Comments on: Wisconsin’s Diploma Privilege Draws More Questions https://personal.ericgoldman.org/wisconsins_dipl/ Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:05:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous https://personal.ericgoldman.org/wisconsins_dipl/#comment-201 Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:05:47 +0000 http://blog.ericgoldman.org/personal/archives/2006/07/wisconsins_dipl.html#comment-201 The guy’s name is Arnie Moncada not Mancuso

]]> By: Eric Goldman https://personal.ericgoldman.org/wisconsins_dipl/#comment-200 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 21:50:32 +0000 http://blog.ericgoldman.org/personal/archives/2006/07/wisconsins_dipl.html#comment-200 Thanks, Jason. Although, I may not draw the same conclusions from failure to pass the bar that you do. It assumes that the bar exam does a good job measuring fitness to practice. We might examine that assumption. If you recall from class, the most important determinant of good lawyering was passion/compassion. The bar exam doesn’t measure that! Eric.

]]> By: Jason https://personal.ericgoldman.org/wisconsins_dipl/#comment-199 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:36:52 +0000 http://blog.ericgoldman.org/personal/archives/2006/07/wisconsins_dipl.html#comment-199 I completely agree that the the diploma privilege does a disservice to Marquette and UW law grads by creating tunnel vision in a job search. I base this on my own personal experience as a Marquette law grad and anecdotal evidence from colleagues. I also think the diploma privilege probably hurts the Wisconsin bar overall because there is no minimal safeguard against incompetence.

However, I’ll point out the obvious that ending the diploma privilege isn’t going to “help” Arnie Mancuso. If someone fails the bar exam four friggin times, they shouldn’t be allowed to practice law! Even though I never took the bar exam, I still have the ability to recognize sour grapes.

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