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The Law School is Distance Learning Law School with an evening Juris Doctor Degree Program.<ref>{{Cite web|title=General Information {{!}} The Southern California Institute of Law|url=https://lawdegree.com/general-information/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=lawdegree.com}}</ref>
The Law School is Distance Learning Law School with an evening Juris Doctor Degree Program.<ref>{{Cite web|title=General Information {{!}} The Southern California Institute of Law|url=https://lawdegree.com/general-information/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=lawdegree.com}}</ref>


==Registered but unaccredited school==
==Accreditation and authority==
SCIL is an unaccredited law school registered with [[State Bar of California]] Committee of Bar Examiners as a distance learning unaccredited law school requiring the "study of law diligently and in good faith for at least four years" with ''each'' of the four years consisting of at "least 864 hours of preparation and study over no fewer than forty-eight and no more than fifty-two consecutive weeks...evidenced by a transcript that indicates the date each course began and ended."<ref>{{cite web |title=Law Schools - Registered unaccredited distance learning law schools in California |url=https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Admissions/Law-School-Regulation/Law-Schools#distance |website=calbar.ca.gov |publisher=[[State Bar of California]] |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TITLE 4. ADMISSION AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS DIVISION 3. UNACCREDITED LAW SCHOOL RULES |url=https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/rules/Rules_Title4_Div3-UnAcc-Law-Sch.pdf |website=calbar.ca.gov |publisher=State Bar of California |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref><ref name=uncrd>{{cite web |title=TITLE 4. ADMISSIONS AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS DIVISION 1. ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW IN CALIFORNIA |url=https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/rules/Rules_Title4_Div1-Adm-Prac-Law.pdf |website=calbar.ca.gov |publisher=State Bar of California |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref>
SCIL is currently approved to grant the Juris Doctor Degree by the [[State Bar of California]] Committee of Bar Examiners as a Distance Learning Law School.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The State Bar of California|url=http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Admissions/Law-School-Regulation/Law-Schools#distance|access-date=2020-09-29|website=www.calbar.ca.gov|language=en-US}}</ref>


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The Law School is not approved by the [[American Bar Association]]. Its graduates are not automatically qualified to take the bar exam in California without meeting unaccredited school requirements and are not automatically qualified to take a bar exam or practice law outside of California in any event.<ref name=uncrd/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bar Admission Guide|url=https://www.ncbex.org/publications/bar-admissions-guide/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=NCBE|language=en-US}}</ref>
The institute had previously been a fixed-facility Law School that was accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners to grant the Juris Doctor Degree until June 1, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Law School Accreditation {{!}} The Southern California Institute of Law|url=https://lawdegree.com/accreditation/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=lawdegree.com}}</ref>

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The Law School, like other State-accredited and Regionally-accredited law schools located in California, is not approved by the [[American Bar Association]], so its graduates are not automatically qualified to take the bar exam or practice law outside of California.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bar Admission Guide|url=https://www.ncbex.org/publications/bar-admissions-guide/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=NCBE|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Lawsuits==
==Lawsuits==

Revision as of 06:56, 17 March 2023

Southern California Institute of Law
MottoA Distance Learning Juris Doctor Degree Program
Established1986[1]
School typePrivate
DeanStanislaus Pulle
LocationVentura, CA[2], US
34°16′01″N 119°12′47″W / 34.26694°N 119.21306°W / 34.26694; -119.21306
Faculty10[3]
USNWR rankingUnranked
Bar pass rate21.1% (share of students passing bar within five years of graduation - Ventura Campus)[4]
Websitewww.lawdegree.com

Southern California Institute of Law (SCIL) is a private law school located in Ventura, California.[6] The Law School was established in 1986 and operated as a fixed facility law school,[7] accredited by the State Bar of California for twenty-five years, with campuses in both Ventura and Santa Barbara, California, until June 1, 2020.[8]

The Law School now operates as a distance learning law school.[9]

History

Southern California Institute of Law was founded in 1986.[10] The institute was established as a fixed-facility part-time evening only law school which catered to working adults.[11]

The Law School is Distance Learning Law School with an evening Juris Doctor Degree Program.[12]

Registered but unaccredited school

SCIL is an unaccredited law school registered with State Bar of California Committee of Bar Examiners as a distance learning unaccredited law school requiring the "study of law diligently and in good faith for at least four years" with each of the four years consisting of at "least 864 hours of preparation and study over no fewer than forty-eight and no more than fifty-two consecutive weeks...evidenced by a transcript that indicates the date each course began and ended."[13][14][15]

The Law School is not approved by the American Bar Association. Its graduates are not automatically qualified to take the bar exam in California without meeting unaccredited school requirements and are not automatically qualified to take a bar exam or practice law outside of California in any event.[15][16]

Lawsuits

The Southern California Institute of Law sued the State Bar over a requirement that California Accredited Law Schools must maintain a 40% percent bar passage rate over a rolling five-year period, arguing that the State Bar had violated the Law School's First Amendment rights, that the 40% benchmark was arbitrary and capricious, and that it violated the state's separation of powers. The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice. The court ruled that the State Bar had exercised its rulemaking authority under the inherent authority of the Supreme Court over law school accreditation. The court ruled that the State Bar does not function as an executive agency of the legislature, whereby it would be subject to the substantial evidence rule of the California Administrative Procedure Act. Rather, the court held that the rational basis test applied.[17] SCIL filed an appeal in the 9th Circuit Court, which affirmed the original US District court's decision.[18] SCIL later filed an action in state court, which was dismissed on grounds of issue preclusion and was later affirmed by a state appeals court.[19]

Tuition

The current annual tuition for new enrollees is $2,100.[20]

References

  1. ^ "The Southern California Institute of Law @ Santa Barbara and Ventura".
  2. ^ "Southern California Institute of Law · 1280 S Victoria Ave Suite 120, Ventura, CA 93003, United States".
  3. ^ "Faculty | the Southern California Institute of Law".
  4. ^ https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Education/MinimumPassRateStandardCumulativePassRates.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "2020 NEW ENROLLEES | the Southern California Institute of Law".
  6. ^ "Google Maps". Southern California Institute of Law. Retrieved 2020-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "The Southern California Institute of Law @ Santa Barbara and Ventura Legacy Website". legacy.lawdegree.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Southern California Institute of Law Website". www.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Southern California Institute of Law Home Page". lawdegree.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "The Southern California Institute of Law @ Santa Barbara and Ventura Legacy Website". legacy.lawdegree.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Southern California Institute of Law | NowLegal.com". 2017-02-08. Archived from the original on 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  12. ^ "General Information | The Southern California Institute of Law". lawdegree.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  13. ^ "Law Schools - Registered unaccredited distance learning law schools in California". calbar.ca.gov. State Bar of California. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  14. ^ "TITLE 4. ADMISSION AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS DIVISION 3. UNACCREDITED LAW SCHOOL RULES" (PDF). calbar.ca.gov. State Bar of California. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  15. ^ a b "TITLE 4. ADMISSIONS AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS DIVISION 1. ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW IN CALIFORNIA" (PDF). calbar.ca.gov. State Bar of California. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Bar Admission Guide". NCBE. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  17. ^ https://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/scil2.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  18. ^ "SO CAL INSTITUTE OF LAW V. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, No. 14-55690 (9th Cir. 2015)". Justia Law. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  19. ^ "S. Cal. Inst. of Law, Inc. v. State Bar of Cal. | B263251 | Cal. Ct. App. | Judgment | Law | CaseMine". www.casemine.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  20. ^ "The Southern California Institute of Law Website Tuition Page". lawdegree.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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