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Jul. 22, 2009
Law Schools' Low Bar
Law schools should do a better job of helping students pass the bar, rather than leaving it to expensive test prep companies, writes Matt Valenti.
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By Matt Valenti Next week, newly graduated law students all over the country will take the bar exam. California's bar exam, considered the hardest in the nation, is a grueling three-day event that requires rapid-fire speed in answering questions on no less than 15 separate areas of law. It's a difficult test to pass under any circumstances, not to mention during times like these when the legal profession is contracting. Fact i...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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