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Law Practice,
State Bar & Bar Associations

Oct. 12, 2013

We take care of our own

The State Bar does not seem to be considering the crushing burden that a plan it is proposing would impose on law students.

Diane L. Karpman

Phone: (310) 887-3900

Email: karpethics@aol.com

Diane is a legal ethics expert (expert witness and State Bar defense), she is a certified specialist in legal malpractice.

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Bruce Springsteen has a terrific song titled "We Take Care of Our Own." The State Bar, it appears, is not a fan of the Boss. Our bar does not seem to be considering the crushing burden that a plan it is proposing would impose on law students. The bar says it's too late; the "train has left the station" - but really? We are on the brink of radical, unsupported modifications in the admissions requirements for the legal profession in California.

The State Bar Task Force on Admis...

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