Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Online Law Schools

It was inevitable. As major undergraduate universities began to offer coursework over the internet, it should not have come as a surprise that post-undergraduate academic institutions would also follow suit. Concord Law School claims to offer its students a high-quality legal education utilizing the rich content delivery that the internet has to offer. Examples of this include video lectures and live online classes which (somehow) are supposed to stimulate active participation. I really see no harm in this, and I can almost guarantee there will be many more to follow. Tuition costs are only worth as much as the university's credibility in providing a high quality education and a degree which retains marketability in our super-competitive economy. It remains to be seen exactly how an employer would look upon an applicant whose resume includes a degree from an online law university. All I'm saying is that for those whose lifestyles deter them from going to a traditional type of law school, I see no harm in attaining a degree via an online university. As our world gets busier and busier, there will no doubt be a larger number of such schools which will keep competition high amongst them, ensuring accreditation and a good shot at attaining a job in the law profession.

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