Berkeley Law is one of the premier law schools in the United States, and the cornerstone of the school is its J.D. Degree Program.<br><br>The J.D. program is demanding, engaging, hands-on, and selective. Each year, only about one out of every ten applicants is accepted. Central to our program is Berkeley Law's challenging curriculum and world-class faculty. Incoming students can expect to learn the fundamentals from top scholars and outstanding teachers. They can also expect to infuse their studies with their own curiosity and concerns, to look at the law from a multidisciplinary perspective, and to roll up their sleeves and do real work. <br><br>The diverse and constantly evolving curriculum offers hundreds of courses, including dozens in our top-ranked Intellectual Property, International Law, Social Justice, and Environmental Law programs. Faculty members'some of the best legal minds in the businessembody the school's commitment to academic vigor, multidisciplinary research, and intellectual diversity. One of the hallmarks of the J.D. Program is the diversity of its student body, faculty, and curriculum. Such diversity is critical in a law school, which must train its graduates to analyze and interpret the law, reflect on competing viewpoints, present persuasive arguments in a variety of forums, and develop insightful and effective policies affecting broad swaths of society.