哥伦比亚大学法律博士（J.D.）详解

哥伦比亚大学

一、专业介绍：

J.D.
One of the first law schools established in the United States, Columbia Law is internationally renowned as a leading center of legal scholarship with a deep commitment to teaching and professional training.

课程设置：
The First-Year Foundation Curriculum
We believe that the first year of law school should be a time to develop an understanding of how law works within a society.
· Civil Procedure民事诉讼
· Constitutional Law宪法
· Contracts合同
· Criminal Law刑法
· Foundation Year Moot Court模拟法庭
· Legal Methods I and II法律方法1 2
· Legal Practice Workshop I and II法律实践研讨会1 2
· Property财产
· Torts侵权行为
First-Year Elective第一年选修课: First-year students are able to choose one elective course during the spring semester. Recent offerings have included:
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· Advanced Contracts·高级合同
· American Legal History·美国法律史
· Corporations·企业
· Empirical Analysis of Law·法律的实证分析
· Federal Income Taxation·联邦所得税
· Ideas of the First Amendment第一修正案的想法
· International Law·国际法
· Japanese Law and Legal Institutions·日本法律和法律机构
· Law and Legal Institutions in China·中国的法律和法律制度
· Law and Neoliberalism法律与新自由主义
· Lawyering for Change变革律师
· Legislation and Regulation立法和监管
· Transnational Litigation跨国诉讼
· The United States and the International Legal System美国和国际法律体系

In the upperclass years, students continue to develop the skills and knowledge gained in their 1L courses by completing electives from a broad curriculum in many fields of law. Additionally, students must satisfactorily complete:
第二年和第三年的课程，学生需要完成不同领域的选修课程
· a course in the area of professional responsibility专业责任领域的课程
· two writing credits, at least one of which must meet the criteria of the Major Writing Credit两个写作学分
· a minimum of six experiential credits至少留个体验学分
· a mandatory pro bono service of a minimum of 40 hours.至少40个小时的强制性公益服务

专业领域
· Administrative Law and Public Policy行政法与公共政策
· Civil Procedure and Dispute Resolution民事诉讼和争议解决
· Commercial Law商业法
· Constitutional Law 宪法
· Corporate Law公司法
· Criminal Law and Procedure刑法和程序
· Environmental Law环境法
· Gender and Sexuality Law性别和性行为法
· Health Care卫生保健
· Human Rights人权
· Intellectual Property and Technology知识产权与技术
· Interdisciplinary Legal Studies跨学科法律研究
· International and Comparative Law国际法和比较法
· Labor and Employment Law劳动就业法
· Legal History and Philosophy法律史与哲学
· Legal Profession and Professional Responsibility法律职业与职业责任
· National Security Law国家安全法
· Property, Real Estate, and Trusts and Estates房地产，信托和房地产
· Racial, Economic, and Social Justice 种族，经济和社会正义
· Taxation税收

学校的研究中心与项目
https://www.law.columbia.edu/centers-programs

教授链接：

https://www.law.columbia.edu/faculty?role=103
套磁：确定自己的方向，之后寻找合适的导师，开始套磁。需要了解导师的信息（以这个导师为例子）
Richard Briffault

Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation
Education
· J.D., Harvard University, 1977
· B.A., Columbia University, 1974

Areas of Expertise研究领域

· Campaign Finance Regulation竞选财务条例
· Government Ethics政府道德
· Law of the Political Process政治进程法
· Legislation立法
· State and Local Government Law州和地方政府法
Courses课程
Law of the Political Process
Legal Methods
Legislation
Property
S. Public Law Workshop
State and Local Government Law

二、申请相关：

Is the TOEFL required?
No. Applicants to the J.D. program are not required to take the TOEFL.
国际学生不需要提交托福成绩
LSAT or GRE Score(s)（学校接受LSAT成绩或者GRE成绩）

For how long is a LSAT/GRE score valid?

LSAT: An LSAT score is considered valid by the Admissions Committee for no longer than five years. Candidates applying for admission to the 2019 entering class as regular applicants may submit LSAT scores earned on or after the June 2014 administration, but no later than the January 2019 administration.
GRE: A GRE score is considered valid by the Admissions Committee for no longer than five years. Candidates applying for admission to the 2019 entering class as regular applicants may submit GRE scores from tests taken between June 1, 2014 and February 1, 2019.
LSAT: There is no minimum LSAT score in the consideration process for admission to Columbia Law School. For the 2017 entering class, the median LSAT score was 171.
GRE: The 2018-2019 admissions cycle is the first for which Columbia Law School is accepting the GRE test. As such, we do not have a history of median and average matriculating students’ GRE scores.

学校从2019年开始接受GRE成绩

申请截止日期：有常规申请和提前申请两个类型
2018-19 Dates and Deadlines

奖学金信息：

https://www.law.columbia.edu/social-justice/students/careers-public-service/postgraduate-fellowships/current-fellowships

学校为学生提供很多类型的奖学金
Fellowships Exclusively for Columbia Law Graduates
· Charles F. C. Ruff Fellowship (2019)
· Columbia Law School Global Public Service Fellowship (2019)
· Columbia Law School/International Senior Lawyers Project Fellowship in Sustainable Development (2019)
· David W. Leebron Human Rights Fellowship (2019)
· Excelsior Service Fellowship Program (2019)
· Herbert and Nell Singer Social Justice Fellowship (2019)
· Kirkland & Ellis New York City Public Service Fellowship (2019)
· Mark Haas Public Interest Fellowship (2019)
· Millstein Public Service Fellowship (2019)
· Public Interest and Government LL.M. Fellowships (2019)
· Sandler/Human Rights Watch Fellowship (2019)

Other:
· Norton Rose Fulbright Fellowship at The Door Legal Services Center (2019)
· Public Interest and Government J.D. Fellowships (2019)
· To learn about other public service fellowships