Should law schools be required to ensure their students leave campus with some real-world legal training under their belts?
A State Bar of California task force thinks so. It has put forth a proposal under which new admittees to the bar would have to complete at least 15 units (about 25 percent of the typical course load) of practical-skills training during their last two years of law school, or complete a six-month, bar-approved clerkship or apprenticeship following law school. The proposal, which would be the first of its kind, appears to have wide support among top bar leaders, according to executive director Joseph Dunn.
