ABA and DL law schools

nosborne--

New Jersey has an interesting exception to the ABA-only rule. A person admitted in another jurisdiction may obtain a limited license to practice as corporate counsel.

Such an applicant must be in good standing, undergo a character and fitness evaluation, and be employed as corporate counsel.

While NJ has closed the door to non-ABA grads as plenary licensees, even a humble DL grad such as myself could be licensed in NJ as corporate counsel, if employed and such.

See: http://www.njbarexams.org/rule1-27-2.htm

 

I wonder. I understand how more house carpenters means less pay for house carpenters, but maybe the more lawyers there are the more other lawyers there are.

 

I would think the more lawyers the more money. After all, every lawsuit requires at least 2 attorneys...as for a limited number of suits available, since when has that stopped their creativity?

 

Too many lawyers?

It also depends on where you live. Parts of Inland Southern California are (believe it or not) severly underlawyered according to the University of LaVerne:

law.ulv.edu/about_the_college/current_news/02-15-06.html

There are LOTS and LOTS of lawyers in San Diego and San Francisco, not so many St. Louis and Albuquerque, and not enough in places like southern New Mexico.

I don't know the real reason behind the ABA's accreditation stance. It might be control of the population size or it might be consumer protection or a combination of both.

 

ULV looks like just got accreditation, non-DL I’m sure!