Quote Originally Posted by 597 View Post
As far as I know every state in the US requires a person who wants to take the bar exam to graduate from an ABA approved Law School, except for the State of California. Years ago the Law School part was not required (I'm guessing around 1950's ish).
If I remember correctly, you had to work for four years under direct supervision from a lawyer in order to qualify for the bar exam. I knew a couple of guys that began on that path, but eventually burned out. For one, finding a lawyer that is willing to mentor you for that long is daunting enough. Secondly, many guys figure the two years spent in law school is the better route to go, anyways.

I think studying law would be really cool - but I'd never want to take the bar.