Professor Stephanie Williams, "Criticism of Non-Exam Pathway is Thinly Veiled Protectionism" -- Daily Journal

Professor Stephanie Rae Williams's guest article, "Criticism of Non-Exam Pathway is Thinly Veiled Protectionism" is published in the Daily Journal. The article, co-written with Professor Susan Smith Bakhshian, examines the non-exam pathway to attorney licensure in California.

Excerpt from "Criticism of Non-Exam Pathway is Thinly Veiled Protectionism" 

Unsupported assertions and broad misstatements about lax supervision or diploma privilege are convenient cover for what amounts to protectionism at best, and cruel discrimination at worst. Too many groups opposing a non-exam pathway are those affiliated with the bar prep industry, who draft or administer the existing exam, or those who believe others must suffer because they struggled with the exam.

The complete article may be found at Daily Journal (subscription required)