tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521318064826848712.post2960377938224152401..comments2023-10-19T04:51:53.516-05:00Comments on The Legal Dollar: Restoring Dignity To The Law - Those Entering Law SchoolManaging Partnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05130017520583425490noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521318064826848712.post-31705340593228581902010-11-16T11:30:13.994-06:002010-11-16T11:30:13.994-06:00Hi LSTB,
Thanks for the comments! Your comment a...Hi LSTB, <br />Thanks for the comments! Your comment about fragmenting/segmenting the profession is interesting. I think you are suggesting, and I agree, that the use of the current bar exam and its coverage no longer reflects the reality of law practice - and I would agree. The bar exam has general questions in many areas and seems to pre-suppose that lawyers taking the exam will be practicing much like they did 100 years ago in that one lawyer would do torts, contracts, property and other areas. That's just not reality today. Most lawyers specialize rather quickly. It also ignores many areas of law - like IP. If we establish more area-specific certifications, then law schools might respond by teaching students what they need to know for the area-specific certification - or else risk the publication of a low "pass rate". Seems like an idea worth exploring.Managing Partnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130017520583425490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521318064826848712.post-25584735255217079772010-11-16T09:16:29.449-06:002010-11-16T09:16:29.449-06:00Interesting thoughts.
I like the idea of requirin...Interesting thoughts.<br /><br />I like the idea of requiring students to report their stats directly rather than through their law schools. Then again, transparency's purpose is to tell us what the value of a law degree is--not what it pays in the first year out of law school. If there's a high attrition rate in better-paying jobs, that wouldn't appear in the data collected.<br /><br />As to the oversupply problem and the tuition bubble, I think we need to revise the assumption that one can choose law practice as a first career. I'm also in favor of "fragmenting" the profession based on certifications for specific practice areas rather than one single degree and license. I think these two requirements: experience + certification, would give us a legal profession that fits the market's needs.<br /><br />Problem is I don't think state bars want to ditch bar exams that test M&A types on all the different ways to terminate an easement.LSTBhttp://lawschooltuitionbubble.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com