How to Be Successful Studying Law Online

Join Us Monday, April 26, 2021 at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET

Online law school is a smart choice for many working professionals, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy.  The fact is, earning your JD online requires the same level of dedication and focus as traditional law school.

Join us for a live panel discussion featuring a current St. Francis student and a St. Francis professor as they discuss the habits and processes that successful online law school students share.

During this unique session, you’ll:

• Learn practical tips and study habits to help you succeed in online law school
• Hear what online law school is really like from a current St. Francis Law student
• Meet a St. Francis faculty member who engages with law students daily
• Have the opportunity to engage in live Q&A with your panelists.

Meet Your Hosts

Professor Karen Travis, Director of Academic Excellence, St. Francis School of Law
Professor Travis has extensive experience as a litigator in the areas of products liability and tort law, prison healthcare, civil rights, employment, education law, medical malpractice and criminal defense. She also served as the Program Director for the Children’s Health Council, and is a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). She has taught law school online at Abraham Lincoln University School of Law, teaching Contracts, Torts, Legal Writing, Professional Responsibility, Products Liability, Employment Law, and the FYLSE preparation course. Professor Travis is admitted to the bar in California. Her J.D. is from the University of Southern California.

Frederick Chernoff
Mr. Chernoff is one of St. Francis’ international students, studying from Alberta, Canada. Before coming to law school, he was an athlete, playing competitive badminton at near-Olympic levels. He has distinguished himself in law school in many ways, not least of which is earning the highest multiple-choice score on the California First Year Law Students Examination ever attained by a St. Francis student. He’s just about finished with law school, and will be able to share a full range of study skills he applied over four full years of law study online. 

Greg Brandes, Dean of St. Francis School of Law
Greg Brandes is a professor of law and dean of St. Francis School of Law. He is the former dean of Concord Law School and San Francisco Law School, and is a widely known expert on law school teaching and learning, with an emphasis on assessment and distance education. Along with other founding administrators, he developed the teaching and learning for Concord Law School, including innovative online courses, online classrooms and assessment models that are widely recognized as best practices.

Greg received his JD from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and a BA from Marycrest College. He is a member of the state bars of Colorado and Illinois, and is admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court.