JD-Next Program Overview

Discover the comprehensive JD-Next program, including its admissions test, structured curriculum, key course objectives, expected learning outcomes, and more.

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Program Structure and Timeline

JD-Next is an 8-week course and law school admissions test that introduces 1L Contract Law, helping students build essential law school skills.

Scientifically demonstrated to boost 1L GPAs by 0.20 on average, the course requires approximately 6–10 hours per week. It begins with Case Brief Workshops, focusing on legal reasoning and case analysis before applying these skills to foundational cases like Hawkins v. McGee.

Interactive lessons, quizzes, and personalized feedback reinforce learning. The course includes test prep materials, model answers, and assessments. It concludes with a comprehensive exam that can also serve as a law school admissions evaluation.

Course Objectives

Construct clear, well-organized arguments supported by legal sources.
Apply primary and secondary legal sources to fact scenarios using prescribed analysis.
Use investigative techniques to develop legal arguments.
Create effective doctrinal outlines for law school exams.
Write case briefs for Socratic cold-calling and open-book exams.

Analyze hypothetical fact patterns through legal writing.
Identify and articulate key legal issues, dispositive facts, rules of law, procedural posture, holdings, and court reasoning in judicial opinions.
Differentiate legal reasoning from plaintiffs, defendants, and courts.
Connect your skills, values, and knowledge to your future legal career.
Learn the underlying skills of law school success.

2025 - 2026 Course Dates

Course Start	Registration Deadline	Exam	Score Release
December 1, 2025	December 5, 2025	January 27 or 31, 2026	Week of February 23, 2026
February 9, 2026	February 13, 2026	April 14 or 18, 2026	Week of May 11, 2026
June 1, 2026	June 5, 2026	August 4 or 8, 2026	Week of August 31, 2026
September 14, 2026	September 18, 2026	November 17 or 21, 2026	Week of December 14, 2026
December 7, 2026	December 11, 2026	February 9 or 13, 2027	Week of March 8, 2027

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