Students are selected for membership on the basis of academic achievement and writing ability. The Moot Court Honor Society selects members on the basis of grades, writing ability, and oral advocacy skills. Students participate in numerous national and regional moot court competitions. There are also a trial advocacy team and intraschool competitions. Extracurricular Activities There are more than thirty student groups and numerous activities at Cardozo, representing the diversity of the student body and reflecting a broad spectrum of ideologies, ethnicities, and career and public concerns.
Individual groups sponsor panels, symposia, and social events.
More than 150 students participate and work on hypothetical cases. They learn practice skills from scores of visiting judges and lawyers who come from across the country. Students prepare and present bench and jury trials before a practicing judge in a highly intense atmosphere that recreates the pressure of a real trial. Summer programs include two programs at Oxford University in corporate governance and media law, one at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and one at Central European University in Budapest. A Summer Institute in New York combines course work with internship opportunities.