• Why Cardozo Law?

    Why Cardozo Law?
    Cardozo is a welcoming community in the heart of Manhattan. It provides leadership in public service, a real-world edge, a diverse student body and a global alumni network.
  • Learning Through Doing
    "Clinics teach students the joy of using their hard-earned legal skills to help others and to make a difference in the world." –Professor Toby Golick
  • Intellectual Property Law and Entertainment Law
    Working in IP
    "You need to find your way, and you may need to make sacrifices. But it's worth it to do what you love doing." –Jonathan Golfman '03, VP and Head of Film Business & Legal Affairs, Media Rights Capital, Los Angeles
  • Cardozo's May Admissions

    Flexible Start Dates
    "I love the May Program. It allowed me to approach my studies with a little bit more time, extending the 9-month program to 12 months." –Sarah Nadeau, Cardozo Law student

Welcome! We're delighted that you're considering Cardozo Law for your legal studies. Our mission? To produce great lawyers. In service of this mission, we offer outstanding faculty and innovative programs that bring law to life. At Cardozo Law, you’ll receive a first-rate legal education within an enthusiastic and caring community.

Cardozo Law is located on lower Fifth Avenue in New York City's vibrant and historically rich Greenwich Village, where our students study the law in the center of the legal universe. Outside the classroom, they work and live among the exciting and diverse neighborhoods of Manhattan, experiencing great restaurants, parks, museums, nightlife and much more.

Come for a visit. You'll see the Cardozo difference.


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