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OVERVIEW
Cardozo School of Law is a top law school
located on lower Fifth Avenue in New York
City’s Greenwich Village. Cardozo Law
offers approximately 1,100 J.D. and LL.M.
candidates a comprehensive legal education
in the midst of one of the world’s leading cities
for law, business, finance, media and culture.
Cardozo Law takes its academic mission
seriously. The school's faculty members
are known for being widely-published
legal scholars, accomplished lawyers, and
accessible teachers.
They invite ongoing dialogue with their
students-inside and outside of the classroom.
Almost half of the faculty hold advanced
degrees in other disciplines, making them
particularly qualified to provide a well-
rounded and rigorous legal education.
LL.M. ADVISING
Once a student is enrolled, Dean Myteberi
and Josh Epstein provide assistance in initial
course selection and registration along with
guidance throughout the academic program.
Students are also encouraged to utilize the
many resources for curriculum and advising
available to the law school at large including
the Office of Student Services and Advising,
the Office of Career Services, individual
faculty members and conversations with
fellow students.
PROGRAMS
Cardozo's four LL.M. programs are designed
to meet the interests and professional goals
of students seeking an advanced law degree.
We offer the following specialist LL.M. options
• Comparative Legal Thought
• Dispute Resolution and Advocacy
• General Studies
• Intellectual Property
Our programs offer students access to
outstanding faculty, a flexible curriculum and
challenging courses. Special programs for
students holding law degrees from an
international institution ensure that they
are prepared for the American legal world.
Each year, approximately 75 students
enter Cardozo seeking an LL.M. degree.
They come from across the United States
and around the world to join the law
school’s 1,100 J.D. candidates as part of
the Cardozo community.
STUDENT LIFE
Cardozo Law is located in the heart of
Manhattan and at the center of the legal world.
The neighborhoods surrounding Cardozo
are teeming with culture, art and world-
class cuisine. Students thrive in the beautiful
neighborhoods surrounding the school.
New York City’s museums, sports arenas,
clubs, theaters and concert venues offer
a break from students’ studies. Urban life
includes sights such as the windows of Fifth
Avenue, the scenic waterfront, the High Line
and Washington Square Park.
“My LL.M. at Cardozo remains one of the best
experience of my life. I would pick the exact
same Law School if I had to start all over.”
Elise Bensimon, former LL.M. Student
(LL.M. General Studies
BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (NEW YORK CITY)
CONTACTS
Address :
FifthAvenue, New York, NY
10003, USA
E-mail :
Téléphone :
+1 (212) 790 - 0200
