JSD是纽约大学法学院最高级的法律学位。它提供学术研究方面的严格培训，主要针对打算从事学术界工作的人员。该计划旨在为学生提供一流的奖学金，以期在美国或世界其他地区从事教学事业。对这一使命的承诺使纽约大学法学院成为全球法律学术界的最佳切入点之一。只有极少数表现出杰出学业成就的学生被录取为JSD候选人。JSD程序中产生的文章和论文通常在最著名的法律评论和专业期刊上以及著名出版社出版。
The JSD is NYU School of Law’s most advanced law degree. It provides intense training in academic research, geared primarily to those intending to pursue a career in academia. The program prepares students to produce first-class scholarship with a view to a teaching career either in the US or elsewhere in the world. The commitment to this mission makes NYU School of Law one of the best points of entry into legal academia worldwide.Only a very small number of students who demonstrate outstanding academic promise are admitted to JSD candidacy. The articles and dissertations produced in the JSD program are typically published in the most prominent law reviews and professional journals, and by notable publishing houses.The program welcomes students interested in a range of legal fields related to the NYU Law faculty’s expertise, including International Law, Legal Theory, Tax Law, Environmental and Energy Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Arbitration, Competition Law and Corporations.