...because the state Bar Association has required them to pass a test just to show up. In most states the same organization requires a degree from an accredite

...because the state Bar Association has required them to pass a test just to show up. In most states the same organization requires a degree from an accredited law school just to sit the test (though I think there are like 2 states that let anyone sit the Bar Exam). Put another way, everyone has to do the fizzbuzz leetcode test just to be in the industry. But you only have to do it once.