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Legal Apprenticeship in the Media

A running collection of journalism and commentary about legal apprenticeship and reading the law, from outlets we have no affiliation with. Not our own coverage, we're not there yet.

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    How to Become a Lawyer Without Law School in California (latimes.com)

    Even after two decades of growth, 295 current participants statewide is a reminder of just how niche this path still is next to law school's enrollment numbers.

    Los Angeles Times · September 20, 2026

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    Advocating for Apprenticeship (clp.law.harvard.edu)

    A rare view from inside the legal profession's own reform conversation, treating apprenticeship as a model worth learning from rather than a fringe workaround.

    The Practice Magazine (Harvard Law School) · January 1, 2024

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    Law clerkship program presents opportunities for Vermont (benningtonbanner.com)

    A ground-level look at what the path actually looks like day to day, following one Vermont clerk from a Brattleboro firm through to passing the bar.

    Bennington Banner · October 7, 2022

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    The Lawyer's Apprentice (nytimes.com)

    A rare mainstream primer on reading the law from over a decade ago, worth reading if only to see how little national awareness of this path has moved since.

    The New York Times · July 30, 2014