JD
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
Full-time JD Applicants
Earn a JD while also gaining multiple full-time work experiences. Ranked No. 1 for practical training by The National Jurist/preLaw.
FlexJD Applicants
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 & FACTS
100%
Percentage of JD students who graduate with almost a full year of cooperative legal experience
55
Number of countries in which students have completed co-ops
#1
Ranking for practical training awarded by
The National Jurist/preLaw
#2
Ranking for public interest law awarded by
The National Jurist/preLaw
1,000
Number of employers in the Co-op Program
