Discover your Passion. Prepare for Practice.
Join a supportive community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni ready to help you achieve personal and professional success - however you define it.
The best advocates listen carefully, think critically, speak with confidence, and have exceptional writing and analytical skills. Discover all that you can accomplish with a JD from Oregon Law.
Tailored to Your Interests
In addition to an outstanding foundation in legal theory, analysis, and writing, we offer more than a dozen specialty concentrations.
Leaders. Innovators. Professors.
Oregon Law's faculty is a diverse, accomplished group of leading scholars whose work enriches academic discourse and addresses pressing societal issues. They bring their passion and scholarship into the classroom everyday and are active supporters of your journey.
Learn more about Oregon Law Faculty
While pursuing your JD, you can enroll in one of nine master’s programs, including business; community and regional planning; conflict and dispute resolution; environmental studies, international studies, journalism, public administration, and water resources.
See Yourself in Law School
Your first year of study consists of introductory law courses designed to establish a solid foundation for you to explore and branch out into a concentration of your choosing. Take a look at a sample of courses in the 1L schedule and then explore the 30+ student organizations that you can join to build your own personal and professional portfolio.
Learn from the best in the classroom, gain experience in field placements, and practice your passion in law clinics.
Our Center for Career Planning and Professional Development is dedicated to helping students explore career options, connect with employers and alumni, and advance from law school to the professional world.
Oregon Law was founded in Portland, and continues this legacy with our Portland Program.
Students have the option to spend their third year at the UO Portland NE Campus.
Paying for the JD
We believe that outcomes matter. Oregon Law students are positioned for success on the bar exam and beyond.
Familiarize yourself with the tuition and costs of studying for your JD. Then explore scholarship opportunities and applying for financial aid.