Abstract:
Oliver Killian sat across the table from his wife over a celebratory dinner. Oliver just found out that he had passed the dreaded bar exam. A sense of relief mixed with a feeling of uncertainty swirled within him. He said to his wife, "I don't know if I am truly ready and prepared to practice law." Many new law graduates share this feeling. Oliver had taken the traditional route for an individual to be a licensed attorney. He completed three years of law school, reading book after book to earn his juris doctorate. Then he spent additional months studying and eventually passing his state's bar exam. Yet with all the books and preparation for the bar, Oliver was still uncertain about whether he was prepared to practice law.
