In Fordham Law’s clinics, students step out of the classroom to help solve real problems for real people. Our Meeting the Moment video series introduces you to just a few of the Fordham Law clinicians who lead our students through the incredible work that prepares them for their future careers.
“Aspects of our lives and our work have returned to normal following the global health pandemic, but legal issues surrounding equity, access to justice, and representation remain,” said Michael W. Martin, Associate Dean for Experiential Education. “The students and faculty in our clinics are responding by working harder than ever to serve their clients and provide crucial legal counsel and representation.”
Meet the Family Defense and Advocacy Clinic, the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, the Right to Housing Litigation Clinic, and the newly launched Global Anti-Racism Clinic.
The Right to Housing Litigation Clinic
Housing affordability is one of, if not the most, significant domestic policy issues of our time. New York has long been a leader on issues of housing affordability. Professor Norrinda Hayat, who leads the Right to Housing Litigation Clinic, is an award-winning housing advocate who joined the full-time faculty at Fordham Law in the fall. In this clinic, students use legal strategies to assist clients facing housing-related issues.
The Global Anti-Racism Clinic
The Global Anti-Racism Clinic is a new joint initiative of the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice and the Center on Race, Law and Justice at Fordham Law School. Spearheaded by Zenande Booi, Paolo Galizzi, Gay McDougall, and Elisabeth Wickeri, the clinic engages students in projects that aim to challenge and redress racism, global discrimination and inequality at national, regional and international levels.
The Entrepreneurial Law Clinic
Entrepreneurship is growing in New York City and Fordham Law is in the center of it all. Under the supervision of clinic director Bernice Grant, the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic provides free transactional legal services to startups in New York, helping turn entrepreneurs’ ideas into flourishing enterprises. The ELC helps entrepreneurs achieve ambitious business goals, build a talented workforce, and protect their budding brands.
The Family Defense and Advocacy Clinic
The Family Defense and Advocacy Clinic is a partnership between Fordham’s clinical program and the Center for Family Representation (“CFR”). The Center is a holistic, multi-disciplinary legal services organization whose mission is to keep families together through legal representation and social work support to prevent children from entering the foster care system or minimize their time away from home. Hear from the clinic’s director, Leah Hill, about this critical and humbling work.