Flex JD

Earn A Specialized Albany Law JD From Home

Locations Offered

Online
(one in-person session per year)

Time to Earn JD

3 years and 3 months
(part time)

Cost per year

$54,852

A High-Quality, Flexible JD Program For Your Busy Life

Earn your law degree almost entirely online with Albany Law School’s 3+ year Flex JD program. Complete online courses from the comfort of your home, with only one short in-person commitment per year. Personalize your JD. Choose from one of our four specializations and rise to the top of your field:

Government Law and Public Service
Social Justice and Public Interest
Business Law
Environmental Law

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A History Of Excellence

Albany Law School is the oldest and highest ranked independent law school in the country and preLaw Magazine named us the top Law School For Government.

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A Program That Fits Any Phase Of Life

Our Flex JD program is designed for individuals who want to pursue a non-traditional path to law school. Whether you’re changing careers, looking to advance in your field, are launching a new career, the Flex JD is the right program for you.

No matter where you are in your personal or professional journey, our flexible format allows you to pursue your JD without uprooting your life.

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An Innovative Program For Innovative Learners

You will leave our Flex JD program:

With foundational knowledge and understanding of substantive and procedural law.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in the legal context, in writing and orally.
Equipped with a skillset of basic legal research, legal analysis, legal reasoning and problem-solving skills.
With a thorough understanding of proper professional and ethical responsibilities to clients and to the legal system
With the knowledge and understanding of the Lawyer’s professional responsibility to advance the mission of service to the underrepresented so that all individuals have equal access to the privileges of our justice system.
Prepared to be competent and effective lawyers in a multicultural world, equipped with an awareness and understanding of the knowledge, skills and values necessary.

Hybrid Format, Residential Quality

Flex JD: It’s in the name because it’s designed to be just that, flexible. As an Albany Law School Flex JD student, you’ll take the same courses taught by the same expert faculty as our on-campus program, with the added flexibility of completing most of your coursework online.

Courses are taught mostly online, with only one in-person session per year. Maintain your personal and professional responsibilities though a mix of set course times and on-demand lectures.
Benefit from experiential opportunities through our Field Placement, Semester-in-Practice, and City Semester programs.
Unique access to the wealth of legal experience and expertise that comes from being the only law school in the capital of New York, one of the largest state governments in the country.

The Albany Advantage

At Albany Law School, we care about your success. Learn from expert professors that will work with you in and out of the classroom to empower you to reach your career goals. In 2023, 91 percent of our JD graduates were employed within 10 months of graduation, our second straight year of 90+ percent.

Expert instruction, experiential learning opportunities, and our Career and Professional Development Center will get you career ready.