Task Force on Admissions Regulation Reform

Phase I: April 2012 – April 2013

Examine whether the State Bar should develop a regulatory requirement for a pre-admission practical skills training program, and if so, propose such a program to the Supreme Court.

Phase II: September 2012 – December 2013

Examine the following two issues: (1) the adequacy of the State Bar’s regulations governing disclosure by California accredited law schools of post-graduation employment data, and (2) whether admission to the State Bar of California ought to be limited to graduates of ABA or California accredited law schools.

List of Materials

Task Force Mission Statement and Work Plan
Task Force Membership Roster

Notices and Agendas

• Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (San Francisco).
• Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (Los Angeles).
• Monday, March 18, 2013, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (San Francisco). Canceled
  
• Monday, March 4, 2013, 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (San Francisco).
• Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.(San Francisco).
• Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (Los Angeles). (New date TBD).
  
• Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (San Francisco).
• Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Los Angeles).
• Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (San Francisco).
• Monday, June 11, 2012 (Los Angeles).

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News

March 2013
Proposal requires hands-on training for law students, new attorneys

November 2012
Academics urge State Bar to hold law schools accountable for training

October 2012
Task force supports practical skills training requirement

September 2012
Legal job market woes complicate work of task force

July 2012
From the President: Admissions task force kicks off its work

June 2012
Task Force explores need for practical skills training.

May 2012
From the President: Holmes was right: Experience trumps logic.