Earn your Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) degree from Lincoln Memorial University and bring justice to your community and beyond! At LMU's Duncan School of Law, we take a unique approach to training lawyers. In our program, you will be part of a caring, intimate community that is committed to your success, all offered within the frame of sustainably small classes to ensure unmatched levels of personal attention and learning.
During your time here, you won't just learn the law: you'll learn to be a lawyer. Through rigorous skill-based instruction, small classes offering personalized attention from your professors, and our innovative experiential learning program, you'll get firsthand experience practicing law and the daily tasks, challenges, and rewards of a legal practice.
Furthermore, our law school is located in the heart of downtown Knoxville, Tenn. Not only will be you be close to nationally acclaimed dining options, outdoor spaces and music scenes, you'll also be in walking distance of the city's local and federal courthouses and many Knoxville law offices. Studying in such a major urban area will give you the opportunity to observe a wide variety of legal matters, and offers you countless opportunities to build lasting connections with practicing lawyers and legal professionals.
With both full-time and part-time/hybrid programs available, we are committed to your success and helping you begin your journey towards a rewarding career as a lawyer by enrolling at LMU Law!
All applications to the Doctor of Jurisprudence program are reviewed by an admissions committee made up of members from our LMU Law faculty. To qualify for our program, you must submit the following items:
To be considered for entry into the JD program at LMU, your application must be completed. We recommend you submit your application the summer before the last year of your undergraduate education.
The deadline for our full-time program is July 1st, though the priority consideration deadline is March 15th.
While the application deadline for our part-time/hybrid program is also July 1st, there are two available priority deadlines (February 15th and May 1st). To learn more about the process of applying to our jurisprudence program, explore our application details.
Visit our cost and tuition page for more detailed about information about tuition and fees, then check out our Scholarships page for more info on resources to help you pay for school.
After graduating from our school of law, you'll have access to a robust job market right here in Knoxville, as well as in the surrounding counties and regions. Past graduates from our program have found job opportunities in small and large law firms, district attorney and public defenders' offices, and even in specialized roles within the Department of Justice and The Tennessee Valley Authority. Some have even used their degrees in leadership roles working for corporations or businesses.
Want to learn more about the Doctor of Jurisprudence program at Lincoln Memorial University? Contact us at any time and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Randy Mathews
Associate Dean for Enrollment Services
Office of Admissions
601 West Summit Hill Dr. Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: 865.545.5303
Email: Law.Admissions@LMUnet.edu
