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• Primarily online with six in-person residencies taught by distinguished faculty and experienced alumni
• Blend of real-time and self-paced coursework
• Complete in as few as three to four years
• Same faculty teaching on-campus J.D. students
• Access to campus student groups, community and resources

Launch a rewarding legal career online with Syracuse University’s JDinteractive (JDi) program. With a 94% bar passage rate¹, the Syracuse JDi program was among the first fully ABA-accredited hybrid J.D. programs in the nation, combining 125+ years of academic excellence with innovative online learning. Named a Best Online JD Program by The Princeton Review², the JDi program offers an uncompromising legal education designed for the realities of professional life.

Join 11,000+ Syracuse Law graduates practicing across all 50 states and 85+ countries.

ABA-accredited excellence: small classes, renowned faculty, and proven academic rigor.

All Syracuse Law programs, including Syracuse Law Review/journals, our nationally-ranked Travis H.D. Lewin Advocacy Honor Society (AHS), student organizations, and several clinics, are all available fully online to our JDi students.

• Deepen relationships: Six in-person residencies located on the Syracuse University campus and major cities.
• Learn from the best: Engage with renowned faculty, alumni practitioners, and foremost authorities across legal subjects
• Practical gains: Hands-on skills workshops and intensive seminars complemented by social and networking events

• Career networking: Face-to-face networking with faculty, alumni, and classmates

• Flexible support: Weekly live classes over Zoom ensure face-to-face contact with professors and classmates, while asynchronous class time ensures flexibility
• Expert instruction: Classes taught by same full-time faculty as our on-campus program
• Academic support: Weekly office hours and full academic support services
• Diverse perspectives: Cohorts with accomplished professionals from many different sectors create robust classroom experiences
• Proven leader in online J.D.: One of the nation's first and longest-standing ABA-approved online programs

Ultimate Bar Passage rate for 2025 (representing the Class of 2023)

 Ultimate Bar Passage for 

Syracuse Law 2017-2019 graduates, 

2024 prelaw Magazine³

First-Time Bar Test Takers, for Syracuse Law 2017-2019 graduates, 

2024 preLaw Magazine³

• 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
• National security and international law

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

“It is amazing how many professionals out there are looking to expand their knowledge with a legal education or change careers altogether. I’m glad to be a part of it. Syracuse Law’s JDi program has set the bar high for the future of online legal education.”

Joseph Creager L’26

JDi students access the complete Syracuse Law experience: Law Review, student organizations, legal clinics, Virtual Advocacy Society, and advocacy competitions. From academic counseling to alumni mentoring, you'll receive identical resources and opportunities as on-campus students—just delivered with the flexibility you need.

As a JDi student, you'll complete a required externship to gain experience in key markets across the country. Work with top firms, government agencies, and organizations in your chosen city while completing coursework remotely. It's the ultimate bridge from law school to your dream career.

Advance your education with a focus on topics that align with your career goals like Advocacy and Litigation, Disability Law and Policy, Technology Commercialization and IP and exclusive to Syracuse, an online Certificate of Advanced Study in National Security and Counterterrorism. Syracuse also offers an online joint J.D./MBA program for students who are interested in navigating legal and regulatory frameworks across business and industry.

Every Syracuse Law graduate receives 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.

Our traditional J.D. program offers the complete on-campus law school experience with small classes, daily faculty interaction, and extensive student life opportunities. From trial advocacy competitions to hands-on clinics and our innovative Orange Flex third-year option, you'll graduate practice-ready with deep connections to classmates and faculty. 

Both programs lead to the same Syracuse J.D. degree —choose the format that fits your goals and lifestyle.

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Sources

1. Based on on-campus J.D. and hybrid J.Di graduates in the class of 2023.
2. Retrieved on June 13, 2025 from princetonreview.com/law-school-rankings/best-online-jd-programs-at-law-school
3. Retrieved on June 13, 2025 from bluetoad.com/publication/frame.php?i=811126&p=&pn=&ver=html5 page 12-13, based on 2017-2019 graduates
   
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