<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Reading the Law</title><description>Notes on reading the law: state rule changes, study strategy, and stories from apprentices on the path to the bar exam without law school.</description><link>https://readingthelaw.org/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Why Reading the Law Matters</title><link>https://readingthelaw.org/blog/why-reading-the-law-matters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://readingthelaw.org/blog/why-reading-the-law-matters/</guid><description>The core thesis behind this project: legal services cost too much, and one honest reason is the cost of becoming a lawyer in the first place. Legal apprenticeship is part of the fix.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>mission</category><category>thesis</category><category>legal apprenticeship</category><author>Reading the Law</author></item></channel></rss>