ABA Accredited Law Schools

Should You Go To One?
ABA Accredited Law Schools

Nearly all law schools are accredited by the ABA.  The ABA
is short for the American Bar Association.

The ABA is the body that regulates the curriculum of
accredited law schools in the United States to ensure law
students are learning exactly what they need to know before
going out into the world as new lawyers ready to practice
their new craft.

Nearly all law firms not only look at your GPA from law
school, but also look at the law school you attended as a
determining factor in whether to hire you or not.  

Hiring a new lawyer from a law school that was not
accredited by the ABA is almost unheard of.  Thus, if you're
looking for a job with a firm and posses a degree from, say,
Concord Law School or the Massachusetts School of Law,
you may be in for a difficult time.

There are many, many good law schools accredited by the
ABA and although in some cases this is merely a formality,
prospective employers take this very seriously.

If you've gone to a school that no one has ever heard of
because it was cheaper than going to an accredited law
school, you may find it harder to obtain a job once you
graduate.  The lack of ABA accreditation may not mean that
much to you as a student but it means a lot to your
prospective employer.