Earn Your JD From Home. A Flexible Format for Busy Lives.
Albany Law School’s Flex Juris Doctor program provides you with a convenient path to launching a rewarding legal career. Our primarily online Juris Doctor delivers all the benefits you expect from Albany Law—the oldest independent law school in the nation—with the flexibility that allows you to advance your professional passions when and where it works for you. Tips on Building a Competitive Flex JD Application
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Meet the Flex JD students
Our Flex JD faculty member Professor Ray Brescia released his latest book “The Private Is Political: Identity and Democracy in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism” in 2025.
The Flex JD
- First Class Fall of 2024
- Approved by the ABA and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Most classes taught online
- Combination of synchronous and asynchronous classes
- One required, short, in-person annual session
- Graduate in 3 years and 3 months
Our Flex JD degree is the only one of its kind to offer specializations in:
No matter your interests or aspirations, you’ll be prepared to take the bar and practice law in the field of your choice.*
*New York State bar takers will need to apply for a waiver. Albany Law will assist with this process.
Flex Juris Doctor Degree Program Highlights
With Albany Law's Flex JD you will experience all the same benefits of an on-campus program at Albany Law, including:
- Learning from full-time faculty and legal leaders who teach both on-campus and Flex JD courses.
- Access to thought leaders across the state. Because of our location in New York’s state capital, we connect you with lawmakers, government officials, and important nonprofit leaders to help enhance your learning.
- We partner with Albany Law School’s Government Law Center (GLC) in providing Flex JD students with fellowship programs and opportunities such as:
- Experiential learning with the GLC Fellows Program
- Participation in the Field Placement Program
- Putting your Flex JD studies into action through clinics, externships, and immersive experiential learning opportunities that can be done near you or on campus.
- Full support from our Career & Professional Development Center, where you’ll find information on career services, alumni mentoring, and networking events –all offered in a remotely friendly format for Flex JD students.
- Small classes. At Albany Law, our 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio ensures you get to know your faculty and fellow classmates.
Sample Fall Course Schedule*
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7- 8:50 PM Federal Civil Procedure | 7-7:50 PM 1L Seminar 8-9:15 PM Lawyering | 7-8:50 PM Federal Civil Procedure | 7-7:50 PM Legal Reasoning and Analysis 8-9:15 PM Lawyering |
*Classes will be offered in a combination of synchronous and asynchronous formats with required first-year classes being no more than 1/3 asynchronous. Times subject to change and will be finalized over the summer. Course links are for course descriptions only. Visit the entering Fall 2024 Flex JD Orientation's Photo Album.
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Advance your legal career at Albany Law School, the oldest and highest-ranked independent law school in the U.S. We’re ready to answer questions you might have about our new Flex JD.
Albany Law Admissions
Admissions Office
Email: admissions@albanylaw.edu
Phone: 518-445-2326
Jonathan Rosenbloom
Associate Dean for Online Education
Email: jrose@albanylaw.edu
Phone: 518-445-3385
Gabriela Delgado
Associate Director of Student Support - Flex JD
Email: gdelg@albanylaw.edu
Phone: 518-416-0017