I don't think it's that simple. You have to pass the bar exams to represent clients in court. Not sure to what extent you can otherwise represent yourself as a lawyer.
Zap,
There are non-Bar law programs/degrees so someone must be taking them. Do you know of such people? Do they find work in legal research or some such?
You can’t give any legal advice as a lawyer unless you pass the bag exam.
I think you are referring to the fact that in some states, notably California, you need not graduate from an ABA accredited law school to practice law. But you must still pass the bar exam to practice.
That is what needs to be changed. There is no need to make going to a court a tedious process. Anyone should be able to represent anyone else as long as they have an agreement and the filing process should be simple: you should have a form to state your complaint, a page where they ask for facts and evidence with ability to attach additional pages and that should be it.
Precedents should be the judge's job and should be optional for the person filing the complaint.
Why should filing complaint in a court not be similar to filing a complaint at the DoJ's office?
In reality, judges are corrupt and when people go to courts expecting justice, the judges come up with frivolous technicalities to not take up the case on its merit. Many times, these are appealable but the plaintiff gives up because of the amount of money already lost.
Lawyers for their part ARE BAD for the most part. When a plaintiff files a case, the plaintiff learns the process and is the one who is usually the most well versed in facts, law and the precedents.
The whole system is set up to benefit lawyers and to some extent the judges.