Northeastern University School of Law
The Northeastern University School of Law (NUSL) is the law school of Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Academics[edit]
NUSL offers a Juris Doctor (JD) program for full-time, on-campus students as well as a FlexJD program for part-time students online and on-campus that began in the fall of 2021. The law school also offers on-campus and online Master of Laws (LLM) programs for lawyers seeking to expand their legal knowledge. In addition, the school offers programs for non-lawyers, including a Master of Science (MS) in Media Advocacy and online programs leading to graduate certificates in health law, intellectual property law, business law and human resources law, plus a data privacy fundamentals program.[12]
NUSL integrates full-time employment into its traditional JD curriculum, allowing students to graduate in three years - the same amount of time as peers at other law schools. Following the first year of study, students alternate between classroom and co-op professional experience until they graduate with three, full-time employment experiences.[13] Instead of grades, students receive written evaluations from their professors and co-op employers.[14]
Northeastern has been named as one of the top public interest law schools in the nation.[15] Many students participate in the school's clinics and institutes, such as the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project.[16] In addition, all students are required to complete a year-long social justice project during their first year.
Northeastern is #1 for "Practical Training," according to The National Jurist.[17]
The Princeton Review's "The Best 172 Law Schools" ranks Northeastern #2 among all the law schools for both providing the "best environment" for minority students and for having the "most liberal" students.[18]