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Article: The self-made lawyer; Not every attorney goes to law school. Seven states allow another path to law practice - the same one that Abe Lincoln took.(FEATURES)(LEARNING)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- June 3, 2003
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Byline: G. Jeffrey MacDonald Special to The Christian Science Monitor
Divorced and with two grown sons, a business background, and a fixer-upper house in Hardwick, Vt., Pamela Stonier lives a lifestyle that tells of the possibilities in 21st-century America.
This summer, Ms. Stonier is cramming to push open one more door that, although rarely used today, was commonplace just a century ago. At 59, she hopes to become a licensed lawyer. But to get to this point, she has had to rely on a little-known, seldom-used training method that dates back to the Middle Ages.
Stonier is one of a few hundred students in seven states - including 43 in Vermont - ...