Legal Writing, Clinics, Dispute Resolution, and Trial Advocacy are all ranked in the US News Top 30. These programs are the cornerstone of a practical, hands-on education in the law—the foundations that help turn a student into a lawyer.

By the Numbers

  • We’re the only school in the country that has earned top 35 rankings in each of the legal skills specialties for ten years running
  • Many of the our top 10-ranked clinics offer our students a chance to argue before a judge—great real-world courtroom experience

Our students regularly make national news for taking on complex legal matters and beating experienced attorneys along the way—two examples are the Intellectual Property Clinic students who successfully took on the lawyers at Monster Energy Drink and Nautica. Legal innovation & Technology Lab students' work was featured in The Boston Globe, The New York Times, and Telemundo. The Human Rights & Indigenous Peoples Clinic and its students and recent graduates won a landmark legal case before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Inter-American Court).

An Innovative Force

Suffolk’s curriculum is both practice-oriented and cutting edge. The school is consistently ranked among a handful of the most innovative schools in the nation. Bloomberg Law has named the school a top innovator for two years running (Top 12 in 2024, Top 10 in 2023).

Whether it’s criminal law, immigration law, environmental law, international human rights, or other critical legal areas, Suffolk Law offers a wide range of concentrations, focus areas and real-world, innovative training opportunities—as well as the professional coaching needed for a transformative educational experience.

Explore More of Suffolk Law

Academics

Suffolk University Law School offers flexible degree programs, comprehensive areas of focus and practice, and real-world learning through clinics & experiential programs.

Legal Clinics

Legal clinics are a way for Suffolk Law students to get hands-on experience and try out specific fields across a number of industries. And Suffolk Law has 11 in-house clinics to choose from, focused on areas from family law to immigration to intellectual property and more.

Externships

Classroom learning is essential for a complete legal education. However, at Suffolk we believe that's only a part of the equation—practice-ready lawyers get real-world experience while in school.

Suffolk Law Admission

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