What do you think of this online Law School?

What do you think are the pros and cons.

 

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Online Law School - Degree - Northwestern California University

 

From Wikipedia:

The JD program is not accredited by the California State Bar or American Bar Association, which do not accredit online programs.

Wikipedia link: Northwestern California University School of Law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

It holds no accreditation to speak of, however, that said if you want to practice law in CA (and possibly some other jurisdictions after a few years), can pass not one but two bar exams (baby and standard bar), can study 4 hours a day 5 days a week for 4 years only taking two weeks off per year, and do it in a cheap fashion then it will serve the purpose. As far as the unaccredited schools it is not bad and it has made a good handful of lawyers over the years. There is a fellow on here who went there named Sideman and also there used to be a poster here named cbkent who actually went the correspondence law path and earned his law license through an unaccredited school. I was very close to enrolling there and I have seen the material they use. It is 100% law school no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Hope you find the information you are looking for!

 

I'm sure it is a fine school, but if I wanted to practice law and had no option other than to study online I think I'd do the BLL at UoL then attempt an LLM from an accredited American law school.

 

I agree. This is probably the better way of the two.

 

University of Southern Queensland (AUS) offers a distance JD:

“The Juris Doctor has been accredited by the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board, Queensland, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland as an approved academic qualification under the Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) Rules 2004 (Qld).” I might assume this JD would be qualifying toward entry into a U.S. LLM program (?).
Programs and Courses - Juris Doctor (DJUR)

Charles Darwin University (AUS) also offers an external LLB:
CDU - LBA - School of Law and Business

 

By asking about NWCU law school I presume that you want to practice in America (your location is overseas) and are considering California. NWCU can certainly qualify you for California. Some of the others have suggested foreign law schools, in fact I strongly considered U of L myself, but decided against it because they do not teach to the American legal system. And believe me there is a difference. Before you do anything order the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements by the National Conference of Bar Examiners and American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar (NCBE 608-280-8550 or [email protected]/ABA 800-225-2221 or [email protected]). It will tell you state by state requirements for admission to the bar (even foreign grads and unaccredited to LLM grads). It is well worth whatever they're now charging for this book.

If you want my particular take on NWCU do a search on this website and if you still have questions PM me. Best of luck.

 

UoL
University of London?
University of Louisiana?
University of Larry (the cable guy)

What is the Uof L you are talking about and I want to practice in America.

 

The Univ. Of London. My recommendation was to do that, then take an American LLM which would qualify you to sit for the bar in a number of states. Beyond that, not sure why you would want to go to law school currently. There are no jobs. Read the blog Above the Law. Unless you're at a top 20 law school you're going to struggle to find a good job as an attorney.

 

So true Steve; and a weak U.S. currency in general leads to inflation, because it (inflation) prompts companies, and even foreign universities that export to the U.S. to raise prices. And as you’ve also mentioned, a weaker dollar has some benefits in the short term, e.g., could lower our (U.S.) trade deficit. The falling dollar also stands to help the U.S. manufacturing sector produce more domestic jobs. As U.S.-made goods and services become cheaper compared to those of competitors in other countries, demand will increase, thus theoretically the need to boost job growth. However, in an effort to pull investors back central banks often raise interest rates when their national currencies decline in value. And as currency value deteriorates, it becomes more costly to import goods and services, further fueling inflation. A vicious cycle...:aargh4:

 

Point taken … fortunately I don’t own any of that stock.:biggrin:

 

According to the stats on wikipedia you'd have less than a 50% chance of passing the baby bar. Before you can continue past the first year, you have to pass the baby bar. Then you get to spend several more years at school and get to sit for the bar exam where you'll once again have about a 50% or less chance of passing. Then you can practice in California. It's possible that one or two other states might let you sit for their bars immediately, but I can't think of any. Some will let you take their bar after you've practiced for five or more years in California.
Is your goal to be licensed? If not, if you just want to learn something about the law, I can give you a reading list. I'm an academic law librarian (at a California law school) and used to teach legal studies as an undergraduate professor.