Concord Law School (Kaplan)

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Concord is a school I've been interested in for a few years. I first heard about it when I attended a law conference and a Concord alumni told me how one of its graduates sued the bar and won because he wasn't "qualified" to seat for the Massachusetts bar exam.

Concord is not ABA approved, but only because the ABA standards made it difficult for Concord to adhere. The ABA has strict standards on school approval and on how a student may seat for and/or admit to the bar. One for example, Massachusetts along with all the other states, with the exception of California, requires that your law training be done in a physical classroom and such training cannot be done long distance/online, although some law schools in many states are catching on with the idea of online education, becoming less lenient and allowing the students to take law classes online, but the number of courses/credits one may take is limited. California, however, is the only state that does it differently, for example you don’t need a bachelor to attend law schools, you only need an AA, and with Concord you can do your law training fully online.

What I like about Concord is that after your first year, you take a mandatory exam which you must pass in order to continue with your degree. That to me makes you dig down and really think about law school before wasting additional years and money. And for someone like me who loves law and works in corporate America, and has no interest in becoming a lawyer, the executive program is really enticing and I can see its benefits.

Not many many know this but Concord has four more of its graduates admitted into the Supreme Court, including the guy that sued the Bar.

Like Publius2k4 said, you can get admitted to other states besides California. Just read the bar's requirements for your state or the state you wish to practice law. Some states require to be a practiced attorney for a few years prior to take that state's exam if you did not attend a school that's accredited by the ABA or an Association Law Schools, and if you don't plan on moving to California to practice law there that could be a problem.