Are Doctors Better Than Lawyers? Yes
Notwithstanding the last two blog posts, I have found reason #394835 why I want my kids to be doctors instead of lawyers: an on-line law school course graduate has been made a new member of the Massachusetts bar.
This new lawyer's picture is in the Boston Herald story. He looks like a great guy and I give him credit for fighting the system, fighting his case to the Massachusetts high court, and becoming a lawyer. That's great and he will probably be a good lawyer. But can you imagine going to a doctor who says, "Oh, yeah, I got my medical degree on-line while I was working as a computer consultant." And what would that make you think about other doctors?
I have not read the opinion. But I cannot imagine why having a rule that only graduates of ABA-accredited laws schools can take the bar exam is a bad idea.
Comments
First, I think they are different. Medicine is more hands-on than law.
Is a doctor who went to med school in Granada that much more qualified than a lawyer who went to school online?
I dont't know the answer, but I think if they both passed their respective licensing tests, they should have a right to practice.
Posted by: Anonymous | June 25, 2009 11:00 AM
I agree with the former commenter. If you have studied law, and case pass the bar exam, you deserve the right to practice. Who's more qualified, the lawyer that went to an ABA school and failed the bar 3 times, or the lawyer that went to a non-ABA school and passed the first time?
Posted by: Hans Poppe | June 27, 2009 4:21 PM
I hear you both. I just really disagree. To suggest you get the same learning experience on your computer than you do at home I think is incorrect. Moreover, passing the bar is not the sole indication of someone's legal skills. If that is the play, why bother with law school in the first place? Everyone just study on their own and take the bar.
Posted by: Ron Miller | June 29, 2009 11:36 AM