Friday, October 19, 2007

Earn J.D. Degree at 18

This is an interesting article.

Young law school grad skips the bars and tries to pass the bar instead

Eighteen-year-old Kathleen Holtz has already been hired by a Century City firm. If she doesn't fail the exam, she'll be the youngest licensed lawyer in the nation.

By Bob Pool, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 19, 2007

Other fledgling lawyers may toast the news that they've passed the bar exam by popping open a chilled bottle of champagne.

Not Kathleen Holtz.

When results of the most recent California bar exam are released next month, the 18-year-old law school grad will be too young to drink legally.

And, as the youngest practicing attorney in California -- if not the nation -- Holtz is loath to break the law.
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Read more at http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-younglaw19oct19,0,2895337,full.story?coll=la-home-local

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