A
hands-on
approach
to
learning
is
one
of
the
best
ways
to
become
competent
in
a
subject.
The
dream
would
be
for
law
school
to
produce
students
capable
of
practicing
as
soon
as
they
cross
the
stage,
but
most
states
have
a
long
way
to
go
before
diploma
privilege.
That
said,
we
are
seeing
a
growing
number
of
states
experiment
with
experiential
learning
as
a
path
to
practice,
and
Utah
could
be
the
next
up.
From
Reuters:
Utah
is
forging
ahead
with
a
proposal
to
allow
law
graduates
to
become
licensed
without
taking
the
bar
exam,
following
the
lead
of
a
handful
of
other
states
that
have
adopted
alternative
licensing
pathways
in
recent
years.The
Utah
Supreme
Court
on
Monday
released
a
plan
to
allow
graduates
of
American
Bar
Association-accredited
law
schools
to
practice
in
the
state
after
completing
240
hours
of
practice
under
the
supervision
of
an
experienced
attorney,
along
with
other
requirements.
Law
graduates
could
still
opt
to
sit
for
the
bar
exam.
The
great
thing
about
the
proposed
plan
is
that
it
increases
opportunities
rather
than
switching
to
one
end-all,
be-all
minting
process.
Three
cheers
for
the
aspiring
lawyers
who
know
their
stuff
and
can
do
the
work
but
fight
bouts
of
test-specific
performance
anxiety!
Utah’s
Supreme
Court
is
holding
a
public
comment
period
that
will
run
until
December
19th.
Make
your
voice
heard!
No
Bar
Exam?
Utah
Considers
It.
[Reuters]
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Is
The
NextGen
Bar
Really
Next
Up?
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected] and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.