Welcome to the Cardozo School of Law community.  We are delighted that you are considering Cardozo for your legal studies.  The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law provides an exciting, challenging, and rigorous education, while simultaneously is home to an engaged, enthusiastic, and collegial student body. The video below, filmed this fall during orientation, will give you a sense of life at Cardozo. Here, you will study with professors who are prolific, innovators in their fields, and who are committed to teaching and to their students.  Our faculty will provide and guide you through a challenging curriculum as you learn to think critically and prepare for the legal profession.



Cardozo is located in New York City's vibrant and historically rich Greenwich Village, a dynamic and welcoming neighborhood for students.  As I'm sure you know, New York City is home to many multinational corporations, prestigious law firms, excellent academic institutions, and libraries.  In addition, it boasts some of the world's best restaurants, night life, theater, and art.  As a result, Cardozo students benefit from studying in the legal capital of the world and enjoy the cultural fruits of one of the world's greatest cities.

We know the application process can seem cumbersome, but it doesn’t have to be.  We hope that you approach your application process not just as some hurdle to overcome, but as a learning experience through which you become engaged in your future legal education and discover more about yourself.  And, please note that each of us in Cardozo Admissions is more than happy to help you as you have questions.  Every application is thoroughly and carefully considered by the Admissions Committee, with every effort made to find students who will contribute intellectually, ethically, and socially to the fabric of our community.

We encourage you to make an appointment to visit our campus.  We believe a visit will give you a sense of Cardozo's vitality and afford you the opportunity to meet with an admissions counselor, speak with our students, observe a first-year class, and tour the Law School. In the meantime, you can meet several of our professors by sitting in on a mini-lecture now: See the Real Deal. Please feel free to request a viewbook and application and contact us at 212.790.0274 or at lawinfo@yu.edu 


Warm regards,

David G. Martinidez
Dean of Admissions