TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Oct 11, 2024

The Supreme Court of California on Thursday rejected a proposed alternative pathway that would have enabled law school graduates to become licensed after working under the supervision of an experienced attorney and submitting a portfolio of work. According to Reuters, the court said the program would compromise "fairness, validity and reliability as a measure of an applicant’s competence." The State Bar of California’s board of trustees endorsed the Portfolio Bar Exam in November 2023 over the objections of public commenters. The American Bar Association’s legal education arm endorsed alternative licensing pathways in May.