JD-Next for Legal Professionals

JD-Next empowers paralegals and legal professionals to take the next step in their careers with our proven, flexible program - designed for working adults with real-world legal experience.

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JD-Next for Legal Professionals

Your experience as a legal professional is invaluable. JD-Next is the perfect vehicle to help you take that experience to the next level. Entirely online and self-paced, our program is perfect for working professionals looking to further their legal careers.

Career Growth and Knowledge

Use your JD-Next certificate of completion to improve your resume and online profile. Take the pedagogical knowledge obtained in our 8-week course and use it as a springboard to building your intellectual growth in contracts law. All for about one hour per day of your time. Learning modules in the course include interactive lessons, videos, lectures, and assignments.

From the course you will learn to:

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Read and brief cases in the common law system.

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Identify and extract the key points of law

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Write in a clear and persuasive legal format

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Understand essential legal facts and patterns

Why Legal Professionals Take JD-Next

Law School Aspirations

If you're even considering applying to law school in the future, JD-Next can serve as:

A law school admissions test alternative (some schools accept it instead of the LSAT or GRE).
A way to demonstrate your readiness for legal studies.
A chance to test the waters—you’ll experience what studying law actually feels like.

Career Advancement

Even if you don’t plan on becoming a lawyer right away:

JD-Next can set you apart from other paralegals when applying for roles.
It shows initiative and commitment to the legal field.
Could open doors to hybrid roles—legal operations, compliance, or legal tech—especially in firms or companies that value multidisciplinary skills.

Boost Your Skills

JD-Next isn’t just a test—it’s also a course that teaches:

Legal reasoning
Reading and briefing cases
Thinking like a lawyer
So you become a sharper paralegal, with better context and confidence when working with attorneys or handling complex tasks.

Build Your Academic Profile

JD-Next isn’t just a test—it’s also a course that teaches: If you didn’t major in something law-related or your academic background isn’t traditional, JD-Next can be a solid academic signal to law schools (or employers) that you can handle rigorous legal analysis.

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If you're a paralegal with ambitions to grow—whether within the legal profession or by pursuing a JD—JD-Next is a low-risk, high-value way to explore and prepare.

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