Re: The Online Law School

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Thanks for the response. I thought about clerking and looked
for a job in Washington to do that - home state, plus the
Washington Bar allows for a four year clerkship to qualify to
take the Bar Exam.

Unfortunately, I live in Texas which does not allow that
option.

The truly fortunate thing for me is that my supervising
attorney is very supportive of my goal and believes he can be
teaching me the practice of the law while I'm learning the law
for the purpose of taking/passing the California Bar. In
fact, the firm has already started developing an immigration
law practice. Guess who is doing most of the work.

What an opportunity though. By the time I finish school and
have a license, I'll already have a thriving practice going.

> Patrick:
>
> In addition to checking out online law schools, check your
> state regs on qualifying to sit for the bar with experience
> or mentoring. Many states will allow a person to qualify by
> being an apprentice to a law firm or judge. Since you are
> already working "more than full time" you might be able to
> get credit toward sitting for the bar while you work at your
> present job. It is not a short cut but since you are
> already working for a law firm, it would be a natural fit
> for your life style. -- good fortune to you.