One Semester Technology Law Program at Cornell Tech Campus

J.D. students in good academic standing, with a cumulative MPR at 3.2 or above, who can demonstrate an interest in technology law and practice, are eligible to apply.

Applications for the J.D. Tech Program at Cornell Tech Campus will be available in the early spring semester for attendance in the following academic year. 1L students may apply to attend during their 2L spring semester. 2L students may apply to participate during either their fall or spring 3L semester.

Students will receive a link to complete an online application in the early Spring semester. The application will include:

• Resume
• Law school academic transcript
• Statement of interest, which should address your interest in technology law and practice, as well as your plan to complete your degree requirements (writing, professional responsibility, and experiential learning) if accepted into the program.
• Additional supporting material such as undergraduate transcripts, articles, writing sample, etc.

Students will be notified of admission decisions within two weeks of the close of the application period. Acceptance deadlines will be communicated in the acceptance offer. Upon acceptance of their offer of admission, students will be expected to withdraw pending applications for other conflicting opportunities, such as full-time externships or study abroad programs.

No. Accepted students cannot defer their offers, but 1L students may decline and reapply as 2Ls.

Once admitted to the J.D. Tech Program, students will enroll in courses during the Cornell Tech course pre-enrollment window, which may differ from the Ithaca-based pre-enrollment window. Students admitted into the J.D. Tech program will receive information about their pre-enrollment window from Cornell Tech staff.

To view eligible Cornell Tech courses, visit the University Class Roster, select the term, and filter the “location” field to “Cornell Tech”. Please be mindful that not all Cornell Tech courses are open to all students. There will be a note indicating prerequisites, co-requisites, and other limitations on enrollment in each course summary. Most LAW classes are open to J.D. Tech Program students, except for Technology Transactions II.

If you are interested in taking MBA classes through the Johnson School, you will not be able to enroll directly; they are prioritized for MBA students. Instead, you will need to sign up for consideration via the waitlist option. You will remain on the waitlist until the add/drop period at the start of the semester, at which time, as space allows, the Johnson Registrar team will start to enroll waitlisted students.

Yes, you can. The same policies outlined in the J.D. Student Handbook for externships apply to both Ithaca and NYC students. Note: Students with an externship in New York City cannot take classes at the Tech Campus unless they have been admitted to the J.D. Tech Program.

Yes. J.D. Tech Program students can enroll in the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic at Cornell Tech, subject to space availability. Clinic enrollment proceeds differently than in Ithaca; students admitted to the J.D. Tech program will receive communications about clinic participation around the time of pre-enrollment. Note: The Tech Campus section of the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic is only open to students participating in the J.D. Tech program.

The tuition and fees for the J.D. Tech Program are the same as those at the Law School in Ithaca. However, the cost of living can vary substantially. We recommend speaking with Financial Aid (law.financialaid@cornell.edu) regarding those additional costs.

No. Students are responsible for making their own living arrangements. Cornell Tech has a resource available on their website about living on Roosevelt Island & NYC. You can also contact Bonnie Klein at bgk27@cornell.edu to inquire about subleasing an apartment at The House at Cornell Tech, subject to availability.

Per the Student Handbook, all Cornell J.D. students must complete five full academic semesters in residence at Cornell (or four in the case of transfer students). Students enrolled in the J.D. Tech Program are considered in residence at Cornell, and their semester at Cornell Tech will not count as a semester away.