The ABA doesn’t require law schools to teach law, nor does it require them to prepare their students for the practice of law. Thanks to ABA Resolution 112B, it is OK for a law school to require that its students learn the law – for an extra fee – from outside teachers at bar exam review classes.
This situation is a nice technical illustration of how bad the American legal education system really is. Of course, I offer a practical solution. Get rid of law school altogether. Make law an undergraduate degree, and let anybody who earns a diploma sit for the bar exam and practice law.
Here’s how the ABA Journal covered Resolution 112B.
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