Seton Hall University School of Law

What many prospective law students truly seek when looking for a law school online is flexibility -- the ability to take courses at their own particular pace or on their own particular schedule. This need for flexibility is often motivated by career or family obligations. ”9-to-5” no longer describes most jobs in this country. Add to the work day family dinners, childcare needs and other unpredictable demands and it is clear to see the need for more flexibility in ABA-approved law school programs.   

"I am eternally grateful that Seton Hall Law offered the Weekend program at a time when I was unsure if I could go through with law school in the evenings. I know students have done the evening program for years but doing so with two children was not an option for me."

GERARD GREEN, J.D. '21

Seton Hall provides a hybrid JD option that may provide the best work-school-life balance for you. Prospective law students may earn their JD degrees in Seton Hall Law School's part-time weekend format. Courses are taught by the same talented professors who teach in our full-time division. When students in the part-time weekend program are not in the classroom they engage with teachers and peers through the use of technology. This flexible program empowers students to self-direct a portion of their learning experience where and when it fits into their lives. And, the Weekend JD is ABA-approved. A graduate of an ABA-approved school can sit for the bar examination in every state of the country, exponentially increasing your job opportunities upon graduation.  

How it works

You’ll attend classes on alternating weekends. During your first two years, you can anticipate being on campus 8:30-5:00 on Saturday and 9:00 to 2:15 on Sunday. Class work takes place over eight weekends each semester with one additional weekend for final exams. When not on campus, you’ll engage in self-directed activities and participate remotely in discussions with your professors and classmates using Seton Hall’s learning platform. After the first two years, course scheduling becomes even more flexible. You can continue the alternating weekend format, incorporate some weekday or evening classes, and take up to 15 credits entirely online.

The commitment to serve the community through clinical legal education developed further over the years, and in 1991, Seton Hall Law School established the Center for Social Justice (CSJ) as a public interest law firm for the disadvantaged and underrepresented.

The Center for Social Justice is home to most the Law School’s clinical programs as well as the Pro Bono Service Program. Students who will be entering their final year of law school can apply to participate in one of the CSJ clinics. Working closely with experienced faculty in small classes, our clinic students provide valuable legal services to clients throughout New Jersey and beyond.  The CSJ undertakes a combination of individual client representation, impact litigation, and public policy advocacy to pursue justice for our clients and the community.  Students also write reports and community education materials, manage social media sites, and offer Know Your Rights presentations to help educate individuals on their legal rights.

Law students can work with the Center for Social Justice starting in their first year of Law School by volunteering with the Pro Bono Service Program.  We help students find a placement that matches their interests, fosters the skills they seek to develop, addresses a community need, and fits with their schedule.  For example, students can volunteer with a 3-hour legal clinic to help pro se litigants with a housing or consumer law case or they can research complex statutory changes and evaluate legislative reform.

The Center for Social Justice trains law students to become legal professionals who effect positive and lasting change.  We are committed to the pursuit of equitable treatment for all, through cases and advocacy that challenge systemic racism and seek just outcomes for our clients.  We invite all Seton Hall Law students to join us on this mission.