Rethinking Licensure
The Practice
January/February 2024
How is the legal profession considering the debates around licensure?
January/February 2024
Introducing the January 2024 Issue
In this issue, we examine whether—and how—changes in licensing methods can unlock the potential for producing more practice-ready lawyers and a more equitable legal profession.
Practice-Ready Licensing
The traditional bar exam falls short. A different avenue—evaluating candidates during a period of postgraduate supervised practice—is a valid, feasible, and fair way to assess competence for law practice.
Accounting for Licensure
How are other professions considering licensure reform? In this story, we dive into the world of accounting and ask what lessons it might leave for lawyers.
Advocating for Apprenticeship
How do you define an apprenticeship and what can the legal profession learn from formal learning-by-doing methods?
New Practice Pathways
In late 2023, Oregon unveiled a new pathway for attorney licensure: the the Supervised Practice Portfolio Examination (SPPE), which allows law students to complete 675 hours of practice under the supervision of an experienced attorney and then submit a portfolio of work to the Board of Bar Examiners. We spoke to Brian Gallini, dean of Willamette Law, to understand more about this notable move in licensure reform.
