Since its founding in 1976 by Yeshiva University, the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law has gained a national reputation for a top-caliber faculty and an innovative academic program that includes exciting practical opportunities. Cardozo offers approximately 1,000 J.D. and LL.M. candidates a comprehensive legal education with a strong balance of theory and practice. The faculty of widely published legal scholars and practitioners, many of whom hold advanced degrees in other disciplines, provides a fully rounded and rigorous legal education.