When CA lowered the pass threshold on the bar exam, one of my friends who went to a regional law school decried the move because it will open up the profession to even less-qualified lawyers. She said that she'd seen enough bad lawyering with the higher threshold.
I wonder what firms will end up employing these barless lawyers, and who will end up retaining their services. I also wonder if they'll be able to get malpractice insurance. I would think it would be quite expensive — like getting car insurance for someone who opted to get a driver's license without taking the driver's test.
There are already way, way too many lawyers in the US. The field should be more difficult and selective, not less so, especially not for knee-jerk DEI feel-good "help" that doesn't address said underserved groups by not actually helping them improve their skills.
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When CA lowered the pass threshold on the bar exam, one of my friends who went to a regional law school decried the move because it will open up the profession to even less-qualified lawyers. She said that she'd seen enough bad lawyering with the higher threshold.
I wonder what firms will end up employing these barless lawyers, and who will end up retaining their services. I also wonder if they'll be able to get malpractice insurance. I would think it would be quite expensive — like getting car insurance for someone who opted to get a driver's license without taking the driver's test.
There are already way, way too many lawyers in the US. The field should be more difficult and selective, not less so, especially not for knee-jerk DEI feel-good "help" that doesn't address said underserved groups by not actually helping them improve their skills.