Slap a licensing requirement on it. Arguably, that is the preferred go-to stance of California regulators with oversight of the state’s vast and varied occupational sphere. What government overseers unquestionably have a penchant for doing is to saddle ever-more...
Month: September 2020
Continuing uncertainty swirls around California bar exam
Imagine amassing a score of 1435 on a notoriously difficult professional examination mandating a minimum passage mark of 1440. The disappointment would be obvious and intense, right? But then imagine this: What if regulators decided just months later that the next...
A current nod to Covid-19 realities: FINRA’s virtual hearings
The size and variety of California’s commercial realm can scarcely be overstated. It hardly does justice to the state’s business clout to note that its myriad industries propel an economy that is unrivaled in any other state. In fact, California’s gross domestic...
Fee disputes often embroil California professional licensees
License holders spanning myriad occupational realms across California face wide-ranging challenges in close tandem with the professional opportunities they are accorded. Many licensees must stay abreast of exacting continuing educational requirements, for example. And...
New California legislation seeks greater controls over debt industry
California State Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) calls it “a gaping loophole that needs to be closed to protect California consumers.” And Wieckowski vows to close it. The selected vehicle favored for doing so by the legislator and like-minded thinkers in the...
California lawyer landscape: unquestioned scrutiny amid change
The California bar exam is nationally known for both its singular length and ardor. Its flat-out rigor is unquestioned, and its passage rate over many years has routinely been the lowest for would-be attorneys anywhere in the country. Most people who take the...