100,000 hours of collective community service from students, faculty, administrators, and alumni.
According to US News and World Report, Fordham Law is a top-tier law school, ranked 30th nationally in 2011.[3] It has the highest ranked part-time law program in New York state (ranked 2nd in the nation.)[4] Additionally, three specialty programs were nationally ranked: Dispute Resolution, 10th; Clinical Training, 12th, and Intellectual Property, 18th.[5]
According to AUAP LL.M Rankings, Fordham Law LL.M program is ranked 6th nationally in 2011.
According to the 2006 AmLaw 100 database from the American Lawyer, Fordham is 9th in placement of graduates into the top 50 firms, 8th in placement for the top 25 firms, and 9th for the top ten firms.[6]
Originally located in New York's downtown Financial District, Fordham Law is currently located on the West Side of Manhattan, as part of Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus. The main law school building is named for Benjamin A. Javits (LL.B 1918), brother of Jacob K. Javits. In 1984, the Ned Doyle Building was added. Fordham Law also rents space at 33 West 60th Street, across Columbus Avenue from its main building, for some faculty offices, its law clinic, and administrative offices for the Crowley Program, Admissions, and Financial Aid.
As part of the university's Lincoln Center Master Plan, unveiled in 2005,[7] a new law school building will be built. The building will take three years to complete following the groundbreaking on May 2, 2011. [8] It will more than double instructional space at the school and create a more than 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) library. [9] The new law school building is part of the university's Phase 1 redevelopment of its Lincoln Center Campus.[10]
Fordham offers an extensive legal writing program, with many course offerings beyond the first year. All legal writing courses are taught by adjunct professors. Last year's adjuncts included a federal judge, several attorneys in high positions in government service, and many partners in large New York firms.
The Clinical education program at Fordham Law is ranked 12th nationally by U.S. News & World Report in its 2010 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools.[11] At Fordham, Clinical education is available but not required. Students are selected for clinics via a competitive application process. Fordham students have an opportunity to enroll in clinics following their first year, and after taking the Fundamental Lawyering Skills course. In Fall 2009, 11 clinics will be offered:[12]
Fordham's clinics represent clients as "Lincoln Square Legal Services."
The Crowley Program in International Human Rights, named after the late Professor Joseph R. Crowley, was founded in 1997. It is a highly selective program of study in international human rights law undertaken in the 2L year, culminating in a two-week overseas fact-finding mission in the summer. Students in the program are known as Crowley Scholars. In the fall semester, Crowley Scholars are required to take International Human Rights, a survey course, and are encouraged to take other human rights/international law courses. In the spring, Crowley Scholars take a seminar to prepare them for the summer fact-finding mission. Following the mission, Crowley Scholars assist in writing the mission report, which is later published in the Fordham International Law Journal. The program is overseen by in part by a Crowley Fellow, who serves a one-year adjunct professorship.
Students at Fordham Law publish six law journals. In order of their founding, they are:
Fordham's Public Interest Resource Center (PIRC) serves as the clearinghouse for student community service and pro bono work, and hosts 19 student-run organizations, including Habitat for Humanity, Unemployment Action Center, Just Democracy, and others. PIRC earned Fordham Law the American Bar Association's 2008 Pro Bono Publico Award, making Fordham Law only the second university winner in the award's history.[16]
The PIRC also runs the competitive Stein Scholars Program in Public Interest Law and Ethics, in which selected students train for a career in the public sphere and receive funding for doing unpaid public interest work. The program is sponsored by the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics, which counts among its Board of Advisors several influential people, including Geraldine Ferraro '60, three sitting judges, and others.
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