For students looking to pursue the academic side of the law through prolonged research and writing, Suffolk Law offers a Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) degree. The equivalent of a PhD in other fields, an SJD is the most advanced law degree available and requires sustained academic excellence as well as the prior completion of a JD and LLM.<br>Suffolk Law's Doctor of Juridical Science is a rigorous academic program that challenges students to expand their thinking and push boundaries in the study of law. Students are supported by experienced practitioners and surrounded by real-world thought leaders in the field. Upon acceptance into the SJD program, students must complete an in-depth, publication-quality, dissertation which makes an original and creative contribution to legal literature to successfully complete their degree.<br>Further your studies, explore new ways of thinking, and reach your highest goals and aspirations in the field of law.<br>The practice of real estate and land use law encompasses many issues involving the use and transfer of real property as well as its development. This area of practice builds on the foundation of the study of the acquisition, ownership, and transfer of property both personal and real, including an analysis of ownership concepts, rights of possession, donative transactions, future interests, concurrent interests, landlord and tenant issues, the conveyancing system and governmental regulations that constitute the areas covered in the basic property course. More particularly, those students desiring to practice in this area should continue to understand issues of how the use of land can be regulated by agreement or regulation, including zoning and subdivision control.<br>This area of practice builds on the foundation of the study of the acquisition, ownership, and transfer of property in the required property course. It further explores topics including the nature of ownership, rights of possession, concurrent interests, landlord-tenant law, the conveyancing system, and both private and public controls of land. Students desiring to practice in this area should understand how the use of land can be regulated by agreement or regulation, including zoning and subdivision control.