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If lawyers have to pass a bar exam, does that mean they must become alcoholics?

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Posted - June 29, 2018

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  • 7939
    It's not a requirement, but about 21% of them do so. No joke. Close to 1/3 suffer from depression too, but that doesn't typically set in until they've started their careers. 
      June 29, 2018 3:54 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    i dont think so
      June 29, 2018 4:28 PM MDT
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  • 2658
    Mormon Lawyers don't drink alcohol. (Supposedly)
      June 29, 2018 5:25 PM MDT
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  • 13071
    Yes.
      June 29, 2018 5:40 PM MDT
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  • 10635
    No, it means they must know how to make every alcoholic drink.  (Drinking them all then being able to crawl OVER the counter.. that's "passing the bar")
      June 29, 2018 6:16 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    A principle in common law is "void for vagueness". The law must be simple enough and published in a place with free access so that an average person can read it and understand it. 

    The American justice system is so vague that an entire industry exists to try to understand it.

    The entire body of laws could be declared "void for vagueness" at any time.
      June 29, 2018 6:49 PM MDT
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  • They won't have to worry about it until they're "admitted" to the bar.
      June 29, 2018 7:56 PM MDT
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  • 5354
    Not at all it means they have to pass the bar, not enter it.
      June 30, 2018 9:14 AM MDT
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  • Try practicing law without being admitted to the bar and see what happens. 
      June 30, 2018 9:17 AM MDT
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