[cylinder]

I'm confident that most people on HN can pass the bar exam without law school. Law school really wasn't much of an advantage for the bar exam, just do the prep course and study hard full time for six weeks and you would be fine. Unfortunately I don't think any states still allow sitting the bar exam and being admitted without a law degree.

[maxerickson]

Some states have a sort of apprentice style path to the bar.

For example:

http://admissions.calbar.ca.gov/Education/LegalEducation/Law...

It's multiyear and supervised by a lawyer, so not quite at the level you are talking about.