Touro Law to Offer FlexTime JD Program in Manhattan

Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center will offer a hybrid FlexTime Program based at the University’s new, state-of-the-art Cross River Campus at 3 Times Square, Touro University President Dr. Alan Kadish announced today.

The FlexTime program, which is currently offered at Touro Law Center’s Central Islip campus, is designed for qualified law school candidates whose employment or family responsibilities prevent them from attending classes full time. FlexTime students will attend in-person classes only on Sundays and complete asynchronous work throughout the week on their own time and at their own weekly pace. Offering the lowest in-person class attendance requirement of any program in New York, graduates earn their degrees in only four years and are eligible to sit for the New York State Bar Exam. The program, which has received American Bar Association (ABA) and New York State Education Department approval, will begin in August 2024, and applications will be accepted starting in September 2023. 

“Since the launch of the FlexTime program on our Central Islip campus in 2018, it has had a track record of success. We are pleased to be able to expand the program and offer it at our Times Square Campus, making the program even more accessible to qualified candidates who bring their career and life experiences to the classroom,” stated Dr. Kadish.

The only accredited law degree program with in-person requirements exclusively on Sundays, FlexTime also fully integrates students into the fabric of the law school. FlexTime students have the opportunity to become involved in every aspect of law school life including clinics, pro bono activities, student organizations, and honor societies including Law Review, Moot Court, and TAPS. 

“The FlexTime program provides uniquely tailored combinations of online and in-person instructional components. The program will provide students with maximum flexibility while maintaining a rigorous course of study that will prepare them for the realities of law practice, and will do so using the latest in evidence-based teaching and learning tools,” said Elena Langan, Dean and Professor of Law at Touro Law Center.

To learn more visit www.tourolaw.edu/flextimejd. 

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Touro University is a system of non-profit institutions of higher and professional education chartered in 1970. Touro was founded primarily to enrich the Jewish heritage and to serve the larger American and global community. Approximately 19,000 students are currently enrolled at Touro University’s various schools and divisions, which encompass 35 campuses and locations in New York, California, Nevada, Illinois, Berlin, Jerusalem and Moscow. New York Medical College; Touro University California and Touro University Nevada; Touro University Worldwide and its Touro College Los Angeles division; as well as Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, Illinois are separately accredited institutions within the Touro University system. For more information, visit www.touro.edu.

 

Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center is located adjacent to both a state and a federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York. Touro Law’s proximity to the courthouses, coupled with programming developed to integrate the courtroom into the classroom, provide a one-of-a kind learning experience for law students, combining a rigorous curriculum taught by expert faculty with a practical courtroom experience. Touro Law is dedicated to providing hands-on learning that enables students to gain experience while offering much-needed legal services in the community.

 

Touro Law, which has an alumni base of more than 6,500, offers full- and part-time JD programs where students can earn a degree in 3 or 4 years and provides four areas of concentration Additionally, Touro offers a hybrid, four-year FlexTime JD Program combining online and on campus learning. Touro Law offers several dual degree programs and graduate law programs for US and foreign law graduates. Touro Law Center is part of Touro University.

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