SOC 4443 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Legal Aid Society, Legal Aid, Diploma Privilege
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Early 1900s now = gotten more stringent: 1935 only 9 states require law degree to take bar exam, today 48 states require 3 year course of study before law exam (bar) Virginia & vermont allow law office study without any required hours at an aba law school or admission to a school in another state. 60,000 practicing without formal education: wyoming & washington allow law office study in combo with a specified amount of hours at aba school to take bar exam. 150,000 law students: 53% male, 47% female. (cid:373)easu(cid:396)es a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s (cid:272)apa(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) & pote(cid:374)tial to de(cid:448)elop i(cid:374)to a skilled attorney with 3 years of formal education. Mc format: reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, logical reasoning. Top 10 schools: lsat : @ least 168, high gpa. Top 11-50 schools: 160+ on lsat. Submit file containing: lsat, gpa, letters of recommendation, personal recommendation, statement of diversity (depends on school)
