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Re: Novus Law School
Posted by Norm on 7/08/08

    I just finished Novus'program and while I also would have liked
    some interaction with faculty and other students, I did come away
    with more than adequate research and writing skills. I purchased
    several textbooks, all keyed to Gilberts Summaries, and to improve
    on my writing skills, I purchased William Putman's Pocket Guide to
    Legal Writing which is one of the best I've come across. For
    reserach I subscribed to LexisNexis. I found their reps eager to
    help and in every case a phone call is all it took.


    On 7/01/08, ElBlanc wrote:
    > Dear Lloyd,
    >
    > While you were taking your law classes and using Gilbert Law
    > summaries, did you buy any law school textbooks that the
    > Gilberts might be "keyed or adapted too" ?
    >
    > Did you buy the "PMBR" Law Lecture Series CDs on ebay.com ?
    >
    > Did you seek out any law office internships or practicums on
    > your own?
    >
    > Did you attempt to volunteer your time at the local Legal Aid
    > office?
    >
    > Did you access your local law school libraries and seek training
    > in legal research? Or take a course on legal research at you
    > local Univesity or Community College?
    >
    > These are just a few great ways to get legal training and
    > experience. These additional efforts would have greatly enhanced
    > your Novus Law school experience. Best of Luck in your future
    > endeavors.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > On 7/01/08, Lloyd wrote:
    >> I did the whole JD course last year at Novus. It gave me
    >> exposure to the whole curriculum of law school. I had to write
    >> a couple of papers on each subject and take a multiple choice
    >> test at the end of each. The papers were graded, but I have no
    >> idea what the grading criteria was and there were no comments
    >> from the grader. There were no teachers and of course no human
    >> interaction. All but one of the text books were Gilbert Law
    >> Summaries and the multiple choice test was taken directly from
    >> them. I bought most of my books used on Amazon. I also did a
    >> dissertation, but again, there was no faculty advisor like
    >> there would be in a real university. Of course, I did not have
    >> to defend my dissertation.
    >> The course was exactly what I was looking for, but I have no
    >> intention of practicing law. I did not come away with any real
    >> legal research skills, no ability to write legal papers and no
    >> experience in a court or law office.

     
     

 
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