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Law students' training gets d~wn to cases By JOHN FARINA TRIBUNe Slaff Writer You flip through the Yellow Pages and pick out an attorney. Competent or not? Who can tell? If you know someone who knows a good l_awyer, you've got an edge. Or If the lawyer you select has a proven track record, you can be reasonably sure you have counsel you can count on. Otherwise there are few methods of knowing whether the attorney you settle on is qualified to handle your case. All you can assume is that he's a law school graduate who's passed the bar exam. And so you assume he's qualified. Your assumption may be wrong. There are attorneys who have gone through the hard years of Jaw school, and passed the difficult Cali- fornia bar exam, who are still inept. Many of them practice in San Diego. legal profession has been wrestling with the problem for a long time, and there have been all sorts of measures and programs to help better ensure that new lawyers are credits to their profession. al referral sendces try~to pl~ce able attorneys with clients, but 1t 1s not a foolproof system. The bar operates clinics to im- prove attorney skills, but not all attorneys attend them. Most law schools are reluctant to ~hange curricula to improve train- mg or ferret out students who proba- bly would not benefit from legal ~ducation even though they get pass- mg grades. And many law schools do not have the ~inancial resources to broaden cumcula to guarantee that students not only understand the theory of law but the practice of it, as well. Som~ law_ schools - among them !he Um_vers1ty of San Diego _ are mcre~smgly recognizing the value of practical experience as well as a knowledge of the theory of law. See LAWYERS, B-8 The
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Lawyers CONTINUED FROM 8·3 Grant Morris, assistant dean of graduate studies for USD, says the school has legal clinics in which students gain practical ex- perience and develop ana- lytical skills necessary for handling all aspects of a case. "And I think there is a legitimate need for the bar exam to test these skills," Morris said. "It can help improve the level of prac- tice by attorneys, those in both civil and criminal law." But as it is, many bright law students with top grades have gone into the world of litigation and found that from a practical standpoint - performing in the courtroom, interview- ing clients, researching cases - they're not as good as they thought they were. Some improve in time. Others don't. Lucky new lawyers pick up experience as law clerks, others get on-the-job training with established firms, and there some learn more about handling crimi- nal and civil cases in clinics sponsored by courts and the bar associauon.
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entering other vocational fields related to law, some . not. The failure rate, Bailey said, is higher for students , who have attended law . schools that do not offer the ' best education possible - r including the unaccredited 1 schools which are proli- 1 ferating in California. He singles out some of these unaccredited institu- tions as major stumbling blocks to a bright legal ca- reer for many students en- >. rolled there. I Part of the failure rate 1 may also be due to the fact that many schools do not emphasize clinical training for students, and have his- , torically resisted it, Bailey , said. "They tell us - the legal profession - 'We'll give them the theory, you give them t~e pr.actical experi- ence.' "The problem is that we , can't give them all the ' practical i!xperience in ap- prenticeship situations." And, Bailey adds, some applicants who pass the bar exam have never even vis- ited a courtroom. That could change, how- ever, if the bar exam tests students for practical, as well as theoretical, ability.
attorneys, including Wil- liam Bailey, president of the San Diego Bar Associa- tion, who says the only peo- ple the professional com- munity wants to keep out are those who are incom- petent in the practice of law. For this reason, signifi· cant changes in the bar exam have been made only slowly over the years as the legal profession has resist- ed what it calls "tinker- ing." But the accusation that the bar exam is designed to maintain the existence of an "exclusive legal community" doesn't hold water for those who note that there are 4,000 attor- neys practicing in San Diego, 4,000 students cur- rently in San Diego Jaw schools, and not nearly enough jobs to· accommo- date them all. And those 4,000 lawyers were people who passed a difficult bar exam which has an average failure rate of about 50 percent in Cali- fornia, according to Hutch- erson. And that failure rate comes despite the fact many law school graduates take speeial six-week courses designed to help them wade successfully through the exam.
