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Education

Apr. 24, 2017

State-accredited law schools seek skills training mandate

The 15-units requirement would be an accreditation guideline for the schools rather than a pre-licensure rule applying to students.

By Lyle Moran
Daily Journal Staff Writer

California-accredited law schools have proposed that they be mandated to provide at least 15 units of practice-based skills training in their curricula.

The requirement would be an accreditation guideline for the schools rather than a pre-licensure rule applying to students.

The schools put forward the proposal in the aftermath of the State Bar deciding last fall not to move ahead with requ...

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