It should also be mentioned that it is not absolutely necessary to go to law school in order to become a lawyer. VA, VT, WA, and CA allow people to take the bar exam after an apprenticeship program without ever having set foot in a law school. At one time NY did not require law school either and someone who flunked out of BLS twice went the apprenticeship route and passed the bar exam on the first try. He is now a Justice in the NYS Appellate Division, First Department.
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