Legal education has lost its way. Its primary purpose should be training lawyers to meet society’s legal needs, yet no one involved—law schools, faculty, or bar exam prep companies—seems to care. These actors are too invested in the status quo to allow for meaningful reform. The solution? Overhaul legal education by creating two tracks: one for practicing attorneys and another for designing the legal systems of the future.
Millions of Americans can’t afford basic legal representation. This violates core constitutional guarantees. The Fourth through Eighth Amendments promise specific legal rights—rights that become meaningless without access to counsel.
Constitutional protections against government overreach mean nothing without legal representation. Try fighting an illegal search, property seizure, or jury denial alone—you’ll lose. The same holds for everyday legal battles: Unrepresented parties consistently lose…
