Are Law Schools and Bar Exams Even Necessary?

An op-ed piece in the NYT from Brookings' Clifford Winston, author of "The First Thing Let's Do, Let's Deregulate All the Lawyers".  Winston argues that the market needs less regulation and more market-oriented information, including the entry of the likes of credible third party sources like a Consumer Reports, J.D. Power, etc. to rate attorneys.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/opinion/are-law-schools-and-bar-exams-necessary.html?_r=3