JD Juris Doctor at Harvard University

Programme overview

The three-year Juris Doctor programme at Harvard Law School, accredited by the American Bar Association and meeting licensure requirements in all fifty states and the District of Columbia. The first-year curriculum gives a foundation in legal reasoning, with upper-level years built around more than 400 courses, seminars and reading groups and clinical opportunities.

Faculty: Harvard Law School | Duration: 3 years | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall | Location: Cambridge, MA, United States

What you will study

First-year courses cover civil procedure, constitutional law, contracts, criminal law, legislation and regulation, property and torts, plus a January Experiential Term and a legal research and writing course. Optional Programs of Study in the upper-level years: Law and Government; Law and Social Change; Law and Business; Law and History; Criminal Justice; International and Comparative Law; and Law, Science and Technology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants are assessed on the totality of their record; most admitted applicants show an exceptional undergraduate academic record, standardized test scores in the top percentiles and substantial accomplishments in work or extracurricular activities, but no single element is decisive. Application for Fall enrollment typically opens in mid-September and closes in February; the Junior Deferral Program (for juniors) and a transfer application (after 1L year at an ABA-accredited school) are also offered.

Intake: Fall

Duration: 3 years

Apply through the official page: https://hls.harvard.edu/jdadmissions/apply-to-harvard-law-school/

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