decision time
Congratulations and welcome! You've been accepted to the 2025 entering class at Suffolk University Law School.
As you move through the decision process, you may have questions about our students, faculty, the Boston area, experiential opportunities, and what it is like to be a first-year law student. You will find some of the answers to your questions on this website.
We have created a step-by-step checklist to assist your process. When you complete a task, mark it “done,” and, if you access this site from the same computer each time, your browser will remember where you left off.
These deadlines apply to students in the traditional JD program with classes beginning in the fall. If you are an accelerated JD student beginning classes in May, please see important dates and deadlines found in the Accelerated JD FAQ.
What do you need to do before you start 1L at Suffolk Law? What will your first year be like? Here is information that will help you get ready and get excited!
Congratulations on your acceptance to Suffolk University Law School, and welcome to our unique community with unprecedented access to the opportunities that only a law school in downtown Boston could offer. You will explore your passions and learn what you need to make a difference in the world. The Suffolk Law experience involves world-class learning paired with real-world experience to be sure you are ready to practice. Suffolk Law students get experience through internships in law firms, courts, business, government and around the globe (earn credit for legal practice internships in 90 countries); in our 13 nationally ranked legal clinics; in our own fee-generating, student-run in-school law practice; and in simulation and seminar classes, moot competition teams, journals, New England’s best trial team; and more.