A group of practicing lawyers and judges in Northern California decided there was a need for an evening law school in the Northern California area. Cal Northern School of Law was formed in Chico so that Northern California residents can maintain their employment, be near their families and still study law.

The Faculty Advisory Committee has selected the faculty members for Cal Northern from the Court Systems of Butte, Yuba, Sutter and Shasta counties. These trial lawyers and judges bring practical instruction to students, keeping students up-to-date with changes in the legal world which surrounds them.

Practical experience is stressed at Cal Northern. During the first and second year programs students are required to take a series of foundational courses; the third and fourth years at Cal Northern will provide students with a wide range of electives to broaden their academic horizon and provide them with the ability to step into the courtroom and be advocates.

Our goal at Cal Northern is to provide a special law program, without frills or fanfare, but with dedicated instructors and motivated students.

ACCREDITATION
Cal Northern School of Law has been fully accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California since 1992, and is authorized to operate as a private postsecondary educational institution by the State Bar of California, Department of Education. Graduates of the Law School are eligible to become members of the State Bar of California, as well as the bar of some other jurisdictions upon passage of their respective bar examinations.

Cal Northern School of Law, however, has not sought approval by the American Bar Association.

PRACTICING LAW IN STATES OTHER THAN CALIFORNIA
Study at, or graduation from, this law school may not qualify a student to take the bar examination in other states or satisfy the requirements to practice law in other states. Therefore, if a student intends to seek admission to practice law in a state other than California, the student should contact the admitting authority in that state for information regarding the legal education requirements for admission to practice law.

THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY
Men and women who pursue a legal career have attained special knowledge and professional skills, and they bear a special responsibility to their clients, their associates, their communities and the fair administration of justice. Cal Northern School of Law seeks to prepare students to competently and responsibly fill the many roles performed by members of the legal profession. We seek to graduate well-rounded persons who possess legal knowledge, skill, imagination and good judgment.

The degree of Juris Doctor is achieved upon the successful completion of the four year course of study. Cal Northern instructors use both the casebook and traditional Socratic method of instruction, together with lecture materials which expand upon the cases and enlighten students as to future rulings expected.

Acquiring a legal education calls for much more than learning substantive rules of law. Law students must also learn how to apply law in the context of litigation, arbitration, mediation and counseling. Solving problems in those contexts requires incisive analysis, creative thinking, effective communication, and skills of interviewing, fact gathering, research advocacy, negotiations and judging.

Cal Northern seeks to train students in learning these skills by instructors who are highly skilled practitioners in the private and public sector of law as well as judges well known for their expertise in certain areas of the law.

THE LAW LIBRARY

Cal Northern School of Law maintains a working library, containing more than 8,500 volumes, that is available to students, alumni, faculty and attorneys, seven days a week. Students have access to computer database resources for state of the art computer assisted legal research. Students also have access to the Butte County Law Library which is located in the City of Oroville, 23 miles from Cal Northern and the California State University, Chico Law Library located in downtown Chico approximately 6 miles from Cal Northern.

POLICY OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

Cal Northern School of Law admits students without regard to age, sex, race, creed, color, religion, physical disability or medical condition, sexual preference, national or ancestry, ideology, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or political affiliation to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded to students at the School. It does not discriminate on any of these bases in administration of its educational policies, admission policies or other School-administered programs.

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

This Catalog is intended for the guidance of students, faculty and persons applying for admission to Cal Northern School of Law. The Catalog sets forth in general the manner in which the School intends to proceed with respect to matters set forth herein, but the School reserves the right to depart without notice from the terms of this catalog, including, but not limited to courses, tuition and fees. This Catalog is not intended to be and should not be regarded as a contract between the School and any student or other person.

Cal Northern School of Law
1395 Ridgewood Drive
Suite 100
Chico,California 95973
(530) 891-6900

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