Juris Doctor (JD)

Northern Kentucky University

PUT YOUR PASSION INTO PRACTICE

Whether you want to become a trial lawyer, advise business executives, consult with nonprofits, or utilize your law degree in the media, government relations, or any of hundreds of other ways it can advance a career, we offer multiple ways to get there.

The full-time program typically meets five days a week and you can complete your degree in three years.

COURSEWORK

First-Year Courses

Required courses for all first-year students are designed to provide a grounding in legal research, analysis, and fundamental doctrines of law.

Legal Analysis and Problem Solving

Basic Legal Skills Research

Basic Legal Skills Writing

Civil Procedure I and II

Contracts I and II

Property I and II

Torts I and II

Second-Year Courses

Constitutional Law I and II

Criminal Law

Evidence

Selections from courses that are commonly tested on bar examinations (Business Organizations, Family Law, Remedies, Uniform Commercial Code Basics, Wills and Trusts)

Electives

Third-Year Courses

Selections from courses that are commonly tested on bar examinations (Business Organizations, Family Law, Remedies, Uniform Commercial Code Basics, Wills and Trusts)

Electives