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Charleston school of law has abysmal job placement statistics. They lost their accreditation not too long ago and only got it back fairly recently. I’m from Charleston and avoided that school like the plague. Plenty of part time programs that are much better if you have to do part time.
I double checked and you are correct on accreditation, but they almost lost it due to having such low bar passage rates. It looks like job placement has gotten a lot better than when I was looking at law schools. But I still wouldn’t exactly say that most students are getting good jobs after graduation.
I would not recommend doing any degree online, much less law school.
Chief
OP, you’ve made several of these posts. Your current firm promising “they’ll hire you if you get licensed” is worth what you’ve paid for it.
Even if it was true, you’d likely be stuck with only a single potential employer. That’s a very poor gamble, especially for $150k in tuition. If you want to practice law, your best path is to crush the LSAT.
Rising Star
OP, if you go to one of these online law schools, you’re going to be stuck with a law degree that’s barely worth the paper it’s printed on for the rest of your career. Please think beyond your current employer and take a long-term view of your future prospects. What happens if you need to relocate, change markets, or switch jobs for any reason? What if your employer goes bankrupt? What if you get laid off or fired? Invest in a degree that will actually give you durable long-term opportunities.
As a nontraditional law school grad myself, I can tell you from experience that you should NOT go this route. Go in person. You need the network of classmates more than you realize and your professors can help open doors for you.
Remember a job dies not last forever. You have to hedge your bets and make sure to cast a wide net.
More importantly, don’t go to a clown (law) college. I thought about taking a similar route, before researching more. Horrible idea. Think about the outcomes, a JD alone is essentially worthless (in terms of money / impact on thing you care about / [insert w/e makes you want to get a JD]).
Syracuse has a good remote JD program,
Thank you!
No chance this is a path to a good job.
Also, part of law school is building a network, which would really be limited in a solely online setting.
Don’t be a hater.
Pro
Go to a law school with good job placement and bar passage.
Charleston School of Law does not have an online program and never has, so no one will be able to help you with your specific question.