[blindlaw] Attending law school via distance learning

Fri Aug 5 16:40:42 UTC 2011

yes, if someone atteneds one of these schools they either need to plan to 
practice in California or else not be concerned about working for a top 
firm. Usually there are additional requirements for someone to sit for a bar 
exam in another state when they haven't attended an ABA accredited law 
school.
Chuck
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>I think one of the major challenges with attending an online law school is
> ABA acreditation.  Several of the California law schools that are distance
> learning programs are not ABA accredited, and the only state, I believe,
> that  allows Bar licensure from non-ABA accredited schools is California. 
> The
> problem exists when the graduate wants to either sit for another State Bar
> Exam,  and they are not permitted to do so or tries to get a job (even 
> with
> California  Bar Licensure) and the employer requires ABA acreditation from
> the applicant's  law school.  Added to that, there is still a great deal 
> of
> negative stigma  associated with non-ABA acreditation in the profession, 
> so
> it is probably much  more difficult to get a job if your school was not
> accredited.
>
> Good luck.
> Ronza
>
>
>
> In a message dated 8/5/2011 3:56:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> ckrugman at sbcglobal.net writes:
>
> 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
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> From: "RJ Sandefur"  <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
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> 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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