JD Law (Juris Doctor) at Columbia University

During your three years at Columbia Law School, you’ll leverage all the benefits of a world-class institution and join a tight-knit community of driven intellectuals who are poised to be leaders in the field of law. Your J.D. academic experience at Columbia Law School is powered by connections that go far beyond the classroom.

Faculty: Columbia Law School  |  Department: Law  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

The Law School offers globally focused courses in both emerging and traditional areas of law and our robust curriculum covers the most compelling issues in modern legal scholarship. Foundation-Year Moot Court: To help students develop the core skills of legal practice, such as writing and delivering an argument, the Foundation-Year Moot Court requires each student to write a legal brief and argue the case orally in front of a panel of judges.

Career pathways

Explore the roadmap for the 1L year , which plots out every academic, career development, and student life milestone month by month.

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