State Bar & Bar Associations,
Legal Education,
Law Practice
Feb. 22, 2022
Licensure through nonprofit work could hurt career income
“I’m a little worried that if we have a no-exam pathway, it would be an excuse for the private sector, or public sector, to take a pay cut for a year or however long it takes,” said Michael Rhoads during a recent Council on Access and Fairness Committee meeting.
As a Blue-Ribbon Commission explores alternative pathways to practicing law, including licensure through nonprofit work, State Bar committee members expressed concern that attorneys who go that route could experience income hurdles and find it hard to get a job in the private sector.
“I’m a little worried that if we have a no-exam pathway, it would be an excuse for the private sector, or public sector, to take a pay cut for a year or howeve...
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