Fordham Law is one of the top 20 law schools measured in terms of Class of 2011 initial employment with Big Law (firms with 101+ attorneys) and federal clerkships reported to the ABA. 

In the 2011–2012 academic year, five graduates received one of the following prestigious public interest fellowships:

• Fulbright Fellowship
• Soros Justice Fellowship
• Fried Frank Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Fellowship
• Presidential Management Fellowship
• Cal Studies Executive Fellowship

According to the National Law Journal, Fordham Law ranks 20th in terms of the percentage of the class of 2011 hired by the NLJ 250 law firms. The NLJ also reported that Fordham Law ranks 11th in terms of the most alumni promoted to partner in 2011.

Methodology: Class of 2011 data from the 2012 ABA Employment Summary, retrieved from employmentsummary.abaquestionnaire.org/PlacementReport.aspx, June 25, 2012.