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• On campus, full-time
• Experiential learning opportunities in your preferred area of focus
• #8 Ranked Trial Advocacy Program¹
• Orange Flex: Optional 3L Externship With Online Course Options
• Explore 12 Joint Degree Opportunities

Our On-Campus J.D. Program at Syracuse Law gives you the core knowledge, aptitude, and skills to build your career as a profession-ready lawyer in a broad spectrum of fields. An innovative approach to legal education, our vast and connected alumni network, and our focus on collaboration will help you create the foundation for a lifetime of success. With more than 11,000 alumni around the globe, you'll have access to mentors, externships, and colleagues interested in your success.

Join 11,000+ Syracuse Law graduates practicing across all 50 states and 65+ countries.

Dedicated Academic and Bar Support team provides guidance and support throughout law school.

Join Law Review, student government, advocacy competitions, and 30+ student organizations.

Certificates of Advanced Study

Joint Degree Options

Uniform Bar Exam pass rate by graduates 2022-2024²

• Trial advocacy and courtroom presentation
• Client counseling and communication
• Legal research and writing excellence
• Case analysis and strategic thinking
• Negotiation and dispute resolution
• Professional ethics and judgment
• Technology and legal innovation
• Practice management fundamentals

Syracuse Law's hands-on approach ensures you graduate with more than legal knowledge—you'll have the practical skills and real-world experience that employers demand. Through clinics, externships, and advocacy training, you'll build expertise that translates directly to career success.

“I’m empowered to use my voice in defense of the voiceless.”

Mazaher Kaila ’19, L’22

J.D. and Political Science Joint Degree student

speaking up for change and equity

Explore Dineen Hall, the home of Syracuse Law located on the main campus of Syracuse University, offering access to health care services, mental health counseling, exercise and recreation facilities, club sports, religious and spiritual activities, and more.

Every Syracuse Law graduate receives free comprehensive bar exam preparation through an exclusive Kaplan All Access Partnership. From first-year curriculum support to full bar review courses, diagnostics, and personalized coaching, we're invested in your success from day one through bar passage and beyond.

Orange Flex lets you spend your final year embedded in legal externships in key markets across the country while completing your courses through our online JDinteractive program. Work with top firms, government agencies, and organizations in your chosen city. It's the ultimate bridge from law school to your dream career.

Deepen your legal expertise with Areas of Excellence led by renowned faculty conducting cutting-edge research on today's most complex legal challenges. Starting in your second year, you can focus on areas that align with your career goals like Advocacy and Litigation, Disability Law and Policy, National Security and Counterterrorism, Technology Commercialization and IP and more.

Don't want to relocate or pause your career for law school? The JDinteractive (JDi) hybrid program offers the identical J.D. degree with the same renowned faculty, in-depth curriculum, bar prep support, and career services—all designed around your schedule. With primarily online coursework and strategic in-person residencies, you can earn your law degree while maintaining your current responsibilities. 

Designed for Professionals. Delivered with Excellence. An Online J.D. that Works for You.

2025 Application Deadline

2026 Application Open

Sources

1. Retrieved on June 13, 2025 from usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/trial-advocacy-rankings
2. Based on on-campus J.D. and hybrid J.Di graduates who earned their degrees between 2022 and 2024 and successfully passed the bar exam in the February or July 2024 administration. The Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) jurisdictions cover 41 states.

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