JD-Next Tips for Academic Support Professionals

Learn how JD-Next can promote student persistence and success in law school.

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You Can Help

You play a crucial role in helping law students navigate the rigorous demands of legal education. From improving students’ study strategies and time management skills to offering writing and research support, you are the center of driving student success. JD-Next is a significant way to aid students in reaching their goals. .

Increasing Academic Persistence

JD-Next is designed to provide law schools with additional insights into an applicant’s potential beyond traditional admissions exams.

With a JD-Next score result, in lieu of or in combination with an LSAT score, law schools can better determine a student’s potential and ability. This knowledge can assist schools in identifying students most at risk entering law school or even be used as part of a conditional admit or waitlist strategy.

For students, JD-Next offers multiple benefits:

Proven .20 1L GPA boost
Special resource for students at greatest risk entering law school
Experience completing a high-stakes exam
Academic support opportunities

Through JD-Next’s focus on legal reasoning and case analysis — core competencies for law school success, students build experience and confidence in their ability to understand complex material and thrive.

2025 - 2026 JD-Next Course Dates

Course Start	Registration Deadline	Exam Dates	Score Release
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

Learn More

Discover how JD-Next can help your students succeed.

For more information, contact our dedicated JD-Next support team at jd.next@aspenpublishing.com.