Earn Your Law Degree ONLINE with Concord Law School
Concord Law School of Kaplan University’s online programs are designed to help students achieve their educational goals, while maintaining their personal and professional lives.
Concord Law School of Kaplan University’s online programs are designed to help students achieve their educational goals, while maintaining their personal and professional lives.
As the country’s premier online law school, Concord features legal programs that are affordable, accessible, interactive, and convenient.
Concord currently offers the following online law degrees:
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Concord Law School currently offers two flexible, part-time, interactive, online law degree programs:
Concord Law School's Juris Doctor (JD) program is a 4-year, part-time program designed to prepare students to become licensed attorneys. Students build critical legal skills as they engage in their first-year studies. First-year courses include: Contracts, Torts, Criminal Law, and Legal Writing. Upon successful completion of the JD program, graduates, who meet the other regulatory requirements, are eligible to sit for the California Bar Exam. After passing the exam, graduates may apply for admission to the State Bar of California.*
Concord Law School's Executive Juris Doctor (EJD) program is ideal for those whose career could benefit from an advanced law education, but are not interested in taking the Bar. The program may be completed part-time in 3 years. The first year consists of foundational law courses. In years two and three, students may focus on areas of specific career or personal interest to them. Successful graduates could use their EJD education to advance their careers or widen their employment opportunities.†
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* Study at, or graduation from, Concord may not qualify a student to take the bar examination or satisfy the requirements for admission to practice law in jurisdictions other than California. A student seeking admission to practice law in a jurisdiction other than California should contact the admitting authority in that jurisdiction for information regarding the legal education requirement for admission to the practice of law.
† Concord’s programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment in their field of study, or in related fields. However, Concord does not guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job or employed at all.
Concord Law School of Kaplan University is the leading provider of online legal education in the United States. Since 1998, Concord has been devoted to providing flexible and affordable online law programs to individuals with a passion for the law.
As a premier online law school, Concord is proud to offer:
Concord Law School has helped over 1,000 students obtain their Juris Doctor or Executive Juris Doctor degree in a convenient online format. Concord could help you, too.
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Concord Law School is registered with the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California. Registration with the Committee permits Concord JD graduates, who meet the regulatory requirements, to apply for admission to the State Bar of California. Concord is not on the list of schools approved by the American Bar Association. The ABA Standards for the Approval of Law Schools currently do not allow for JD programs that are delivered fully or substantially online.
The formal merger of Concord Law School into Kaplan University in the fall of 2007 makes Concord the first online law school to be part of a regionally accredited institution of higher education.*
Concord is also accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), a nationally recognized accrediting agency.†
Concord is registered as a Distance Learning Law School with the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California. Registration with the Committee permits Concord JD graduates, who meet the regulatory requirements, to apply for admission to the State Bar of California.
Studying at, or graduation from, Concord may not qualify a student to take the bar examination or satisfy the requirements for admission to practice law in jurisdictions other than California. A student seeking admission to practice law in a jurisdiction other than California should contact the admitting authority in that jurisdiction for information regarding the legal education requirement for admission to the practice of law. Concord is not on the list of schools approved by the American Bar Association. The ABA Standards for the Approval of Law Schools currently do not allow for JD programs that are delivered fully or substantially online.
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* Kaplan University is regionally accredited. See our website for details.
† DETC, 1601 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009, 202.234.5100, www.detc.org
Concord Law School of Kaplan University is proud to help students earn their Juris Doctor (JD) degree in a flexible and easily accessible online format.
Online JD Program
Concord Law School's online Juris Doctor program is a 4-year, part-time program designed to prepare students to become licensed attorneys. First-year courses include: Contracts, Torts, Criminal Law, and Legal Writing.
Online JD Degree Skills
Concord's online Juris Doctorate (JD) law degree program could help students develop a wide range of skills. The program focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary to be a responsible and effective member of the legal profession. Law study and the JD degree have also been widely recognized as providing a foundation for individuals working in business, government, education, and public interest positions.
The JD program at Concord Law School is designed to help develop students’ abilities and perspective in legal fundamentals, professional and practical skills, as well as critical thinking skills.
Online JD Graduates
Upon successful completion of the online JD program, graduates, who meet the other regulatory requirements, are eligible to sit for the California Bar Exam. After passing the exam, graduates may apply for admission to the State Bar of California.*
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* Study at, or graduation from, Concord may not qualify a student to take the bar examination or satisfy the requirements for admission to practice law in jurisdictions other than California. A student seeking admission to practice law in a jurisdiction other than California should contact the admitting authority in that jurisdiction for information regarding the legal education requirement for admission to the practice of law.
Want to learn more about the law, but not interested in becoming a member of the bar?
Concord Law School of Kaplan University offers an innovative alternative to our online JD degree—the online Executive Juris Doctorsm program.
The online Executive Juris Doctor (EJD) program is a part-time program that can be completed in 3 years. First-year courses cover the same foundation courses as our online JD law degree program.
After the first year, students are encouraged to construct a unique curriculum plan that focuses on their interests and career goals. Students may also choose a specialty area career track.
Specialty Areas Include:
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