suffolk law school has a 3-year day program and a 4-year evening program offering a broad selection of courses. the law school maintains a traditional first-year juris doctor curriculum which includes the year-long courses of civil procedure, contracts, property, torts, and legal writing, in addition to the semester-long constitutional law and criminal law courses. a course in professional responsibility is required, and each student must also fulfill legal writing and legal skills requirements prior to graduation. until 2008 fiduciary relations, a class concentrating on the law of agency and trusts, was required. upon completion of the required curriculum, students at suffolk choose from over 200 upper-level courses, many of which focus on learning practical skills, including several legal clinics. students may also receive credit for diverse internships and clerkships, including those at various courts in the boston area. academic concentrations are available in civil litigation, financial services, health/biomedical, and intellectual property.