Concord Law School is the first institution to offer a Juris Doctor (JD) degree earned wholly online via state-of-the-art technology. With the latest Internet-adaptive technologies, the Concord program offers excellent course instruction combined with maximum flexibility, specifically designed to fit into today's busy lifestyles.

Most people cannot afford the time and resources required to make higher education their only priority. Concord understands this and provides the perfect platform to make higher education an accessible part of everyone's life.

Concord provides a rigorous and comprehensive legal education with a personalized curriculum and study program leading to a Juris Doctor (JD) degree or an Executive JD. Instruction is both highly theoretical and highly practical, emphasizing a critical understanding of how law functions in society as well as a practical knowledge of how lawyers function within the legal system. Read more...

Juris Doctor Programs

Juris Doctor - Individuals seeking to practice law and develop the greatest range of career opportunities should enroll in the Juris Doctor Program. Beyond the traditional practice of law, a licensed attorney has the knowledge, skills and credentials for employment in a broad spectrum of career opportunities.

Graduates are eligible to apply to sit for the California bar examination. Upon passing the bar examination and fulfilling other statutory requirements, graduates become eligible to practice law in the State of California as well as in many of the Federal courts. Concord's Juris Doctor alumni may also apply to practice before most federal and other governmental agencies. In addition, graduates may be eligible to practice before the United States Supreme Court after three years of practice. Graduates desiring to practice in other states may be eligible under reciprocity rules. These rules are unique to each state.
More info

Executive Juris Doctor - Individuals who desire an education in law - but do not desire to practice law - should enroll in the Executive JD^SM program. Today's economy puts great value on the skills and abilities that can be derived from a legal education. Knowledge of legal terminology, well-honed analytical skills and the power to persuade are talents that can be employed in a wide range of employment opportunities. Executive JD^SM students are not subject to the statutorily mandated four-year part-time study requirements that are required by California law for the Juris Doctor program. Students enrolled in this program receive many of the same intensive Concord courses offered in the Juris Doctor program except that they have more flexibility.
More info

Accreditation: Concord is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). The DETC Accrediting Commission is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency and is a recognized member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and is approved as a degree-granting institution in the State of California by the Bureau of Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education.