I’ve begun to slowly add my notes, discussions, and reference materials from some of my law school classes, as an aid to my own study process and preparation for finals.
Do not use for legal advice, consult an attorney for your specific situation, do your own studying, etc., etc.!
Last May I finished my 3L year, and am now the proud possessor of a JD. On Thursday I began my first year program as a graduate student in the history of science. The experiences, perhaps unsurprisingly, have been strikingly different: law school is, ultimately, preparatory to practicing law as an attorney, and much of its emphasis is on tracking students in that direction. Graduate school in the humanities and social sciences, meanwhile, is about training future academics.
So are online options a viable alternative to traditional legal education? The ABA is considering opening up the option to allow greater accreditation for such schools. I think that's a good idea.
I've been debating this since I started a PhD program this fall. (I'm talking about the humanities and social sciences -- I don't know if this applies in other fields!) Granted, grad school is a huge amount of difficult and complex reading. Since it's essentially professional training for academics, it also means learning a new working environment, a new kind of jargon, and a new bureaucracy. What it isn't -- and what law school is -- is a whole new way of thinking about and approaching the world.
Law school vs. graduate school
I'm currently a graduate student of the history of law and technology at the University of California, San Diego. I also provide law and technology consulting services.
Additionally, I'm a non-practicing lawyer and former developer/sysadmin at a biotech non-profit. For more about me and my work, see krisnelson.org or my Google Profile. Post title: Notes from Law School
Authored by: Kristopher Nelson
Date posted: Apr 28, 2007
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