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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

1,000

Number of employers in the co-op program

#1

Ranking for practical training awarded by The National Jurist/preLaw

#2

Ranking for public interest by The National Jurist/preLaw

Pathway: Anthony Black

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The FlexJD allows you to complete flexible, part-time remote coursework on your own schedule combined with limited, required in-person instruction on our Boston campus.

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Take advantage of On-Campus LLM programs that are global, flexible and dynamic. Consider the optional co-op opportunity for qualified students.

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Professor Patricia J. Williams Honored with Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award

Professor Patricia J. Williams Honored with Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award

Professor Patricia J. Williams has been named co-recipient of the AALS Women in Legal Education Section’s 2026 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award.

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News

Northeastern Law Receives Top Ranking for Social Justice, Ties for 10th in the Nation

Northeastern Law Receives Top Ranking for Social Justice, Ties for 10th in the Nation

In recognition of its national leadership in creating transformative programs and hands-on initiatives, Northeastern University School of Law has received an A+ grade in social justice in the winter 2026 issue of preLaw magazine, tying for 10th place in the nation.
Suspicious Friends: Halting Police Reliance on the Company We Keep

Suspicious Friends: Halting Police Reliance on the Company We Keep

Introducing Northeastern Law magazine’s new online exclusive In My Opinion series, expanding our opinion coverage beyond the pages of our regular issues. In our debut piece, Professor Aliza Hochman Bloom argues that police reliance on a person's companions as grounds for intervention threatens the Fourth Amendment's core requirement of individualized suspicion.
Son of Exonerated Man: “It’s…Joyful and Painful

Son of Exonerated Man: “It’s…Joyful and Painful

On ABC News Live Prime, Professor Margaret Burnham discusses a landmark moment in the pursuit of justice — the posthumous exoneration of Tommy Lee Walker, 70 years after his wrongful conviction.
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Events

Hope Lewis Distinguished Lecture: “Meeting the Moment: 25 Years of Critical Race Studies”

March 23, 2026

11:45 am to 1:15 pm

240 Dockser Hall, Northeastern University School of Law

Hope Lewis Distinguished Lecture: “Meeting the Moment: 25 Years of Critical Race Studies”

ICE Accountability and Misinformation: Part II

March 25, 2026

11:45 am to 12:45 pm

Northeastern University School of Law

ICE Accountability and Misinformation: Part II

Valerie Gordon Human Rights Lecture

March 27, 2026

12:15 pm to 1:30 pm

Valerie Gordon Human Rights Lecture

Navigating the New Health Law Landscape

April 3, 2026

8:15 am to 5:00 pm

Navigating the New Health Law Landscape

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Centers of Excellence

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Interdisciplinary Advantage

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Public Interest Mission

At one of the nation’s top public interest law schools, turn your passion for justice into hands-on experience with the power to create meaningful change.

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