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Government

Apr. 19, 2012

State Bar considering putting an end to unaccredited law schools

Hector Pena Ramirez graduated from UCLA in 2008, worked as a researcher and social activist for a few years and then decided to go to law school.


By Don J. DeBenedictis


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SANTA ANA - Hector Pena Ramirez graduated from UCLA in 2008, worked as a researcher and social activist for a few years and then decided to go to law school.


He ended up at Peoples College of Law near downtown Los Angeles. Peoples is not accredited by the American Bar Association. Nor is it accredited by the State Bar of California.


The little school offers several advantages, however...

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