[def_illiterate]

It's really not. People used to pass the bar without ever going to a law school.

The entire profession has been captured by educational institutions. It's a posterchild for what tech should not allow itself to become.

[cafard]

It is still possible, here and there to "read law" to qualify oneself to take the bar examination. It is definitely rare these days.

[MichaelCrawford]

Caryl Chessman - The Birdman - passed the bar after reading the law in Alcatraz.

I've met some attorneys that I don't regard as being very bright. I don't think that's ever been the case for anyone I've ever met with a graduate physics degree.