The door to the practice of law, that is.
I have for many years been a critic of the cartel practices of the legal profession, including the necessity of passing a “bar exam” before being allowed to legally practice law in a state. In this article you can read the nasty truth about the bar exam: It does not do anything to guarantee that the person who passes is a competent lawyer. The bar exam is a useless exercise in memorization that no more protects the public against bad lawyering than federal safety standards on lawnmowers protect us against grass cutting accidents.
The author also correctly observes that law school is unnecessary — just a costly interlude between college and the time when a prospective lawyer actually begins to learn what he needs to know, which is when he starts working in a law firm.
