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Juris Doctor Program: At a Glance
Small class sizes
Motto: Scientia, Ars, Officium (Knowledge, Skill, Duty)
- Educational objectives: knowledge of the law, training in practical skills, and commitment to professionalism

Attributes:
- Small first-year classes · only 70 - 75 students per section; (2 sections)
- Excellent faculty – all with experience as practicing attorneys
- New building located right in the center of Drexel's University City campus


Technology-based legal education
- Strong legal writing program
- Year-round curriculum with two-quarter externships available (Winter/Spring or Summer/Fall)
- Mandatory pro bono service (50 hour minimum to graduate)

Technology-based:
   ·· wireless campus
   ·· advanced training in internet research



Core Concentrations Co-op Externships
Co-op (externship) based education
- Target placements are (click HERE for an up-to-date list):
· Corporate "In-house" general counsel offices
· Large, mid-sized and small law firms
· Specialty law firms (e.g., patent, environmental, health)
· Public interest and government offices

- Integrated Format
· Twenty-week placements - twenty-five hours per week
· Morning and evening classes available to facilitate student schedules
· 14 academic credits available





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