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Fordham University School of Law, commonly known as Fordham Law, a part of Fordham University, is one of eight ABA approved law schools in New York City. Approximately 1,500 J.D. students attend Fordham Law, and over 1,000 of those are in the Day Division. Its Evening Division is one of the most selective in the nation. Fordham Law also offers the Master of Law (LL.M.) degree.

Founded in 1905, Fordham Law has completed its Centennial celebration at the end of the 2005-2006 academic year. Originally located in New York's downtown Financial District, Fordham Law is currently located on the West Side of Manhattan, adjoining Lincoln Center.

Fordham Law is a top-tier law school, and its 2007 US News and World Report rank is 32. William Treanor is the dean of Fordham Law School.

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Academics

Legal writing program

In addition to a traditional J.D. curriculum, Fordham offers an extensive legal writing program, with many course offerings beyond the first year. All legal writing courses are taught by distinguished practitioners serving as 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.

Clinical education

Fordham also has an excellent clinical program, and many students have an opportunity to enroll in clinics during their 3L year. The following clinics were offered to J.D. students in 2006:

Crowley Program in International Human Rights

The [Crowley Program in International Human Rights], named after the late Prof. Joseph R. Crowley, was founded in 1997. It is a unique and 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. Crowley Scholars participate in all aspects of the mission, from planning to interviewing, and assist in the writing of a mission report which is later published in the Fordham International Law Journal.

Student publications

Students at Fordham Law publish six well-regarded law journals. In order or their founding, they are:

Public Interest Resource Center

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.

Stein Scholars

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.

Notable alumni

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