Legal Education
Aug. 3, 2022
Criticism of non-exam pathway is thinly veiled protectionism
Unsupported assertions and broad misstatements about lax supervision or diploma privilege are convenient cover for what amounts to protectionism at best, and cruel discrimination at worst.
Susan Smith Bakhshian
Director of Bar Programs
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Email: susan.bakhshian@LLS.edu
A non-exam pathway to licensure is long overdue in California.
A non-exam pathway can provide public protection better than an exam. An exam is an excellent tool to ensure that the highly privileged, who can afford to study full-time without working and have few family demands, will continue to be licensed. An exam is an excellent tool to ensure that the bar prep industry continues to earn profits by selling courses and study materials. An ...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In