Curriculum

At Northeastern University School of Law, challenging first-year courses — including the innovative Legal Skills in Social Context—form the foundation of your legal education. You’ll learn the basic skills of lawyering, such as legal research and writing, as you prepare for your first co-op experience and upper-level courses.

During your upper-level years, our esteemed faculty will guide you through the complexities of law and our justice system while you meet the degree requirements for graduation—whether you’re pursuing a standard JD or one of our concurrent or dual degrees.

To ensure a successful law school experience, our Academic Success Program offers services that help you do everything from developing proper study and analytical skills to forming study groups. To measure that success, the School of Law features a grading system of narrative evaluations rather than letting single letter grades describe your capabilities.