Online Law School

If you are thinking about going to law school, you should also consider online law school.  The first thing that you want to keep in mind is that you are not going to get a free ride because you have chosen to take your law school classes online.  You still have a huge responsibility to fulfill to complete each course.  When you are looking into the possibility of attending a prospective law school, you must consider if the law school is going to fit your learning style.  Even with an online law school, you are going to want to make sure that the institution is going to provide you with the skills that you are going to need.  The law school that you are to enroll in should be able to prepare you with the knowledge that you are going to need to prepare you for your legal career.

1.  If you are thinking about attending an online law school, there is something very important that you must be aware of.  You should know that if you do attend online law school, you will not be able to take the Bar unless you live in the state of California.  So if you are looking to be an attorney, you must physically attend law school, unless you live or are willing to work out of the state of California.  That’s right, the American Bar Association only accepts applicants (outside the state of California) that physically went to a law school.  However, if you are going to practice law inside the state of California, you will not automatically be able to practice law as an attorney.  You must meet certain requirements in order to officially practice as an attorney.

2.  Keep in mind that if you go the route of an online law school, rather than physically attending a law school, there are examinations that you are going to have to pass in order to go on to the next phase of online law school.   One of the first examinations that you will take that will carry a great deal of weight is the First Year Law Examination.  This will be one of the longest tests of your life.  This exam is usually the span of several hours, on the average four.  Even if you attend online law school, there will be no substitute for hard work.  You will find yourself constantly studying, posting assignments, reading, and writing.  Attending law school, even if it is online law school will not be an easy feat.  The key to mastering online law school, or any law school for that matter, is to stay on top of your work, from day one, down to the graduation finish line.

Law School

It is that time of year again…  it is time to search for the law school that you will attend.  It is never to early to seek out your legal education, but it can be too late.  So it is important to get the ball rolling early and find the law school that you are going to attend.  After all, the legal education that you obtain is probably the most important contributing factor to having a good legal profession.  Well, to make that decision a bit easier, the 2010 Top Ranking Law School List has just been released.  Hopefully, this will help to narrow your search.  In your law school search, it is important to remember that although you may not enroll in the legal education institution that makes the top of the list, that does not mean that your legal eduction will be jeopardized in any way.  Legal education is about attending the law school that is going to personally offer you the best resources.  Nevertheless, there is no problem with comparing the rankings, and seeing exactly where your prospective law school fits in.

1.  Coming it at #1 as the top law school in the country is the legal education institution, Yale.  That’s right, do not act surprised.  Yale Law School of Connecticut has made it to the top of the list again.  The average GPA came in at 3.81-3.97.  The 2008 LSAT 25th-75th Percentile was ranked at 169-177.  Finally the faculty to student ratio came in at 6.8.  Yale prides itself with having specialized training in so many different aspects of law.  It was also the legal education graduating institution of several of the world’s best politicians.

2.  Coming in as a strong #2 as the second top law school in the country is the legal education institution Harvard of the state of Michigan.  The average GPA at the legal education institution was 3.74-3.95, and the 2008 LSAT 25th-75th Percentile came in at 170-176.  The student to faculty ratio was 10.0.  Harvard has consistently maintained having one of the best reputations that the law industry has.

3.  At #3 as the third best law school in the country is Stanford out of California.  The average GPA of the previous year was 3.76-3.94.  The 2008 LSAT 25th-75th Percentile was 168-172.  The faculty to student ratio is 8.6.  Besides the great legal eduction that you will obtain at Stanford Law School, the campus is a sight to see.  It is one of the largest, most gorgeous legal education institutions in the nation.  In addition to all the gander of aesthetic beauty, Stanford has more amenities than you would probably ever imagine on a college campus.