Law

J.D. Evening & P/T – Curriculum & Requirements 

 CUNY School of Law’s Part-Time Evening Juris Doctor (J.D.) program is designed for students who are balancing work, family, or other daytime commitments. This four-year program offers the same rigorous legal education and commitment to public interest law as the full-time program, with a curriculum specifically structured to meet the needs of evening students.  

Classes are held in the evenings, typically Monday through Thursday, to accommodate the schedules of working professionals and caregivers. The program includes:  

Core First-Year Courses offered exclusively in the evening, including Contracts, Torts, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, Legal Writing, and Lawyering Seminars.  

A carefully sequenced curriculum that allows students to fulfill all required doctrinal and skills-based courses in the evening.  

Experiential Learning Opportunities, including clinics and practice-based programs in the upper years, with flexible scheduling options.  

Upper-Level Electives in areas such as constitutional law, public interest lawyering, immigration, and human rights.  

A minimum of 86 credits, along with completion of CUNY Law’s Pro Bono and New York State Bar admission requirements.  

The Part-Time Evening program is committed to making legal education accessible without compromising academic rigor or CUNY Law’s social justice mission.