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Empowering Students to Create a More Just World

Join an inclusive academic environment where top legal scholars prepare you to create a better future for your community and beyond. Located in Atlanta, you’re based in the South’s gateway to the world and just steps away from major Fortune 500 companies.

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Top 20 Industry Ranked Law School

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Areas of Impact

Emory Law offers students unique learning experiences and opportunities beyond the traditional law school education that prepare them for a successful legal career. Students begin their legal education with a range of foundational courses and can then further tailor their coursework around areas of impact.

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Pursue Your Passion

Choose from degree programs designed to help you discover your passion and help others through the law.

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Juris Doctor (JD)
Make a lasting impact on society. The juris doctor is a graduate-entry professional degree in law.
Juris Master (JM)
Put the law to work for your career or enhance your primary degree. Juris master degrees offer legal training for non-lawyers.
Master of Laws (LLM)
Build upon your legal background with a master of law degree. Flexibility and customizable programming put you in control.
Master of Comparative Law (MCL)
Strengthen your existing law credentials. Engage in a one-year comparative law experience with Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Koguan Law School.
Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD)
Take the first step toward shaping the future. The doctor of juridical science program is designed to help you become a teacher or scholar of the law.
Joint Degrees
Complete your Emory Law degree and an additional graduate degree in less time than if you pursued each separately.
Centers & Programs

Put Your Learning Into Practice

Access leading legal scholars in policy and research, attend in-depth seminars and conferences/symposia by renowned experts, and learn from respected practitioners.

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Alumni Network

Still Going Strong

Find support from over 12,000 Emory Law graduates. With notable alumni across the globe, you're never too far away from the resources and expertise of accomplished law practitioners.

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Clinics

Make a Difference

Emory Law's legal clinics advocate for clients with real-world legal needs, providing students with the foundational skills, judgment, and values necessary to engage in the practice of law.

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New Faculty Hires

An impressive group of new tenure stream faculty members will be joining Emory Law in 2023 and 2024, including many who are nationally renowned and recruited from positions at other top universities.

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New Faculty Hires 2023-2024

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Human Rights Legend Johan van der Vyver (1934-2023)
Johan David van der Vyver, legendary human rights scholar, anti-apartheid activist, and I.T. Cohen Professor of International Human Rights at Emory University School of Law, died on May 22, 2023, in Pretoria, South Africa. He was 89 and had remained a full-time scholar and teacher through the spring semester 2023.
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Two public interest alumni awarded Equal Justice Works fellowships
Two of Emory Law’s most recent graduates who designed projects to help citizens with little or no access to legal services have earned fellowships from Equal Justice Works.
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