rector of the State Br's Committee of Bar Exarlin- ers, says California \as long been a leader in list- ing alternative method! of assessing legal skills. "I can't say that he present revisions ,re meant to benefit minori~s, although California histlri- cally has been sensitive to the needs of minority groups," said Tippin. "But the revisions lire meant to better test the legal skills of all applicl!llts who take the bar exam - an improvement in the rt of mind measurement. "Whether the revish!s will make the exam ~re difficult is difficult to saj at this point." Instead of merely an- swering multiple-cholce questions and writing essays, applicants to lhe bar will also be required to do a research problem, an- swer questions based on viewing a mock legal pro- ceeding on videotape, and will be given more time to answer questions on lf)r- tions of the test. The changes, more cta- matic than past revisichs, were probably forced so1;1e- what by criticism that \he legal community is a "closed profession," and the bar exam was designed to keep some segments of the community out. That charge is vigorously denied by many practicing
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An ex_hibit of ex- pressionist drawings and paintings chosen from Herman Graffe's 50 years of creative effort will be on display in the Founders Gallery at the University of San Diego through March 13. Entitled ''Harman Graffe: Retrospective Selections," the exhibit may be viewed daily from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
. On the eve of his team s fma!P ~gainst the Universi- ty of Portland, Universitv an Diego Coach Jim Brovelli paused to reflec upon ~sv s first season a a D1v1s1on I mstitution and West Coast Athletic confer- ence member. He noted the Toreros, 1_ 14 league record, their 5-19 overall mar){ and a few 0ther tlnngs, like injuries and mel!gibility. "We _re disappointed," B_rovelh admitted, "but not discouraged. No one likes to be 5-19. But I think we've earned the respect of the other teams in our confer- e~ce. They knov. the adver- sity we've had to deal with.'' Adversity he c... ns it Others might say th~ Toreros have been simply unlucky. Fkst, it was recruit Paul Appleby, a potential start- er, who injured his knee durmg a practice and sat out the year. Then Joe Evans, a 6-9 center with ta_lent enough to mix it up with Jawann Oldham and Wall~ce Bryant, the league s best big men, was declared academically-inel- 1g1ble Other 'I oreros came and went. Reserve forward Ken C?oney tore ligaments in his ankle, Rus,ell Jackson was lost bee use of aca- demlc rneltgibi11ty and freshman Jimmy Robinson broke his nose in one of his r3:,e game appearances. . But_ you've got to keep thmgs m perspective " the USD coach said. "Thls was of
Levesque aqd senior Martv ~tates • the Toreros match up weU against the Pllots (16-11 and 8-7). &lit Portland has three prooa- ble All-Conference players ~n forwards Rick Ramo (6- ~) and Jose laughter (6-4) and guard Darwin k (6 · 3)- They are averaging 19.I, 1~.0 and 17.4 points respec t1vely. The other starters are gua rd Bill Krueger (6-5) and center Steve Johnson (6-6) _Physically,
a big step f9r us. We ·new it was going to be tough.,, Pause. "Well, maybe not this tough. We didn 't expPCt to lose Appleby, Evans, Russell ... " In tonight's 7: 30 meeting at the Sports Arena the Torero lineup includes only three players _ guards Mike Stockalper and Earl Pierce, and center Bob Bartholomew - who were sta1 ters in the opener. The forwards are Brad
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But hundreds of others, including some who attend- ed unaccredited law schools, merely pass the 2½-day bar exam - some barely - then hang up a shingle and begin practic- ing law - often to the detri- ment of their clients. "Tlle problem is more extensive now," says Ron Hutcherson, an attorney in private practice here, "be- cause the law schools are churning out lawyers and there are few jobs around for them So they're open- ing their own offices and serving clients without gaining experience with es- tablished law firms, or some other way. "These attorneys have managed to pass the bar exam, but they lack the practical experience, the 'nuts and bolts' of handling a case, and they do not adequately serve their clients." The California Bar Asso- ciation has long been aware of the problem, and has entertained proposals for revising the state bar exam - not necessarily to make it more difficult, but to broaden its ability to test both theoretical and practi- cal skills needed by good attorneys. A move to assist minori- ties through the •'.ducation and examining process to qualify them for practice has given impetus to some revisions to take effect in July. Jim Tippin, executive di- EVENING TRIBUNE MAR 5 198U __New shot, old pupil, lor classes Never did like math? You flunked Latin in high school? · Botany fascinated you but you never had the time to study it? _The University of San Diego has something for -you. It's called "2nd Chance " a special nine-week pr;,. gram of classes you may not have enjoyed the first ti~e aroun~. Or maybe you missed taking the subject and regretted it ever since. ' The classes, scheduled durmg evening hours, will -begm Monday. They in- clude French, Latin, Greek, opera? botany, chemistry, drawmg, literature and math. "If there is a theme to the '2nd Chance' program it would be George Bernard ~haw'~ famous quote, Youth 1s too good a thing to be squandered on the young,"' related Mal Raf- ferty, director of USD's Off- ice of Continuing Educa- tion. Rafferty said registra- tion is now open for those interested in signing up. Fees are $65 per class. SAN DIEGO CLIPPING SERVICE
