How does Stanford Law produce lawyers prepared to address todays multidisciplinary problems?
Recognizing that today’s lawyers must solve problems that cut across disciplines and areas of expertise, Stanford Law now offers 25 formal joint degrees — with plans to expand to 27 in 2007–2008 — that allow students to take advantage of the unparalleled number of internationally top–rated graduate programs and departments at Stanford University, all within walking distance. (Stanford University ranks in the top 10 in all academic categories; in the top five in 15 academic categories; and in the top three in 13 categories — a record matched by no other university in the world.) Students interested in environmental litigation, for instance, can complement their JD with an MS in environment and resources. Likewise, aspiring patent lawyers can deepen their expertise with an MS or PhD in bioengineering or management science and engineering. And for students with more specialized career aspirations, opportunities to customize a joint degree are virtually limitless. Joint degrees are merely
