Loyola University Chicago School of Law hopes its new weekend J.D. program will draw part-time students seeking a way to study law.

The program, slated for a 2016 fall semester launch, will convene for 14 weekends each year and use distance learning one-third of the time.

The law school hopes to attract 25 to 30 students during the first academic year and 40 to 50 each year subsequently. The $33,344 tuition will mirror the school's traditional part-time rate.