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  J.D. 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 60 - 75 students per section; only 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
- Quarter system, not semester (allowing maximum flexibility in planning program)

- Year-round curriculum with two-quarter externships available (Winter/Spring or Summer/Fall)
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Mandatory pro bono service (50 hour minimum to graduate)

Technology-based:

   · wireless campus
   · advanced training in internet research
 
 
     
Core Concentrations Core strengths in 3 areas:
- Health Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Business and Entrepreneurship Law
 
     
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 hours per week
   · Morning and evening classes available to facilitate student schedules
   · 14 academic credits available

 
     
 

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