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Class of 2024: Meet Ferrell Littlejohn
Ferrell Littlejohn ’24 says the highlight of her Fordham Law experience was the time she spent as an active member—and eventually vice president—of Fordham’s Black Law Student Association (BLSA). After...
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Class of 2024: Meet Abby Ryckman
Abby Ryckman ’24 was able to translate her undergraduate studies in science and medicine into a legal internship at Pfizer during her 1L year of law school. She was also an active member of Fordham Law...
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Class of 2024: Meet Shivani Parikh
Shivani Parikh ’24 knew she was interested in law since she was in the eighth grade. In high school, she interned at the Legal Aid Society of Rockland County, which sparked an interest in addressing...
View ArticleStudent Bar Association President Josh Cockream Urges Class of 2024, “Let’s...
In May, President Joe Biden proclaimed June 2024 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI) Pride Month to celebrate the extraordinary courage and contributions of the LGBTQI+...
View ArticleMeet Justin Chaljub ’25
More than 100 rising second- and third-year Fordham Law students are completing summer associate programs, judicial internships, and fellowships throughout the country and around the world this summer....
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Ahead of Early Interview Week, Fordham Law Alumni Advise Students, Bolster...
Hundreds of Fordham Law students will participate in Early Interview Week this July, meeting and interviewing with attorneys from law firms in the hopes of landing a summer associate position next...
View ArticleMeet Alexa Jean-Baptiste ’25
More than 130 rising second- and third-year Fordham Law students are engaging in rewarding and meaningful full-time public service work this summer at non-profit organizations and government agencies...
View ArticleShaping the Future of Business: Meet Feyi Idera ’26
More than 100 rising second- and third-year Fordham Law students are completing summer associate programs, judicial internships, and fellowships throughout the country and around the world this summer....
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Focused on Environmental Law: Meet Chris Whittaker ’25
More than 100 rising second- and third-year Fordham Law students are completing summer associate programs, judicial internships, and fellowships throughout the country and around the world this summer....
View ArticleFighting for Survivors of Domestic Abuse: Meet Donyea James ’26
More than 100 rising second- and third-year Fordham Law students are wrapping up their summer associate programs, judicial internships, and fellowships throughout the country and around the world....
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Fordham Law Students Spend Summer Teaching Criminal Justice to New York City...
Fordham Law student Dionis Jahjaga ’26 was not sure what to expect when he saw 20 pairs of eyes staring at him while he stood at the front of a classroom with a lesson plan in hand. Little did he know...
View ArticleFordham Law School Welcomes New Cohort of REAL Scholars
Twenty-three of the incoming students at Fordham Law School this fall are members of the Realizing Excellence and Access in the Law (REAL) Scholars program, a leadership program launched in 2021 that...
View ArticlePublic Service Day Connects Students to the Local Community
From a Central Park clean up led by Fordham’s Environmental Law Advocates to a workshop on voter suppression conducted by Fordham Law Advocates for Voter Rights in partnership with the New York Civil...
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The Art of Lawyering: Alumni Share Winning Strategies with Fordham First-Years
Mastering persuasion, navigating professional disagreements, managing the distractions of social media, and unlocking the power of effective listening—these essential skills took center stage on Aug....
View ArticleInspired to Help Students from Under-Resourced Backgrounds: Meet 1L Olivia Sapin
As a special education teacher in New York City, Olivia Sapin ’27 saw firsthand the legal and advocacy challenges faced by her students. Their experiences, which she found were often unfair, inspired...
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Judicial Center Names 2024-2025 Peer Clerkship Council
The Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships (CJEC) has named its 2024–2025 Peer Clerkship Council (PCC), a leadership cohort of six members of the J.D. Class of 2025 who worked closely with the...
View ArticleInspired by Fighting for the Innocent: Meet incoming 1L Matthew Corso
Matthew Corso FCRH ’24, LAW ’27 was an undergraduate at Fordham University in the Bronx when he became an intern with the Pennsylvania Innocence Project two summers in a row. He learned a lot about the...
View ArticleMaking a Global Impact: Meet incoming 1L Olivia Nakhjavan
Long Island native Olivia Nakhjavan ’27 spent the last year teaching English at a junior high school in Taiwan. She hopes to use her skills in Mandarin and her interest in global affairs to aid...
View ArticleFordham Law Clinic Helps Secure Exoneration for Man Wrongfully Convicted in...
Keith Roberts (center) with (left to right) Sherry Gui ’25, Nell Fitzgerald ’25, Adjunct Prof. Leonard Noisette, and Anushka Sarkar ’25. Though Keith Roberts was released from prison in 1994, he has...
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Though Keith Roberts was released from prison in 1994, he has been fighting since then to clear his name for a crime he did not commit. With help from Fordham Law Adjunct Prof. Leonard Noisette and...
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