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In Oklahoma, many years ago, one could be admitted to the Bar on a Motion. So it was that there were actually attorneys running around with correspondence degrees, mail order diplomas, etc. Some attorneys were products of apprenticeships. There were of course some excellent attorneys here that were educated in that manner, and also, there were some awful ones.
The way I look at it though, the profession has evolved, and the law has become far more complex today than it was 40 or 50 years ago. To practice, I can see a professional degree being needed.
As far as state bar exams go, the laws from state to state, and the way things work are very different. State Bar exams try to ensure that attorneys working in a state are competent to deal with the courts and laws in that state.
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