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Lawyers, for example, all went through the same gruelling law school process.
This overstates things: not all lawyers attend law school. Some U.S. jurisdictions still allow apprenticeship-style paths that qualify candidates for the bar without going to law school.
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The word "all" makes this sentence factually incorrect.
Official bar-admissions sources show that there are still jurisdictions where a person can qualify for the bar without attending law school:
- The State Bar of California says its Law Office Study Program "allows individuals to qualify for the California Bar Exam without attending law school by studying law for four years in a law office or judge's chambers."
- The Washington State Bar Association says its APR 6 Law Clerk Program is "an alternative to law school" and that completing it qualifies a person to take the Washington lawyer bar exam.
Because these official pathways exist, it is false to say that lawyers all went through the same law-school process. Many lawyers do attend law school, but not every lawyer does.
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- Proposed Revisions to Rules Pertaining to the Law Office Study Program | The State Bar of California
The Law Office Study (LOS) Program allows individuals to qualify for the California Bar Exam without attending law school by studying law for four years in a law office or judge's chambers.
- Law Clerk Program (APR 6) | Washington State Bar Association
The Law Clerk Program is an alternative to law school ... Completion of the program would qualify you to take the Washington lawyer bar examination.