Unsuccessful applicants can take the bar again after a period of time. Some do. Others don't bother, some
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Crusaders to rely on defense Point Loma College's Crusaders concentrated on a strong defensive plan today as they prepared for the NAIA District 3 cham- Pi?nsh!P basketball game with Bmla Wednesday night at 7: 30 at Occidental Col- lege. "Our defense will have to be at its best to stop Biola " Coach Ben Foster of Po~t Loma said. The winner will go to the NAIA national tournament in Kansas City Biola beat the Crusaders by nine points on the way to victory m the Point Loma Classic, then also won a non-league game from the. Crusaders by four points. B1ola, with a 24-3 record ranks 10th in the AIA Th~ Crusaders are 20-12. . Point Loma gained the title contest Saturday night wh_en 1t downed Azusa Pa- . ClflC 83-81 by shooting 56.8 percent from the floor to 41.? for the losers. Mean- while, Biola's Eagles were turning back R dlands 37_ 24 m a defensive duel. San_ Diego City College remamcd m the running for the Mission Conference's second berth m the State championships Saturday mght as the Kmghts bested Chaffey College 93-83 here but Southwestern fell by th~ wayside as the Apaches Jost to Riverside City" College 94-78 there. 'The Knights and River- side will clash for the berth Wednesday ight at River- ide. MiraCosta College also went to the sidelines in the Desert Conference when it took an 86-77 trimming from College of the Desert there Saturday night. Sparking the Knights to their 18th win in 25 games was Zack Jones with 37 points ;md 15 bounds. The season came to an end for San Diego State and ' University of San Diego Saturday night The Aztecs lost to Brigham Young 114- 81 before 21,873 at Provo, Utah, while USD was an 89- 70 loser to University of Portland at the Sports Arena. The Aztecs finished with a 3-11 record in the Western Athletic Conference and a 6-21 . slate overall. A t2th straight win gave Brigham Young a final record "HERMAN GRAFFE: RE· \r~ TROSPECTIVE SELECTIONS" Expressionist drawings and paintings chosen from Grafle's 50 years of efforts , 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through March 13, in Founy- er's Gallery, USD. -- 198G MAR 2 Founders' Gallery: Retrospective Herman Graffe, through"-' . . h"b"t 13et 1 • 1 of_paintings and drawings by · rnvers,ty of San Diego. Mon.-Fr,.• · 10-4. 291-6480. SAN DIEGO CLIPPING SERVICE SENTINEL MAR 2 1980 'Sybil's' doctor to lecture Dr• Cornelia Wilbur the J?Sychiatrist of th~ multi-personality tient "Sybil" will~ at p.m.. March 6 at the U~1vers1ty of San Diego's Camino Theatre. "Sybil" was the subject of both a novel and a movie Wilbur's talk will be e_n~itle_d "The Iden- hf1cahon and Treat- ment of Multiple Per- sonalities." She is a pr~fess?r at the Umvers1ty_ of_ Kentucky and ~o 1s m private practice. The speech is open to the public. Tickets cost $2. SAN DIEGO CLIPPING SERVICE SAN DIEGO CLIPPING SERVICE LOS ANGELES TIMES MAR 2 l~c,., I concerts m March. These performances are offered at 12·15 every W~dnesday in the French Parlor of Founders IWJ. Fatbe! NIA!olas Bevelt:i, pianist. will be featured Wednesday; th_e Wind Ens~mble will have a recital March 12· Eric Smith will play the pianoMarch 19. ' The U~iversity of San Diego is continuing its noontime COAST DISPATCH ·MAR iJ 1980 'Sybil' /ectur 1 q Dr. Cornelia Wilbur · psychiatrist of the multi: personality patient "Sy- bil." will speak at the Uni- versity of San Diego's Camino Theatre on Thurs- day, March 6, at 8 p.m. Dr. Wilbur, whose pa- tient spawned a novel and a television movie, is a Professor at the Universi- ty ofKenturcky, and in pri- vate psychiatric practice in Lexington, Kentucky. Her talk at USC will address "The Identifica- tion and Treatment of Multiple Personalities." The speech is open to the public. Admission / ·price is $2. / SAN DIEGO CLIPPING SERVICE DAILY TRANSCRIPT MA~ 4 1980 USD Offering Breakfast Seminar f UPDATE Breakfast seminars offered by. USD's School of Busine~ :d. the office of continuing education, ?1n March 14. Eight consecutive ' ~1day sessions, from 7:30 to 9 a m will be ~eld in the Banquet Room of. th·; Hanale1 Hotel. ':'-'he seminars, taught by USD business faculty members, start with breakfast and continue with a seminar on business topics from 8-9 a.m. M ~opics f~r t~e seminars are: . aking Affirmative Action Work What Do Business Ethics Reali; Mean?, The State of the Changing Economy, Your Style and Your Career, The Real Causes of Lagging Worker Productivity T. M , 1me anagement for Interpersonal Competence, Perils of Market· Re h. h mg searc m t e 80s, and Successful Career Management. SAN DIEGO CLIPPING SERVICE EVENING TRIBUNE MAR 3 1~ Gaslamp Quarter topic tomorrow Renovation of the Gaslamp Quarter and its effect on low-income resi- dents is the topic of a multi- media documentary to given at noon and 7 p.m. tomorrow at University of San Diego and a downtown location. "Rearranging Faces: San Diego and Its People" 1~ the title of the presenta- tion planned at noon at the Gaslamp Plaza and Jewelers Exchange, 520 E. St., Suit~ lJ)0l; amt at 7p.m. at USD, DeSales Hall • Media Center, Roorri 1~9. ' SAN DIEGO CLIPPING SERVICE SAN DIEGO UNION 18 MAR 2 PIANO RECITAL -Nicholas Reveles will play Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. in the French Parlor, Founders Hall, University ol Sen Diego.
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