DISTANCE LEARNING

Online law degree and certificate programs offered by US law schools...

• Masters in Health Law (Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center)
• LL.M. in International and Offshore Tax Planning (St. Thomas University School of Law)
• Master of Laws in Health Law (Concord Law Center; not ABA-accredited)
• J.D. (Concord University School of Law; not ABA-accredited)

Non-degree law courses offered directly over on the Internet...

• Open Education (online open enrollment courses from the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School)

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)

Studies and discussions on distance learning in law...

• Affordable Models for Distance Legal Education (Peter Martin, Cornell Legal Information Institute, 2000)
• Deconstructing the Law School Classroom: A Workshop on Distance Learning in Law (CALI; proceedings, 1999)
• LII Backgrounder on Distance Learning (1999)
• The LII's Distance Learning Courses
• LII Distance Learning Workshop (proceedings, 2001)
  • recommendations to the Consultant on Legal Education and the Standards Review Committee of the ABA Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
• LII Report on Distance Learning Courses to the American Bar Association (2001)
• Not a Box But a Window: Law Libraries and Legal Education in a Virtual World (University of Toronto Faculty of Law, 2001)
• Strategic Planning for Distance Learning in Legal Education: Initial Thoughts on a Role for Libraries (Dick Danner, Duke Law School, 2001)
• Workshop on Distance Learning (CALI; proceedings, 2000)

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
• Proposed 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)