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Is the pass rate being low, bad? Couldn't it just imply more people attempt it?

• alistairSH 3y ago
  The pass rate for law readers (apprentices) is lower than those who completed law school (20% pass rate vs 80%). The law reader program requires an undergraduate degree and 3 years of apprenticeship under a supervising attorney, so it doesn't save time vs law school. It only saves money. A small number of people undertake and complete the law reader program in VA. Likely because it's not viewed as a good value - if you complete law school, but fail the bar, at least you still have a post-graduate degree (that's generally viewed favorably in general). But, IANAL or expert in this program, just interesting the different options to get into a law practice.
  • kelipso 3y ago
    More than a good chance the law readers are doing it alongside a full or part time job, while law school students are fully invested in terms of time and lots of money.
    • alistairSH 3y ago
      That's possible. From the program rules... "Each calendar year shall consist of at least 40 weeks, with a minimum of 25 hours of study each week..."
  • kevinmchugh 3y ago
    > if you complete law school, but fail the bar, at least you still have a post-graduate degree (that's generally viewed favorably in general). For folks who don't know, lawyers really like JDs, to the point that if you want to be a recruiter for lawyers, you probably need a JD. If you want to be a career counselor at a law school, you probably need a JD. They can be this choosy because there's enough people with a JD who don't want to be a lawyer or can't hack it as one.