Juris Doctor Program By University of Iowa |Top Universities
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Program Duration

36 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

Law and Legal StudiesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Study Level

PHD

The Juris Doctor (J.D.) is a professional degree awarded by the College of Law. The University Of Iowa College Of Law is approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association. The first year of the J.D. program offers the personal connection and attention students need to develop a strong intellectual foundation for legal thinking and writing. The College of Law has one of the lowest student-faculty ratios of any law school. Professors have an open-door policy, and they serve as models for the kind of highly collaborative, rigorously professional behavior that prepares students to serve as counselor to their clients. Students get intensive, individualized instruction from legal writing faculty; the College of Law is one of the few law schools in the nation with a full-time faculty dedicated solely to a student's growth as a legal writer. In the second and third years, students focus on the areas of law that most interest them, drawing from a rich menu of mainstream, specialized, and clinical courses. A wide array of opportunities provides experiential learning: moot court competitions, the Clinical Law Program that allows students to take the lead in real cases, or allowing students to write for one of the four student-run scholarly journals. The externship program provides a wide range of placements for students still in law school. Students have worked in U.S. District Courts, legal aid centers, federal public defenders' offices, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) around the world. Students also may add distinction to their résumés by participating in study abroad or exchange programs.

Program overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Study Level

PHD

The Juris Doctor (J.D.) is a professional degree awarded by the College of Law. The University Of Iowa College Of Law is approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association. The first year of the J.D. program offers the personal connection and attention students need to develop a strong intellectual foundation for legal thinking and writing. The College of Law has one of the lowest student-faculty ratios of any law school. Professors have an open-door policy, and they serve as models for the kind of highly collaborative, rigorously professional behavior that prepares students to serve as counselor to their clients. Students get intensive, individualized instruction from legal writing faculty; the College of Law is one of the few law schools in the nation with a full-time faculty dedicated solely to a student's growth as a legal writer. In the second and third years, students focus on the areas of law that most interest them, drawing from a rich menu of mainstream, specialized, and clinical courses. A wide array of opportunities provides experiential learning: moot court competitions, the Clinical Law Program that allows students to take the lead in real cases, or allowing students to write for one of the four student-run scholarly journals. The externship program provides a wide range of placements for students still in law school. Students have worked in U.S. District Courts, legal aid centers, federal public defenders' offices, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) around the world. Students also may add distinction to their résumés by participating in study abroad or exchange programs.

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

7+

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