Online Law Schools??? Forum

[jbrown1234]

Hello all. New to the site. I'm looking for an alternative in attending law schools. I got my MBA online and it really worked well for me. I want to pursue my education in law, but due to my hectic work/family schedule, I don't think a brick and mortar school is for me. Any suggestions on online law schools and what you all think. Thanks.

jbrown

[TheFactor]

if you are ok with having no chance at legal employment then go for it

[RockyIII]

Hello all. New to the site. I'm looking for an alternative in attending law schools. I got my MBA online and it really worked well for me. I want to pursue my education in law, but due to my hectic work/family schedule, I don't think a brick and mortar school is for me. Any suggestions on online law schools and what you all think. Thanks.

jbrown

If getting your MBA online worked "really well" for you, then why are you getting a law degree?

[almightypush]

flame?

[jbrown1234]

MBA has worked well, I just want to pursue a JD, in hopes to start my own practice. guess have to google it unless anyone can make suggestions? thanks.

[lisjjen]

flame?

For OP's sake, I will say yes.

[akili]

MBA has worked well, I just want to pursue a JD, in hopes to start my own practice. guess have to google it unless anyone can make suggestions? thanks.

Honestly, it's a really bad idea. If you have a job that pays well now, keep it. Law is a risky investment even at the top schools. Online schools are just a plain bad choices. Prestige matters in getting a law job, especially in this economy.

[Kingoflaw88]

MBA has worked well, I just want to pursue a JD, in hopes to start my own practice. guess have to google it unless anyone can make suggestions? thanks.

Honestly, it's a really bad idea. If you have a job that pays well now, keep it. Law is a risky investment even at the top schools. Online schools are just a plain bad choices. Prestige matters in getting a law job, especially in this economy.

[lisjjen]

MBA has worked well, I just want to pursue a JD, in hopes to start my own practice. guess have to google it unless anyone can make suggestions? thanks.

Honestly, it's a really bad idea. If you have a job that pays well now, keep it. Law is a risky investment even at the top schools. Online schools are just a plain bad choices. Prestige matters in getting a law job, especially in this economy.

In case you are not a flame, let me reiterate this with everything in my body. I'm trying to decide rather or not to go $200,000 in debt at a Top 10 institution and it still might not pan out for me. Online schools aren't even Tier 4. I mean, do they even have any that are accredited yet?

[RockyIII]

Why study law online when you can study law on the moon? Space law is the fastest growing field right now.

[kwais]

You should do Harvard's new online JD. It's only $17.50 per credit hour and then you have a Harvard JD. I bet that in 10 years, all law schools will be online. You are just ahead of the curve. Kudos

[cinephile]

Law school (online or otherwise) doesn't prepare you for being a lawyer. So, if your intent is to open up your own practice right away, I'd drop the idea of law school altogether.

[bhan87]

49 states won't even let you sit for the bar with an online law degree. The only exception, CA, requires you to pass the baby bar, which most people fail. And, even after being admitted, an online law degree will offer no job prospects.

If the reason you want to pursue an online degree is having too many commitments, you really need to evaluate whether you should go at all. It's a more than significant time investment online or not.

[jbrown1234]

You should do Harvard's new online JD. It's only $17.50 per credit hour and then you have a Harvard JD. I bet that in 10 years, all law schools will be online. You are just ahead of the curve. Kudos

I believe that online education will be the future. I think law schools are just lagging behind. I found one Abraham Lincoln University School of Law. Based in Los Angeles, CA. http://www.alu.edu. Anyone heard of it.

[lisjjen]

You should do Harvard's new online JD. It's only $17.50 per credit hour and then you have a Harvard JD. I bet that in 10 years, all law schools will be online. You are just ahead of the curve. Kudos

I believe that online education will be the future. I think law schools are just lagging behind. I found one Abraham Lincoln University School of Law. Based in Los Angeles, CA. http://www.alu.edu. Anyone heard of it.

Space travel is the way of the future too. But I ain't buying a ticket until I know I'm not going to spontaneously combust.

Does that make sense?

ETA: The California market is hurting anyways, plus you'd be competing with Stanford, Berkeley, USC, UCLA, UC Hastings, UC Davis, U of San Diego and about 20 others.

[akili]

Well hey! They don't require the LSAT, aren't ABA approved, and only 1/3 of students pass the bar. That sounds like a GREAT option!

ETA: actually it looks like in February of 2011 11.7% of test takers passed the bar....

[jacketman03]

That website looks like something the early 2000s forgot.

[jbrown1234]

Well hey! They don't require the LSAT, aren't ABA approved, and only 1/3 of students pass the bar. That sounds like a GREAT option!

ETA: actually it looks like in February of 2011 11.7% of test takers passed the bar....

I guess its to be expected since I'm sure most of the students aren't full-time. I guess I have to do further research.

[kwais]

Well hey! They don't require the LSAT, aren't ABA approved, and only 1/3 of students pass the bar. That sounds like a GREAT option!

ETA: actually it looks like in February of 2011 11.7% of test takers passed the bar....

I guess its to be expected since I'm sure most of the students aren't full-time. I guess I have to do further research.

I'm starting to get suspicious. flame? inability to pick up on sarcasm? thick-skin?

[Kingoflaw88]

Well hey! They don't require the LSAT, aren't ABA approved, and only 1/3 of students pass the bar. That sounds like a GREAT option!

ETA: actually it looks like in February of 2011 11.7% of test takers passed the bar....

I guess its to be expected since I'm sure most of the students aren't full-time. I guess I have to do further research.

I would just trust the Honest Abe School of law

[TommyK]

Of course flame, but for anybody who is wondering the same thing, Ken gives a fairly robust (albeit probably too diplomatic answer) http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... p?f=1&t=14

[jbrown1234]

It seems like CA has a wide variety of law schools, non-ABA, accreditted, non-accreditted etc. I wonder if schools matter, or passing the bar is the most important thing???

[akili]

It seems like CA has a wide variety of law schools, non-ABA, accreditted, non-accreditted etc. I wonder if schools matter, or passing the bar is the most important thing???

Schools matter for getting a job. So yes.

[kjadkins]

This thread made me LOL at work.

[TommyK]

this is a boring flame. step up your game, op. big time.