WHO ARE WE
East Bay Law School was established in 2003 as a non-profit institution. We are in the community's service and we are dedicated to helping the working adult and the non-traditional student receive a good, well rounded legal education.
OUR GOAL
We make a legal education available to the broadest spectrum of individuals in our community.
OUR MISSION
We provide an opportunity for all qualified citizens to attend law school. That is our mission. Our graduating students can become members of an honorable profession. Our graduates are armed with legal skills that empower them to face an ever increasing sophisticated society in need of their special services.
CONTACTS
East Bay Law School is located on the second floor at:
554 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA, 94610
We are directly across the street from beautiful Lake Merritt.
Main: (510) 835-7999
Fax: (510) 835-7997
Email: eastbaylaw@comcast.net
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ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Fall 2008 through Spring 2009
Classes begin September 2, 2008
Midterm Exams
October 27,28 & 30, 2008
Last Day of Class
December 11, 2008
Final Examinations
December 15, 16, and 18, 2008
Class Begin
January 6, 2009
Final Examinations
April 27, 28 and 30, 2009
Spring Break
April 3 - May 31, 2009
Early Registration
April 20 - May 17, 2009
Classes Begin/Late Registration
May 18, 2009
Midterm Examinations
June 22, 23 and 25, 2009
Last Day of Classes
July 23, 2008
Final Examinations
July 23, 28, and 30, 2009
No classes are held on the following holidays:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Dy
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veterans' Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
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NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO THINK ABOUT ENROLLING IN LAW SCHOOL
The fall classes begin on September 2, with a first-night orientation that lasts from 6 p.m. to approximately 7:30 p.m. The semester ends the seccond week in December. To get started, complete the online application form, come to an orientation any Thursday at 6 p.m., and have your official transcript sent to the East Bay Law School, 554 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610. Before you know it, you will have your Juris Doctor degree.
Our classes are held from 6 to 9 p.m. three evenings each week for 16 weeks. No financial aid is available; tuition is $325 per unit; annually, approximately $8,000. Enrolled students who take the required classes, abide by the Code of Conduct, maintain at least a "C" average, take, and pass the First Year Law Students' Examination ("Baby Bar") are eligible to graduate in four years (approximately 85 units). After passng the Baby Bar, they become eligible to take the General Bar to become licensed to practice law in California.
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Register Now!! You may enroll at any time throughout the year.
Classes Begin: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 Classes End: Thursday, December 11, 2008
FALL 2008 SCHEDULE (Exemplar)
ALL CLASSES CONVENE FROM 6 TO 9 P.M.
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| Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Criminal Law
Prof. Chettle |
Professional
Responsibility
Prof. Kaufman |
Criminal
Procedures
Prof. Schmier |
*Torts I
Prof. Kelvin |
Bar Exam
Preparation
Prof. Ginigeme
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*Legal Writing
Prof. Chan |
*Contracts I
Prof. Cox |
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Wills & Trusts
Prof. Richardson |
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Business
Associations
Prof. Lewis |
Property
Prof. Ginigeme |
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* NEW Students choose this option
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FALL
SEMESTER 2008
CLASS REGISTRATION
AUGUST 18 - AUGUST 31 2008
CLASSES BEGIN/LATE REGISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
MIDTERM EXAMS
OCTOBER 27, 28 and 30, 2008
LAST DAY OF CLASS
DECEMBER 11, 2008
FINAL EXAMS
DECEMBER 15, 16 & 18, 2008
GRADUATION!!!
DECEMBER 20
| SPRING
SEMESTER 2009
CLASS REGISTRATION
DECEMBER 22 - JANUARY 2, 2009
CLASSES BEGIN/LATE REGISTRATION
JANUARY 6, 2009
MIDTERM EXAMS
FEBRUARY 23, 24, & 26, 2009
LAST DAY OF CLASS
APRIL 23, 2009
FINAL EXAMS
aPRIL 27, 28 & 30, 2008
SPRING BREAK
APRIL 30 - -MAY 31, 2009
| SUMMER
SEMESTER 2009
EARLY REGISTRATION
APRIL 20 - -MAY 17, 2009
CLASSES BEGIN/LATE REGISTRATION
MAY 18, 2009
MIDTERM EXAMS
JUNE 22, 23 & 30, 2009
LAST DAY OF CLASS
JULY 23, 2009
FINAL EXAM
JULY 23, 28, & 30, 2009
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HOLIDAYS::1) New Year's Day, 2) Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 3) President's Day, 4) Memorial Day, 5) Independence Day, 6) Labor Day, 8) Veterans Day, 9) Thanksgiving/Indigenous People's Day. note: Scheduled classes that fall on a holiday will be rescheduled by the professor and must be made up before the semester ends.
The method of instruction at this law school for the Juris Doctor (JD) degree program is principally in physical classroom facilities. Students enrolled in the J.D. program at this law school who successfully complete their first year of law study must pass the First Year Law Students' Examination required by Business and Professions Code Sec. 6060(h) and Rule VIII of the Rules Regulating Admission to Practice Law in California as part of the requirements to qualify to take the California Bar Examination. A student who passes the First-Year Law Students' Examination within three (3) administrations of the examination after first becoming eligible to take it will receive credit for all legal studies completed to the time the examination is passed. A student who does not pass the examination within three (3) administrations of the examination after first becoming eligible to take it must be promptly disqualified from th law school's J.D. degree program but will receive credit for only one year of law study. Study at, or graduation from, this law school may not qualify a student to take the bar examination or to satisfy the requirements for admission to practice in jurisdictions other than California. A student intending to seek admission to practice law in a jurisdiction other than California should contact the admitting authority in that jurisdiction for information regarding the legal education requirements in that jurisdiction for admission to the practice of of law.
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THE BOOK LIST
(Updated 09/15/06) Frequently check back here for any future updates
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CLASSES & TEXTS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS:
Corporations & Other Business Organizations, 5th Edition, Soderquist, (Lexis)
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY PROPERTY:
California Community Property, 8th Edition, Bird, (West Group)
CONTRACTS:
Contracts, 6th Edition, Farnsworth, (Foundation Press)
CRIMINAL LAW:
Criminal Law & Procedures, 9th Edition ,Boyce & Perkins, (Foundation Press)
ESTATES AND TRUSTS:
Estates & Trests, 2nd Editionn, Dobris & Sterk, (Foundation Press)
EVIDENCE:
Evidence, 16th Edition, Waltz,
INTERMEDIATE TRIAL SKILLS:
Trial Techniques, 6th Edition, Mauet, (Aspen)
LEGAL WRITING AND RESEARCH:
A Practical Guide to Legal Writing and Legal Method, Dernbach & Singleton,
REAL PROPERTY:
Fundamentals of Modern Real Property, 5th Edition,
TORTS:
Torts: Cases and Materials, 10th Edition, Prosser, Wade & Schwartz, (Foundation Press)
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Meet some of our faculty:
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| Michael Schmier - Dean of Student Academics, Professor of Constitutional Law
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| Joan Cox - Professor of Contracts Law
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| Gordon Brown - Professor of Criminal Law
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| David Kelvin - Professor of Tort Law
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| William Kaufman - Philosophy of Law & Civil Procedure
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