Announcement of State Approval BSL
program New Class Announcements Enrollment Information About Larry
H. Layton 3807 W. Sierra Highway, Suite 206, Acton, Ca. 93510
Telephone 661-269-LAW1 (5291)
FAX 661- 269-LAW2 (5292)
E-Mail laytonlaw@qnet.com
Announcement of State Approval BSL
program
New Class Announcements
Enrollment Information
About Larry
H. Layton
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Larry H Layton School of Law proudly reports that on January 9 , 1997 the school received STATE APPROVAL to award the Bachelor of Science in Law (BSL) degree for paralegals, legal assistants and legal secretaries.
The purpose of the new degree program is to prepare persons wanting to enter the legal field, without becoming an attorney, to receive training toward that goal. The degree that will be given to those completing the program will be a Bachelor of Science in Law (BSL).
The completion of the BSL. will not permit those receiving the degree to sit for the California Bar Examination However, the program will be structured so that the first year can be applied to a Juris Doctorate (J.D), and toward sitting for the California Bar examination if the student met certain Conditions.
Therefore, the decision to finish law school and sit for the bar examination or to merely become a paralegal can be made during or at the end of the first year of studies.
The second year of BSL studies will not be applicable to a JD and can not be used to prepare for the bar examination. The first year of BSL studies will involve studying contract law, criminal law and torts (personal injury, fraud, defamation type cases). The second year of BSL studies will consist of courses more applicable to being a paralegal including the practical training with the emphasis on "how to do it". Courses will include pleading, wills, trusts, probate, family law, community property, law office management, ethics, corporate issues, bankruptcy, employment law and workers' compensation.
The program requires 450 Classroom hours per year for two calendar years. That is 90 quarter units with a typical year being four ten week quarters going to classes approximately 9 to 12 hours per week.
To enter the paralegal program the student must have completed his or her college general education at another school such as Antelope Valley College. An AA or AS degree is required to enter the paralegal program. The graduate receives a Bachelor of Science in Law (BSL) degree as opposed to a mere paralegal certificate.
Those interested in enrolling, teaching or otherwise being involved in the paralegal program should call Dean Larry Layton at 661-269-5291 or fax 661-269-5292 or E-Mail laytonlaw@qnet.com.
Larry H. Layton School of Law proudly announces state approval to award the Bachelor of Science in Law (BSL) Degree for Paralegal and Legal Assistants.
Next Paralegal class and J.D. Class (Lawyer) starts on a regular basis.
Call for an appointment to enroll, receive a catalog or for further information.
Larry H. Layton School of Law Telephone 661- 269-LAW1 (5291) Fax 661-269-LAW2 (5292)
E Mall: laytonlaw@qnet.com
Introduction The method of instruction at this law school for the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree program is principally in physical classroom facilities.
Students enrolled in the J.D. degree program at this school who successfully complete the first year of law study must pass the First-Year Law Students’ Examination required by Business and Professions Code section 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 the law school’s J.D. Program. If the dismissed student subsequently passes the examination, the student is eligible for re-enrollment in this law school’s J.D. degree program, but will receive credit for only one year of legal 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 law.
There are two degree programs available at the Larry H. Layton School of Law (LHLSOL). One degree prepares the student to sit for the California bar examination. That degree is the Juris Doctor (JD) degree. If you are considering practicing in a state other than California, you must check the requirements of that state for the practice of law in that state.
The JD degree program offered at LHLSOL is a part time program. You must attend classes for four (4) calendar years, going at least thirty (30) weeks per year and going to classes nine (9) hours per week. The LHLSOL usually offers classes on Friday evenings, Saturday mornings and Saturday afternoons so that students can hold down full time jobs while going to law school. Weekday and evening classes during the week are sometimes available if so desired by students.
The other program offered by LHLSOL is the Bachelor of Science in Law (BSL) degree program. The BSL program does not permit the student to sit for the bar examination and does not prepare the student to be an attorney. The BSL program has the purpose of preparing the graduate to work in the legal field as a paralegal or legal assistant.
Students are permitted to change programs e.g. paralegal to lawyer program during the first year if they comply with certain rules set forth by The Committee of Bar Examiners
To be admitted into the BSL program at LHLSOL you must have an AA or AS degree. This is because the LHLSOL awards you a Bachelors degree as opposed to a mere paralegal certificate. However, you do not need a degree to enter the JD program to study to be a lawyer. The State Bar of California requires your pre-legal education to fall into one of the following three areas:
You can have completed at least two years of college work, without receiving a degree, which college work shall be not less than one-half of the collegiate work acceptable for a bachelor's degree granted upon the basis of a four year period of study by a college or university approved by The Committee of Bar Examiners OR
You can have attained in apparent intellectual ability the equivalent of at least two years of the college work by successfully passing an equivalency type of examination (CLEP). Call the LHLSOL for more information on where to take the CLEP examination which permits you to enter law school without any college whatsoever! Transfer students are welcome and accepted at the LHLSOL.
Tuition is $544.00 per quarter unit. An application fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) and a registration fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) is also charged each quarter. A typical quarter would include nine (9) units, application fee and registration fee for a total of $4,996.00).
You can finance the $4,996.00 without interest expense by paying 1/3 down, 1/3rd at the 3rd week and the balance at the 6th week or you can pay $1000 down with a payment of $1,000 per month with an interest rate of 1% per month on the unpaid balance. (No prepayment penalty)
While Larry H. Layton School of Law , is relatively new, commencing operations in 1994, the overwhelming desire of Dean and Owner Larry H. Layton is not. In 1972 Dean Layton began assisting and preparing law students with their law studies. He drafted and orally recorded numerous study aids, known as Larry H Layton Legal Aids, owned and operated Larry H. Layton Law Review Courses and tutored many students preparing to take bar examinations. In 1975 while Dean Layton was still a law student in his final year of law school, he was approached and hired to teach law as a law professor at another law school. After a hiatus from teaching for 19 years, and practicing law for those 19 years, in 1994 Dean Layton returned to the field of educating and preparing law students for the practice of law by organizing the Larry H. Layton School of Law.
The law school is located in air-conditioned suites on the second floor of Acton Plaza located in the beautiful mountain community of Acton, California. Acton is located approximately 30 miles north of the San Fernando Valley, 60 miles north of Down Town Los Angeles and about 20 miles south of Lancaster, California. The law school is about one block from The Antelope Valley Freeway (14) at the Crown Valley Road exit. Restaurants, service stations and other retail outlets are in the immediate vicinity. The campus has a law library covering California and Federal law.
Students must purchase a casebook and an encyclopedia type book, called a hornbook, for each subject they are enrolled in. A student should expect to spend about $300.00 per year for law books.
If you would like a copy of the law school catalog, current class schedule or more information you can contact the law school in any of the following methods:
1. You Can Call The School At 661-269-LAW1 (5291)
2. You Can Fax The School At 661-269-LAW2 (5292)
3. You Can E-Mail The School At: laytonlaw@qnet.com
4. If You Are Out Of The 661 Calling Area You Can Call Us At: 1 800 805-5291
In your first year you will be studying contract law, torts (personal injury, fraud, defamation, battery, assault, false imprisonment type cases), criminal law and legal writing and analysis. You will learn to analyze problems in a lawyer-like manner.