Law schools coast-to-coast are buzzing with the news that the American Bar Association just passed a resolution holding that “law schools may now require students to take and pass bar exam prep courses given by the schools prior to graduation.” Under previous rules, law schools could not technically require successful completion of such courses for graduation. Reports have stated that the “measure passed on an overwhelming voice vote,” with proponents explaining that “the new rule will assist schools in improving the bar pass rates of their students.”
Reports have not confirmed, however, which aspect of this new ruling is more disturbing—the fact that it will likely make the process of getting a law degree even more expensive, or the fact that law schools nationwide apparently need to be forced by legislative action to teach their students some actual law. [ABA Journal]
