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The online study of law is in its very early stages. No American Bar Association-accredited law school as yet offers the basic JD degree online, although several accredited schools offer online LLM degrees to graduate students. Law schools and other institutions are still experimenting with basic instructional technology, and educators and professional associations are as yet unsure of the efficiency of learning law online, as opposed to face-to-face in traditional classroom seetings. In 1999 US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said publicly that she was troubled by the emergence of Internet-based law schools, a comment that prompted extensive discussion on JURIST, as later reported in the New York Times.
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Degrees
Online law degrees offered by US law schools...
- LL.M. in International and Offshore Tax Planning (St. Thomas University School of Law)
- Masters in Health Law (Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center)
- Master of Laws in Health Law (Concord Law Center; not ABA-accredited)
- J.D. (Concord Law School; not ABA-accredited)
Certificate Programs
Online programs leading to a non-degree specialist certificate...
- Financial Markets (Center for Law and Financial Markets, Chicago-Kent College of Law)
- Legal Aspects of E-Commerce (Chicago-Kent College of Law)
Courses
Non-degree law courses offered directly over on the Internet...
- Fathom (pay-per-course offerings)
- Open Education (free online courses from the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School)
Lessons
Interactive computer programs offering direct online instruction on topics in a range of legal education subject areas...
- CALI Lessons [limited to law students at registered law schools]
- Bridge Project (Harvard Law School; LEXIS)
Regulations
Regulations governing online legal education and distance learning at US law schools...
- Distance Education at ABA-accredited Law Schools
- Temporary Distance Education Guidelines (American Bar Association)
- 2001 Proposed Revisions to Chapter 3 of the ABA's Standards for Approval of Law Schools effecting Distance Education
- Approved 2002 Revisions to Chapter 3 of the ABA's Standards for Approval of Law Schools effecting Distance Education(subject to approval by the ABA House of Delegates in August 2002)