Who Needs A College Degree Anyways?

Rebecca Valois, a 30 year-old mom of two from Virginia, is following after her mother and sister-in-law and not going to law school in order to become a lawyer. She has studied with Judith Valois, her mother-in-law, at her private practice for three years. Judith also did not attend law school, but got her legal education from her husband. There are actually many people who learn from judges and study in law offices, they are called "law readers". Being a successful law reader takes a lot of work and dedication from the student and the mentor. Neither person can give any payment to the other throughout the process of the study. More than 140,000 students attend law school every year, and only 150 lawyers get their legal education with no schooling at all. There are disadvantages to being a law reader, sometimes a degree can be a job requirement and also it's hard for a supervising attorney to give legal information in an area out of their specialty. In Washington, the law readers actually have a higher rate of passing the bar then the traditional students do. Good Luck to Rebecca as she goes for her try at the bar in February.