The Cardozo approach to legal education combines the highest levels of intellectual engagement between students and faculty with an ambitious and practical approach to the application of law. Our faculty members are deeply connected to all areas of the law and deeply dedicated to their students.
Our clinics, field clinics and internship programs are among the most robust in the nation. Students gain exceptional experience working with professionals who are in the top of their fields, from social justice to entrepreneurship to the independent film industry. Typically there will be eight to 10 students in a clinic. Field clinics provide outside experience working in teams under direct supervision in firms, government offices and creative industries. Cardozo Clinics, field clinics and internships provide unique and extensive opportunities to explore career paths.
The Cardozo Commitment
We are committed to the words of the great Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo, who said, “The final cause of law is the welfare of society.” Cardozo faculty members teach the legal fundamentals with exceptional skill and passion. They also teach their students how to creatively apply the law to their clients’ lives and how to anticipate and address cultural shifts that call for legal responses.
Lawyers make a difference in people’s lives every day by providing solutions to our society’s deepest challenges. Cardozo students don’t just learn the law, they wrestle with it, challenge it and eventually even build and shape it.
Faculty in the Media
Cardozo's faculty members are frequently quoted and seen in national media.
Our Unique Programs
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11
In-House Clinics taught by full-time faculty
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U.S. News
Best Intellectual Property Law Programs
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Intellectual Property Program
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15+
Field Clinics with teams of students working under attorney supervision in NYC
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3
Transactional Clinics:
The Patent Diversity Project Clinic, The Filmmakers Legal Clinic, Entrepreneurship and Community Business Clinic
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20+
Simulation Boot Camp Classes
Intensive Trial Advocacy (ITAP), Intensive Mediation Advocacy (IMAP), Intensive Transactional Lawyering (ITRANS)
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200
Stipends for Summer Internships in Public Service
A Caring, Engaged Faculty
A law professor has an important opportunity to leave a mark on society and the legal profession, by training the next generation of lawyers to be innovative and public-spirited thinkers.
Co-Director, Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law
Cardozo Law Receives Top Grades From PreLaw Magazine
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Business Law
Dispute Resolution
Entertainment Law
Family Law
International Law
Trial Advocacy Law