It actually should be the other way around.
California, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming allow you to take the bar exam after studying/working under a judge or attorney. It’s referred to as “Reading the Law”.
People who take this route actually pass the bar exam at a higher rate than law school graduates.
Of course that used to be the way you became a lawyer but the ABA lobbied state legislatures about a century ago to change it.
The last Supreme Court justice that did this was James Byrnes appointed in 1941. He didn’t go to college either.
ways to improve law school.
1. strict merit based admission. NO PC, NO QUOTAS
2. NO bankruptcy protection for law school loans after 5 years. I a Juris Doctorate is worthless after 5 years then the law school is worthless.
3. NO professor tenure. Law professors should not be refugees from the real world legal profession.
California, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming allow you to take the bar exam after studying/working under a judge or attorney. It’s referred to as “Reading the Law”. The last Supreme Court justice that did this was James Byrnes appointed in 1941. He didn’t go to college either.
Excellent point! The Professor quoted dissing the bar exam is the primary beneficiary of the guild system that requires people to spend three years (which is at least a year too many, maybe 2) at an accredited law school, where accreditation requires a minimum faculty : student ratio.