Juris Doctor in Health Law

Health care law involves a complex network of regulations governing medical care, bioethics, informed consent, aid in dying, reproductive health, mental health, patient privacy, insurance, professional accountability for providers, and business associations for hospitals, physician networks, and related entities. Health lawyers advise a staggering range of providers individual doctors, nurses, and paraprofessionals, as well as organizations large and small- regarding multiple areas of law, including health care regulation, business law, nonprofit law, tax law, antitrust, employment law, and more. Health law also includes food, drug, and device regulation and public health law, which concerns the responsibilities and powers of government to protect the health of the population as a whole, including through action on the social determinants of health.

All applicants for Fall 2024 should follow these application procedures Take the Law School Admission Test LSAT or the Graduate Records Exam GRE no later than January 31 2024 if applying regular decision Note the cut off dates for the LSAT and GRE are different for students applying Early Decision for the Distinguished Scholars Award and for the Achievement Fellowship see below Complete information regarding the Standardized Test Requirement is below Register with LSACs Credential Assembly Service CAS Submit the following Completed application Personal statement use an electronic attachment Separate essay not to exceed two double spaced typed pages No less than 11point font Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school and the practice of law and any attributes experiences or interests that would enable you to make a distinctive contribution to UCLA Law or the legal profession Current resume use an electronic attachment Two letters of recommendation no more than two submitted through the LSAC Letter of Recommendation Service are required Official transcripts sent directly to LSAC Applicants should not wait for fall grades before sending transcripts to LSAC However applicants must submit work completed after the initial registration to LSAC as updated reports will be forwarded to the Law School Admissions Office Accepted applicants will be required to have their undergraduate institution submit directly to UCLA School of Law a final transcript showing the award of a baccalaureate degree before classes begin in the fall semester. The general requirement for admission for a US student is a bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution comparable in standard and content to a bachelors degree from the University of California Graduate admission through the regular process requires an overall scholastic average including any postbaccalaureate study of B 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or better or its equivalent if the letter grade system is not used.