PROFILE OF NUSL:

Northeastern University School of Law offers the only Cooperative Legal Education Program in the nation. Students complete a traditional first year of academic study and then alternate every three months between full-time internships (co-ops) in a legal setting and attending classes full time. This blending of academic and work experience has proven extraordinarily successful in preparing students for both the theoretical and practical demands of practicing law. 

There are more than 800 employers nationwide and abroad which participate in the co-op program, representing virtually every practice area, including law firms of all sizes, trial and appellate judges in federal and state courts, public defender and district attorney's offices, legal services organizations, government agencies, corporate and union legal departments, and a variety of advocacy groups. 

An official transcript from the School of Law is comprised of narrative evaluations of a student's work in each academic course as well as written evaluations from each of the student's co-op employers. There is no alphabetic or numeric grading, class rank or law review competition. 
The student body at Northeastern is extremely diverse - click here to view our student profile.