It appears that would-be law students aren't turned off by the prospect of mandatory pro bono work. Well more than half of the 750 pre-law students surveyed in June by Kaplan Test Prep—or 68 percent—said they support a rule requiring law students to complete a certain amount of pro bono work before being admitted to the bar.
New York is the only state with such a requirement; starting in 2015, applicants to the bar must have competed 50 hours of eligible pro bono work. Meanwhile, officials with the State Bar of California are preparing to impose a 50-hour pro bono requirement and a New Jersey Supreme Court panel has recommended a similar rule.
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