Online Law Degrees
Earning a law degree is one of the most-demanding undertakings in all of higher education. For many working adults who want to transition into a legal career, dropping out of the job market and enrolling in a traditional, immersive, three-year law program is simply not an option. However, a growing number of law schools now offer online law degree programs that blend the Socratic method of legal instruction with the flexibility of the Internet.Attending Law School Online
Students in online law degree programs interact with professors and with other students through live webcasts, interactive chat rooms, and academic bulletin boards. Some online law students prefer the real-time documentation of class discussions to the frantic note-taking of many law school lectures.Concord Law School
Quality academic standards and accreditation
Our professors bring their expertise and practice backgrounds to the classroom as they teach from across the country. Supplemental lecturers provide video lectures to the curriculum, while cooperating professors (from ABA law schools) author and teach courses at the school.
Concord is part of Kaplan University, which is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC*) and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The school is registered with the State Bar of California; JD graduates, who meet the other regulatory requirements, are eligible to sit for the California Bar Exam.** It is an institutional member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the International Association of Law Schools (IALS), and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC***).
Two distinctive law degree programs
Juris Doctor (JD): Our four-year, part-time program meets legal education requirements of the State Bar of California. Graduates meeting regulatory requirements may sit for the California Bar Exam.
EJD (Executive Juris Doctor): Our three-year, part-time program is designed for students who plan to use a legal education to enhance their current career path, but who do not intend to practice law.
Electives include: Advocacy, Business Planning, Contract Drafting, Cyberlaw, Employment Discrimination, Equine Law, a series of health law courses including Bioethics and Health Care Policy, and a four course concentration in Patent Law.
* The HLC can be reached at 312.263.0456 or www.ncahlc.org.
** Neither the State Bar of California nor the American Bar Association currently have standards that allow for the approval of a distance education law program.
*** DETC, 1601 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009, 202-234-5100, www.detc.org
