Program Overview

Saint Louis University's dual Juris Doctor/Master of Arts in Women's and Gender Studies program provides students with a rigorous, interdisciplinary and critical study of law, gender and social justice. Through the SLU LAW Legal Clinics, students can gain first-hand experience representing clients who otherwise would not be able to afford a lawyer, working on civil and human rights issues, employment discrimination, prison/sentencing injustice, and municipal ordinance violations and more. They may work in advocacy on behalf of women and other disadvantaged groups or on behalf of victims of gender-based violence or choose to practice in fields such as employment law, family law, immigration law, health policy/health law, elder law and public interest law.