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University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Juris Doctor
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Juris Doctor

Philadelphia, USA

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Sep 2024

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Key Summary

    About: The Juris Doctor (JD) is a professional law degree that prepares students for the practice of law. The program typically spans three years of full-time study and covers various areas of law, legal reasoning, and practical skills necessary for a successful legal career.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates of the JD program can pursue careers as lawyers, legal consultants, judges, or work in government positions, corporations, and nonprofits. They often find opportunities in criminal law, family law, corporate law, and civil rights advocacy.

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Introduction

The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School has a full-time program leading to the JD, the first professional degree in Law. The Law School’s legal education program, combining our rich, interdisciplinary curriculum, varied co-curricular activities, and pro bono responsibilities, prepares our students for admission to the bar and serves as effective, ethical, and responsible members of the legal profession. Each student will be able to do the following:

  • Demonstrate a core knowledge and understanding of substantive and procedural law in several different subject areas;
  • Engage in legal analysis and reasoning, conduct efficient and effective legal research, apply problem-solving skills, and present findings, analyses, and recommendations efficiently and effectively in both written and oral communication;
  • Work collaboratively;
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of law and the contributions and benefits to legal analysis and problem-solving that other disciplines can make;
  • Exercise proper professional judgment and fulfill ethical responsibilities to clients, the profession, and society in general; and
  • Utilize a range of professional skills that facilitate active, competent, and ethical participation in the legal profession.

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