Welcome from Dr. Chenail

Welcome to Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law. 

Our faculty and staff welcome you to our engaged professional community, where we have a deep commitment to your student success and innovation. Our focus is on delivering you a curriculum filled with real-world skills needed to be ready for practice immediately upon graduation, combined with co-curricular and extra-curricular opportunities to make your educational experience a truly fulfilling one.

Our unique combination of nationally ranked specialty programs, clinical education, international opportunities, and dual-degree offerings make NSU Law the best value and best fit for you. Our students come to beautiful South Florida from across the state, the nation, and the globe in a welcoming, inclusive community. We train them to become productive, engaged, ethical leaders in the legal community.

The Shepard Broad College of Law Health Law program is the top-ranked program in the state of Florida, our Legal Research and Writing program is ranked 8th nationally, and the Trial Advocacy program is ranked 31st in the country, by U.S. News & World Report. These successes are due to the innovative programming, rigorous curriculum, stellar teaching, scholarship, and broad interdisciplinary engagement of the NSU Law faculty and staff and NSU leadership.

Our expansive curriculum includes core and advanced courses in health law, intellectual property law, civil litigation, criminal law, international law, family law, elder law, business law, and virtually every other practice area. Doctrinal, workshop, and seminar courses allow for both broad exposure and a deep engagement in your studies. Our dual-degree program can help you to earn additional degrees in business and cyber security management.

NSU Law ensures you are immersed in these fields to be engaged not just in the study of law, but in the practice of it. You will provide pro bono work or community service, as well as engage in experiential learning before graduation. You are guaranteed a live client clinic or field placement, working within one of our in-house programs: the Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Clinic, the Children and Families Clinic, the Dispute Resolution Clinic, the Berger Entrepreneurial Law Clinic; or in field placements locally or nationally.

Our dedicated, experienced faculty of teachers and scholars are available to engage with you both in the classroom and through office hours, symposia, and programs enhancing the law school environment. Many of our faculty are national thought leaders and share their expertise with colleagues throughout the world. Visiting scholars, lawyers, and students from around the globe also add to your understanding of the world around you and build on our highly recognized international efforts. Through student organizations, community partnerships, and coursework, you become part of a community dedicated to expanding opportunity and justice for all.

NSU Law is an international community of leaders, lawyers, and learners. Located in beautiful South Florida between the Florida Everglades and the Atlantic Ocean -- the College of Law is a thriving, tropical environment for mixing culture, ideas, perspectives, and people. The result is a passionate, highly engaged community, which works collaboratively on education, scholarship, public policy, and justice. While the location is certainly idyllic, the real draw is the people. Our students, faculty, and staff all work together to assure you a warm, open environment.