In addition, academic credit may be available through the Externship Program.

There are Fordham Law sponsored semester and academic year long fellowships which include:

▪The Ann Moynihan Fellowship at The Door   Fellows work at The Door Legal Services  assisting lawyers in providing a broad range of counsel and advocacy services in civil cases to youth between 12 and 21.  Fellows work with youth on issues such as public benefits, family matters, immigration, employment, and the rights of youth in foster care. Fellows receive a $2,500 stipend per semester.  For more information, contact Johanna Jutress  at 212.636.7058 or JOHANNAJUTRES@law.fordham.edu.

▪The Durr Fellowship (Full Year):  Fellows are placed at Lawyers for Children , an organization dedicated to protecting the rights of children, in proceedings concerning the termination of parental rights, adoption, guardianship, custody and visitation.  Fellows learn practical lawyering skills including ensuring compliance with court orders; drafting motions, memos and briefs; conducting legal research; going to Family Court; maintaining client contact; and interacting with legal and social work staff.  Fellows receive a $4,000 stipend. For more information, contact Johanna Jutress at 212.636.7058 or JOHANNAJUTRES@law.fordham.edu

▪The LSNY-Highbridge Fellowship:  LSNY-Highbridge Fellows work at Legal Services of New York-Bronx assisting lawyers representing parents seeking to regain custody of their children from foster care and to care for them adequately in the community.  Fellows provide advice and advocacy to low-income families with child welfare, housing, government benefits, immigration, domestic violence & other legal problems, and are actively involved in community advocacy and work with social work staff.  Fellows receive a $2,000 stipend per semester. For more information, contact Contact Johanna Jutress at 212.636.7058 or JOHANNAJUTRES@law.fordham.edu

▪Women’s Bar Foundation/Sanctuary for Families: The Fellowship is awarded to a student to work part-time with the Center for Battered Women’s Legal Services, the legal component of Sanctuary for Families (SFF).  The intern assists attorneys working in domestic violence, criminal, matrimonial and immigration matters.  The fellow works 15 hours a week and receives $4,000 for the academic year and may receive four academic credits for participation in the Interdisciplinary Center’s Family and Child Advocacy externship course.  At the discretion and approval of SFF, a student may be able to participate in the Fellowship for one semester to enable two separate students to take part, one during the fall and the other during the spring semester; the academic credit and stipend will then be divided in half. 

▪Research assistants to Fordham Law Faculty:   A significant number of Fordham Law faculty members are engaged in scholarship, legal practice, and policy work on a broad range of pubic interest issues.