Stat(s) Of The Week: Altered States

The traditional route to becoming a lawyer in the United States is to spend three years and tens (or hundreds) of thousands of dollars on a law school education, and then spend another two months and another few thousand dollars preparing for the bar exam.

If you think there has to be a better way, you’re not alone. Earlier this year, the ABA endorsed alternative pathways to attorney licensing beyond the traditional bar exam, as a growing number of states establish other methods that focus more on experiential learning. For example:

Earlier: Utah May Add A New Path To Practicing Law
California Holds On Tight To Its Notoriously Difficult Bar Exam
Nevada Could Join Growing Number Of States With Alternatives To The Bar