About the course

Attorneys who practice in the area of family and juvenile law frequently see their clients at their most distressed: they represent parents who have lost custody of their children (to the state or to the other parent), children who have been arrested and are being prosecuted as delinquents, or families who are worried about an elderly relative's ability to continue caring for herself -- to name just a few common issues. But these lawyers also help clients achieve great joy, when handling an adoption, or helping a same-sex (or infertile) couple make legal arrangements for artificial reproduction, or upon resolving one of the aforementioned distress-provoking matters. Family and juvenile lawyers must be fluent in substantive law and the procedural rules of many different courts, adept at counseling clients who can be justifiably quite emotional, skilled at negotiating favorable resolutions in extraordinarily high-stakes matters, and comfortable with trial lawyering, often in a context of great uncertainty. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 4 Semester(s)Fees: US$84,432

Intake	Location
Summer (May), 2024	boston
Fall (August), 2024	boston
Summer (May), 2025	boston
Fall (August), 2025	boston
Summer (May), 2026	boston

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for Suffolk University - INTO USA

Applicants are required to take either the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) or the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).

　　You must submit transcripts for all collegiate, graduate and professional study. This is also how we receive your LSAT score(s). Official copies of transcripts for all collegiate, graduate and professional study by the applicant must be sent directly to LSAC from the college or graduate school.

　　Applicants who are still attending an undergraduate institution should submit all transcripts up to the most recent semester completed. All new students must provide a final transcript evidencing a bachelor's degree conferred. This is an ABA requirement.

　　Resume

　　Personal Statement

　　Letter of Recommendation

　　Suffolk University Law School will accept scores from either the TOEFL or the IELTS for evaluation of English fluency. Applicants taking the TOEFL must submit a score of:

　　600 paper format,

　　250 CBT format, or,

　　100 on the new IBT format

　　Applicants taking the IELTS exam must score 6.5 or higher

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

　　Overall IELTS band score

　　Book IELTS

　　About IELTS

　　Practice and prepare

　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 100.0

　　

Application deadline:

This date isn’t available – speak to an IDP counsellor to get detailed information.

　　

Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at Suffolk University - INTO USA. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

　　Pathway options to study at this institution

　　

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