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1. Recently, a top constitutional law expert who had been licensed to practice l

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Question

1.       Recently, a top constitutional law expert who had been licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and was under consideration for nomination to the California Supreme Court failed the California bar examination. In doing so, she joined a long list of accomplished lawyers who have failed to pass the notoriously difficult examination, including a former governor who required four attempts to pass and a Los Angeles mayor who gave up after four tires. In the legal industry, what is a key economic function of the California bar examination?


a)      It acts as a barrier to entry into the market for lawyers

Explanation / Answer

c) It ensures that California lawyers meet the highest legal standards