On August 9, 2005 the American Bar Association placed Whittier Law School's accreditation on a probationary status for 2 years. On August 10, 2007, the American Bar Association extended the probation until February 15, 2009. Under the ABA's rules, the Law School remains fully accredited, and all students who enter and/or graduate during this period are considered to have graduated from an ABA accredited law school. During the probationary period, it is prudent for students to check with their states' bar authorities regarding admission requirements.
 Important Message from Dean Cogan Regarding Expected Compliance with the New Bar Passage Rule
Come to Whittier and pass the California
Bar Exam on your first attempt.
We believe there is no Law School
that will prepare you better for the California Bar Exam than
Whittier Law School. Compare us to other schools, and you will
find that we offer the most extensive Academic Support Program
in the country.
In your first year of Law School, you will learn strategies
for:
- Class Preparation
- Briefing and Note-taking
- Time management and resource allocation
- Outlining
- Preparing for mid-terms
- Exam taking
- Case brief writing
- Legal analysis methods
- Exam writing
- Multiple choice strategies
The Legal Analysis Workshop,
which is taken in your third year of law school, will teach
you to write a better law school essay exam. Throughout this
course, you will be shown alternative methods, given practice
exams, and provided feedback.
We encourage you to participate in our voluntary Early
Bar Prep program. This FREE program will give you
a healthy start on Bar Review.
- Live lectures and practice
essay writing on all the California Bar Exam topics
- An intensive MBE Review
featuring an initial mock MBE and tracking of students’
improvement in answering MBE questions.
- A workshop each semester
on the California Bar Exam’s Performance Examination
- A Simulated Bar Exam with
feedback given on the students’ performance.
- An intensive MBE and Essay
Writing review, with dates and times synchronized with the
Bar/Bri commercial bar review.
Academic
Success Program
The American Bar Association (ABA) offers Legal Opportunity
Scholarship to all entering first-year students for 2006-2007
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