Maura Healey ’98
Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
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Try NUSL!
If you like to try things, to really test things out — try us, Northeastern University School of Law.
If you want rich, meaningful legal experiences working in the real world with real cases and clients — try us.
If you want to craft your own education, chart your own path to legal practice — again, try us.
With decades of experience in integrating theory and practice, Northeastern is the unparalleled leader in providing students with practical legal training.
Be a leader, too — try NUSL.
Find Your Path to a Northeastern JD
First-Year Applicants
Earn a JD while also gaining multiple full-time work experiences. Ranked A+ for practical training by The National Jurist.
FlexJD
The FlexJD allows you to complete flexible remote coursework on your own schedule combined with limited, required in-person instruction on our Boston campus.
Foreign-Trained Lawyers
Northeastern welcomes applications for the JD program from students who already hold a law degree from a law school outside the United States.
Transfer Students
Northeastern welcomes transfer applications from students who will have completed their first year at another ABA-approved law school.
Visiting Students
Students from other ABA-accredited law schools can apply to our visiting student program.
Stats and Facts
- Percentage of Northeastern law JD students who graduate with almost a year of legal experience
- 100%
- Number of countries in which students have completed co-ops
- 55
- Grade for practical training awarded by The National Jurist/preLaw
- A+
- Ranking for public interest by The National Jurist/preLaw
- #1
- Number of employers in the Co-op Program
- 1,100
