The New Lawyer
Jun. 12, 2013
State Bar panel adopts plan to require law students have skills training before admission
A special State Bar panel unanimously approved a set of proposals Tuesday to require that would-be lawyers take 15 units of lawyering-skills classes in law school and do 50 hours of pro bono work in school or soon after.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
After a year of effort, a special State Bar panel unanimously approved a set of proposals Tuesday to require would-be lawyers to obtain practical skills and experience before being admitted. Under the proposals, law students would have to take 15 units of skills courses or externships in law school. While in school or shortly after, they would also be required to perform 50 hours of pro bono or "low...
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