Juris Doctor
The Juris Doctor (JD) degree is a unique model of graduate legal education designed to meet the needs of Qatar and the Middle East. The JD is the first-of-its-kind graduate law degree in the MENA region; courses are taught in English, so graduates are prepared to work locally as well as in the international legal market.
A JD targets individuals who already hold an undergraduate degree, which can be in any subject, including law. The JD education builds on the student’s previous experience. Students may pursue expertise in law that is aligned with their previous degree or move in a completely different direction.
The College of Law’s JD curriculum is consistent with the best offered internationally. The JD was created through a strategic partnership with Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. The program equips graduates with a high level of legal knowledge and complementary research, writing, and advocacy skills. The focus on skills training enables college graduates to make the most of a wide range of career options in the government, private corporations, law firms, international organizations, and academia.
A JD graduate was recently licensed to practice law in New York after completing the LL.M. degree at a US law school, and other graduates are pursuing licensing in Qatar and Canada, subject to the requirements of those jurisdictions. Graduates are typically qualified to undertake further legal studies in the United States and other countries in Europe.
In short, our JD graduates rise to the top as they combine previous university education and training with three years of rigorous, interdisciplinary legal education.
Graduates of this program will be equipped to:
- Exhibit comprehensive knowledge of the common, civil, and Shari’a legal traditions and how they apply to the practice of law within public, international, and private sectors.
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of substantive and procedural issues of certain domestic systems and the international system.
- Make use of legal doctrine to conduct comparative analysis of multiple systems and formulate reasoned analysis of contemporary legal issues.
- Test research abilities to shape new policy in a comparative and international legal context.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills and superior knowledge of professional responsibility issues and can decisively identify the appropriate course of action in a given situation.
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