Oregon made history last week by introducing a new pathway for attorney licensing reminiscent of an apprenticeship system. Law school graduates who choose this pathway could be admitted without having to take the bar exam.
The new system will allow law school graduates to become licensed lawyers without the need for the traditional bar exam or graduating from an in-state law school if they complete 675 hours of legal work under the guidance of experienced attorneys. Graduates will create a portfolio of legal work including a minimum of eight samples of legal writing, lead at least two initial client interviews or counseling sessions, and oversee two negotiation processes. The Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners will grade the portfolios and those with qualifying scores will be admitted to the state bar.
For more information on the new program, go here and here. The full rules of the program are available here.
UPDATE 11/21/23: LexBlog has a story here.
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