As the coronavirus outbreak unfolds, students have concerns about how the job market will be impacted and, in particular, their plans for summer employment. Employee attorney and former Fordham Law Stein Scholar Alex Berke ’14—whose firm is immersed in rapidly changing employment laws and benefit programs related to coronavirus—spoke with Fordham Law students during a live, virtual discussion about employees’ workplace rights. Students were able to address their own summer employment issues through this training session. The discussion, hosted by Fordham Workers’ Rights Advocates on April 16, covered issues from New York State Paid Family Leave to what an employee…
Author: Erin DeGregorio
Social distancing saves lives. But how are you supposed to guard against infection from the coronavirus if you’re trapped in an environment where social distancing is impossible? For the past five weeks, students and staff at Fordham Law School’s Federal Litigation Clinic and Criminal Defense Clinic have been working to secure the release of inmates whose medical conditions make them vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus, as well as those whose sentences are almost complete and those who are being held while awaiting trial. They are arguing that all inmates are at risk of contracting COVID-19 because of how quickly it…
Fordham Law’s online Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.) in Corporate Compliance—currently midway through its inaugural year—has received an overwhelmingly positive response from students. The program, which earns students 30 credits and can be completed in as few as 12 months, is designed specifically for non-lawyers who are interested in advancing their careers by learning about corporate compliance from a legal perspective. Currently, there are 61 enrolled students from a wide array of industries and professional levels. They hail from the New York Metropolitan area, around the country, and across the globe. Fordham was the first law school in the…
The annual Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition, held at Fordham Law School, honors Judge Kaufman, a Fordham alumnus who served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for many years, including seven as Chief Judge. The competition’s final round is presided over by a distinguished panel of judges, including Supreme Court Justices and commissioners of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. was slated to preside once again on the panel. The competition offers teams the opportunity to test their appellate advocacy skills before leading jurists, securities regulators,…
Fordham Law alumni are sharing their legal knowledge to help inform people affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Mary Kate Brennan J.D. ’12, LL.M. ’17, an associate at Dentons, has been working with colleagues to develop and maintain an online tracker to help address the pandemic’s legal and business challenges. The Dentons U.S. COVID-19 50-State Tracker includes reviews of U.S. federal, state, and local governmental orders, directives and financial assistance, public restrictions, health and business directives, school closures, and updates on courts and legislative sessions. Official links are provided where possible throughout the tracker to ensure that details on the latest…
As the coronavirus outbreak has exploded into a global pandemic, societies and governments around the world are grappling with a host of unprecedented issues. From isolating infected patients to the limits of presidential power to order Americans back to work, Fordham Law faculty members have weighed in with articles on a range of legal questions raised by the health crisis. The “Color of Covid” In an op-ed article for CNN, Professor Catherine Powell argues how the pandemic has highlighted underlying inequalities on race within the current economy. “One example of the “color of Covid” can be found in the recent…
Fordham Law alumni are responding to the coronavirus outbreak by volunteering their time, energy, and expertise to help people impacted by the health crisis. Jessica Carey ’03, litigation partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, has been working with colleagues to create an online resource for coronavirus relief, detailing the many programs available for those facing financial devastation due to the economic dislocation caused by the pandemic. The Coronavirus Relief Center is a portal to a wide range of emergency relief programs, including opportunities for out-of-work employees to receive enhanced unemployment benefits; provisions enabling certain employees to take…
Throughout the year, Fordham Law School provides a wide range of services and support to help students with their mental health and well-being. Though the Law School’s physical facilities remain closed for the rest of the semester due to the coronavirus outbreak, students can still access many of the same resources remotely. Jordana Confino, director of the new Office of Professionalism, leads wellness programs for students at Fordham Law. She was recently one of seven speakers invited to the national ABA Well-Being Workshop Teleconference that took place on March 24 to discuss best practices for promoting wellness during the coronavirus…
Professor Peter B. Edelman, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy and faculty director of the Center of Poverty and Inequality at Georgetown University Law Center, visited Fordham Law on Feb. 27 to discuss the criminalization of poverty in the United States. The event was part of the Feerick Center for Social Justice Luncheon Speaker Series. In his introduction of Edelman, Dean Matthew Diller, who has a deep interest in issues of social justice and poverty law, said Edelman was one of his heroes when he transitioned from poverty law practice to teaching law more than 25 years ago.…
“The Green New Deal: Fighting Climate Change Through Law” was the theme of the Fordham Environmental Law Review’s 27th annual symposium, held on March 5. Seven scholars and officials were invited to discuss the implementation of the recently proposed Green New Deal and its potential impact on urban, suburban, and rural communities. Potential political hurdles to passing implementation were discussed, along with the need for global cooperation to be effective at fostering a cleaner, “greener” Earth. “Many people might not be aware of some of the more detailed points of the Green New Deal, and I hope the symposium helped…