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Unaccredited California law schools are regulated by the California Bar. They are unaccredited in name only. In reality they must meet the rigorous standards of one of our nation's toughest bar.
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Unaccredited law schools in California do have to register with CalBar, but the registration requirements are not considered "rigorous".
It is possible for a non-ABA law school to apply for a more demanding review, resulting in "CalBar accreditation". But this process is completely optional. According to
Calbar, there are currently 45 non-ABA law schools in California. Only 18 have undergone the CalBar accreditation process.
The remaining 27 schools are considered "unaccredited" for legal education purposes (although some are DETC-accredited, as noted above). The
students at unaccredited law schools are subject to rigorous CalBar review -- in the form of the "Baby Bar" exam. But the
schools themselves are not.