Oregon first in US to allow law students to become lawyers through apprenticeships, not bar exam

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Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media

Passing the bar exam is no longer the only way to become a lawyer in Oregon.

Students at the state’s three law schools can now bypass the grueling two-day test by logging hundreds of hours at a law firm and then submitting samples of their work for review under a new system approved last week by the Oregon Supreme Court.

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