Jul. 31, 2026
The comeback of the law office apprentice
Forget the LSAT -- some of California's newest lawyers got their degree the way Abraham Lincoln did.
As hundreds of applicants sat for California's grueling bar exam this week, at least a few are likely never to have gone to law school. Instead, they followed the venerable tradition of "reading the law" at a law firm or in a judge's chambers.
Six states currently allow candidates to take their bar exams without attending law school, each with its own set of rules. The California State Bar says that 295 students are currently in what is known as the Law Office St...
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