[blindlaw] Attending law school via distance learning

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

I am aware of several law schools in California that offer distance learning 
and on line degrees. There are many requirements both for the schools and 
students that enroll in them to insure that students are receiving a quality 
legal education. While distance learning is obviously not for everyone there 
are advantages for many nontraditional students. My rationale for 
considering an on line law school is that I already have worked in the legal 
field for many years and  have gained a large amount of legal experience. My 
possible interest in obtaining a J.D. degree is to further and extend what I 
have been doing in the legal field. The cost of an on line law school is 
considerably less than a traditional program. On line $15,000 to complete 
traditional $50,000 plus to complete. At my age being in my mid 50's I am 
not willing to incur the personal debt required to attend a traditional law 
school whereas I would be inclined to incur the debt and could cover it with 
present income to attend an on line law school. With changes occurring in 
the legal profession today it is necessary for it to be flexible as to how 
people attain their legal training. While it is not widely done it is still 
possible for a person to take the California bar exam having worked under 
the tutelage of a lawyer in good standing for a certain period of time. 
Occasionally, someone will still do this.
On the other hand there are always drawbacks to distance learning those 
being the lack of personal interaction that occurs while participating in a 
conventional setting. When in graduate school and paralegal school I found 
this to be one of the strong points of traditional learning. I interviewed 
with one of the on line schools here in California as a friend who is 
sighted is considering attending it. I found this particular school to be 
receptive to my attending and the staff that I met with told me that they 
have a few blind students attending their program and they have made 
attempts to make sure that their on line content is accessible. While this 
is late I hope this helps.
Chuck Krugman, M.S.W., Paralegal
1237 P Street
Fresno ca 93721
559-266-9237
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 7:41 AM
Subject: [blindlaw] Attending law school via distance learning


In your opinion, Should  people be permitted to attend law school via 
distance learning? Attached is standard 3.6, which deals with distance 
learning. California is the only state which allows students who attend law 
school via distance learning to sit for their bar. Please read the standard 
carefully, before commenting. What would be the pros and cons concerning 
this method? Sincerely, RJ


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