Program Level

J.D

Tuition Fees

27630.00 €

Duration

Month

Application Fee

0.00 €

Living Costs

0.00 €

Intake

May, June, July

Program Length

3 years

Co-Op Internshiop

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Acadmic Assemnt

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Summary

Saint Louis University's Juris Doctor program offers extensive courses and personalized interaction with nationally recognized professors. Students will be directly exposed to practicing attorneys and clients through professional skills courses, SLU legal clinics and field placement programs.

 

SLU's J.D. program offers students a diverse curriculum designed to prepare them for all legal practice areas. A robust selection of courses and seminars in a variety of legal specialties reflects the commitment to public service and professional ethics.

The goals of the curriculum include:

• Provide quality legal education in the Jesuit tradition of academic excellence and concern for the development of individual students
• Expose students to the interaction of law and other disciplines in the development and application of the law
• Sensitize students to legal ethics and norms, including the obligation to engage in public service

Core Curriculum ("First-year" Courses)

The law school's required core curriculum includes 30 credits of classes designed to allow students to develop foundational analytical and writing skills necessary for law practice. First-year, full-time students must take these courses in the first two semesters. Part-time students complete these courses within the first two years of study. The core curriculum includes:

• Civil Procedure 
• Constitutional Law I
• Contracts
• Criminal Law
• Legal Analysis, Research and Communication I and II
• Professional Identity, Practices and Skills I
• Property
• Torts

Upper-division Options

Nearly two-thirds of the 89 credits required to graduate are elective courses. Students who have completed the core curriculum select classes ranging from foundational bar preparation classes to highly specialized legal topics to supervised clinical practice. This allows students to custom design the majority of their law school education. Students may sample courses from various subject areas or specialize based on their individualized needs and interests.

SLU's School of Law also offers opportunities for students to participate in (and receive credit for) one of three student-run law journals as well as develop critical legal skills in areas such as appellate advocacy, trial practice and client counseling. Students may choose to complete one of four concentration programs.