JD Law at University of California, Davis

The Juris Doctor at UC Davis School of Law is a three-year, full-time professional programme combining traditional law courses, clinical programmes, in-depth study of an area of law and professional skills training in interviewing and counselling, negotiation and dispute resolution, and trial practice. The school is ABA-accredited, an AALS member and has an Order of the Coif chapter.

Faculty: School of Law  |  Department: Law  |  Duration: 3 years (six semesters, 88 semester units)  |  Intake: Fall semester only  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Davis, CA, United States

What you will study

The first year is required courses: Introduction to Law, Lawyering Process, Property, Contracts, Civil Procedure, Torts, Constitutional Law I, Criminal Law and Legal Research & Writing I and II. Later requirements include Professional Responsibility, at least six credits of professional skills courses, a 20-page individually authored paper and a Bias, Antiracism and Cultural Competency course. 88 semester units are required, including at least 68 classroom-based law units, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.3 to graduate.

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