The Education Issue
Fordham Law School is leading the way in sending out into the world not just the best prepared lawyers but ones who can truly flourish in their career—and feel happier, healthier, and more fulfilled overall.
Educating Lawyers, Then and Now
If the past two years have taught us anything, it’s that everything must change, including legal education.
THE Docket
When Andy Hinton ’89 began his law career, he started out in litigation, first at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, then as a U.S. assistant attorney for nearly a decade. It’s not that he yearned to be in the courtroom, he says. Mostly, he wasn’t quite sure what else lawyers did. “There were no lawyers
Big Ideas
In a troubled world, making change requires thinking that is big, bold, and out of the box. That’s why we asked eight members of the Fordham Law faculty to share on video the big ideas that drive their work, how they can be used in our society today, and how legal scholarship can make a real impact.
Helping Students Find Their Voice
Meet the all-women team bent on teaching Fordham Law students what it means to write, think, and problem-solve as lawyers—clearly, eloquently, and effectively.
No Longer the Onlys
Two major initiatives, the REAL Scholars program and IDEAL, are meant to attract underrepresented students to the Law School and into the legal profession. With them, and other new programs, Fordham Law hopes to help shape a legal landscape that is more just and looks more like America.
Practicing Law in a Post-Pandemic World
Virtual depositions and trials. Networking in pajamas (at least from the waist down). In just two years, the art and business of being a lawyer has changed unimaginably. Here, Fordham Law faculty and alumni talk about how lawyers and law students are all adapting—and what the future holds.