Program Overview
The Advanced Standing Juris Doctor (JD) Program at Franklin Pierce School of Law is designed for lawyers with non-U.S. law degrees or LLM graduates seeking a U.S., ABA-accredited JD degree. Students can transfer up to 28 credits for previous law studies and complete a rigorous curriculum covering essential legal topics, preparing them for legal practice and the bar exam.
Program Outline
Outline:
The Advanced Standing Juris Doctor (JD) Program at Franklin Pierce School of Law is tailored for lawyers with non-U.S. law degrees or LLM graduates who seek to obtain a U.S., ABA-accredited JD degree. Students are eligible to transfer up to 28 transfer qualifying credits for previous law studies. The program curriculum is rigorous and designed to equip students for legal practice and the bar exam. The coursework includes:
- Administrative Process
- Article II Sales
- Business Associations
- Civil Procedure
- Contracts
- Constitutional Law
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Process
- Evidence
- Torts
- The Legal Profession
- Legal Research and Information Literacy
- Legal Writing I
- Legal Writing II
- Professional Responsibility
- Property
- Upper Level Skills
- Upper Level Writing
- Wills, Trust & Estates
- A clinic or J.D. legal residence (maximum 4 credits)
