tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post2620596012714688142..comments2024-03-23T12:05:13.464-07:00Comments on Ideas: Could a Bare Bones Law School Succeed?David Friedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06543763515095867595noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-68936920201404901242013-03-05T13:48:14.830-08:002013-03-05T13:48:14.830-08:00Tuition at this new Cal. law school is only $12,00...<br /> Tuition at this new Cal. law school is only $12,000/year. <br /><br />http://www.swrnn.com/2012/09/04/classes-begin-today-at-new-law-school-in-coachella-valley/<br /><br /> Do the bar review courses operate any law schools in California? They're the natural ones to do so. <br /><br />eccdogg has a great idea in the comment above: start an apprenticeship law school. Tuition coudl be negative--- say -$5000/year, if the minimum wage law allows it (or 0 for the first 3 years, $20,000 for the last). Eric Rasmusenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01609599580545475695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-70397500570479874102013-02-15T12:35:20.820-08:002013-02-15T12:35:20.820-08:00Could you combine the bare bones law school with a...Could you combine the bare bones law school with a bare bones law firm?<br /><br />Essentially everyone gets hired as an apprentice right out of college. The firm only hires the graduates of its own apprentice program and charges cut rate prices.<br /><br />Students work for the firm and attend classes and then apprentice for the firm and ultimately become partners.eccdoggnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-4453973482394816832013-02-13T19:18:43.584-08:002013-02-13T19:18:43.584-08:00Can you think of a creative way to reduce the numb...Can you think of a creative way to reduce the number of lawyers?Nightrunnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-59614201839633239282013-02-13T11:15:08.946-08:002013-02-13T11:15:08.946-08:00Response to Benjamin:
As long as the government i...Response to Benjamin:<br /><br />As long as the government is running the court system, I think it is reasonable for it to have rules about who it is willing to let play various roles in that system--represent a plaintiff in a tort suit, for instance. I don't think it has any legitimate claim for restrictions outside that sort of context, such as restrictions on who can offer legal advice of one sort or another.David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543763515095867595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-6968332151892513712013-02-12T14:51:15.599-08:002013-02-12T14:51:15.599-08:00David, what is your opinion of the restrictions on...David, what is your opinion of the restrictions on practicing law?<br />Do you think that people should have to even pass an exam to be legally allowed to practice law?Benjamin.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06433112782609982953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-54548400998740320332013-02-11T09:39:10.738-08:002013-02-11T09:39:10.738-08:00Daublin: "Keep in mind that the lawyer gut is...Daublin: "Keep in mind that the lawyer gut is itself largely a matter of price controls"<br /><br />I thought it was largely a matter of beer subsidies...:-)Ted Levynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-68179142489888683162013-02-11T06:05:30.015-08:002013-02-11T06:05:30.015-08:00Keep in mind that the lawyer gut is itself largely...Keep in mind that the lawyer gut is itself largely a matter of price controls.<br /><br />I constantly encounter people asking legal questions. They usually quickly decide, "we need to ask a lawyer to really find out". More often than not, the next step after that is, "we can't afford it".<br /><br />There's plenty of legal work around if you are willing to flaunt the current norms of pricing.<br />Daublinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-69177326437240859372013-02-11T03:01:27.942-08:002013-02-11T03:01:27.942-08:00So this is why I never became a lawyer. Clearly, i...So this is why I never became a lawyer. Clearly, in order to do so (at least in the USA), you need rich parents. When I was young, neither I nor my parents could have afforded even your cheap plan.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661031964537092605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-34566499673990234122013-02-10T17:34:36.416-08:002013-02-10T17:34:36.416-08:00Comment? Yeah: Let's do it. Your son does a...Comment? Yeah: Let's do it. Your son does a mean business plan and it wouldn't take that much capital. I'm thinking a combo of lecture videos followed by law labs (applied exercises) and low-paying (but paying!) apprentice work.Tom W. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790351458154066358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-59408040773462122013-02-10T13:42:52.584-08:002013-02-10T13:42:52.584-08:00The combination plan is common (required? I'm...The combination plan is common (required? I'm not sure) in England. I have no idea what it costs. A quick search provided this example<br />http://www.city.ac.uk/law/careers/become-a-lawyerLaura Dickersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-34441691460444332612013-02-10T13:07:20.802-08:002013-02-10T13:07:20.802-08:00Well, yes, of course. I appreciate one must compar...Well, yes, of course. I appreciate one must compare costs and benefits. My point was merely that in the context of a glut, the calculation changes. If you were told "Spend 2-4 years of your life perusing a law degree--it's FREE--but there are NO JOBS for lawyers anymore," it probably wouldn't make sense to pursue it. Granted, today, even with a housing glut, people still build houses, so my argument is merely suggestive, not definitive.Ted Levynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-61153613002754774582013-02-10T13:02:08.851-08:002013-02-10T13:02:08.851-08:00Getting a law degree may not be the way to go--but...Getting a law degree may not be the way to go--but that's partly because getting one is so expensive. David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543763515095867595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-17486915402008976122013-02-10T11:33:50.849-08:002013-02-10T11:33:50.849-08:00This may have been a great idea a few decades ago,...This may have been a great idea a few decades ago, but if there's currently a glut of lawyers on the market, getting a law degree, even a cheap one, may not be the way to go.Ted Levynoreply@blogger.com