Utah is considering allowing law graduates to choose an apprenticeship over the bar exam
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Utah considers allowing law grads to choose apprenticeship rather than bar exam
November 7, 2024, 1:21 pm CST
The Utah Supreme Court is seeking comment on a proposal to allow law grads to become lawyers without taking the bar exam. (Image from Shutterstock)
The Utah Supreme Court is seeking comment on a proposal to allow law grads to become lawyers without taking the bar exam.
The plan released Monday gives law graduates two options to obtain a law license: They can pass the bar exam, or they can complete “alternate path” requirements. The Utah Supreme Court will accept comments until December 19, according to Reuters. The state supreme courts acted on a proposal from its Bar Admissions Working Group for 2023. She told Reuters that she hopes that the alternate path program “could be implemented as soon as next summer.”
Other states with apprenticeship pathways are Oregon, Washington and Arizona, according to Reuters.
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