Panel calls for cut in number of law school students

Wednesday 01st October, 03:03 AM JST

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NuckinFutz at 08:21 AM JST - 1st October

What do you expect when the government controls the number of students who pass the bar exams. What fool would want to go to law school knowing the failure rate for the exam is 77% They don't want to improve the quality of anything, they just want fewer lawyers.
memyselfI at 09:39 AM JST - 1st October

Few lawyers making more people ignorant to new laws and regulations. Turning more people into (cattle) drones for the slaughter. How are people going to challenge the system without lawyers ? Hmmmm !!!! I will refrain from commenting anymore.
NeoJamal at 09:50 AM JST - 1st October

How are people going to challenge the system without lawyers ? Hmmmm !!!! I will refrain from commenting anymore.

The ombudsman and administrative bodies? (for a second lawyers across the globe grasped in despair!)
taikan at 03:54 AM JST - 3rd October

Historically, the number of persons allowed to pass the bar has been limited to the number of positions available at the Legal Research and Training Institute ("LRTI"), which every person who passes the bar must attend before becoming a judge, prosecutor or lawyer in private practice. In the 90s, the number of positions available at the LRTI doubled (from 500 per year to 1,000), with a similar increase in the number of legal professionals. As part of its legal reform program, the government introduced the concept of law schools, with the goal of increasing the number of new legal professionals to 3,000 per year. Unfortunately, that has resulted in a significant increase in the percentage of persons admitted to the LRTI who are unable to pass the LRTI's final exam. In response to that problem, the government is now considering raising the standards for those allowed to attend the LRTI.