[Dr. Franklin]

How about passing the Bar exam without going to law school?

Well that's how it used to be: Just pass the exam we don't care how you could do it. The dirty truth is that American law schools don't teach their students what they need to know to pass the bar exam in their state, or their state's laws. The ABA has a monopoly in the U.S. on certifying law schools, and thus lawyers, but because they have a monopoly, students waste tens of thousands of dollars on ABA sophism. I would prefer a system more like the U.K. Let students get a bachelor of laws to become paralegals or solicitors, but require a higher degree to bring cases in the courts. It would make for a better legal system and legal profession.

[PUGACHEV]

After forty years practicing law, and much of it trial work, I agree that the British system of solicitors and barristers is better than ours. As for the bar exam, it is like a world of its own. Most people take it once, pass, and never look back, as I did. It prepares you for nothing. However, I knew several people who took it five, six, or even seven times before passing, and although they eventually had successful practices, I thought they were good self-promoters, but I never thought that they were good lawyers.