Fordham Law was ranked number 23 on the list of the top 25 best law schools for Black students in this year’s Lawyers of Color, Black Student’s Guide to Law Schools & Firms.
Law schools were evaluated based on 10 criteria that included the school’s bar passage rate and the percentage of jobs law students received that required a JD degree. A bonus was calculated for law schools with Black deans, of which there are a record 29. A quarter of law schools have more than 10 percent Black faculty.
This increased diversity is due to increased mentoring and training of prospective law professors and administrators. The academy has been intentional in its efforts to increase the law school leadership pipeline. We are now seeing dividends. Having greater minority representation in the academy serves as inspiration for black law students.
