Creighton Law Review Full Issue - Volume 50 Number 3

Abstract

INTRODUCTION|Admission to law practice and the provision of legal services are evolving rapidly in the 21st century as a result of new attitudes, new demands, new patterns in American society, and advances in technology. The following are a few examples of this changing scene: |Legal education is less and less local. Every law school attracts students from different states, every law school offers a broad, national curriculum in keeping with the American Bar Association ("ABA") requirements, and Juris Doctor ("J.D.") graduates from every accredited law school have the freedom to sit for the bar exam in any state. At the same time, bar exams are becoming more standardized throughout the country. In most states the exam no longer serves as a barrier to students who have studied elsewhere...