MEMBER CENTER
TBA Virtual Town Hall on Alternative Education & Licensure Pathways
Tue, February 10, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
As part of the TBA’s effort to continue to gather feedback from Tennessee attorneys about the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Sept. 16 order — which solicited comments on seven areas of possible regulatory changes to the legal profession — the TBA Legal Access and Regulatory Reform Task Force will hold a virtual town hall on Feb. 10 beginning at noon CST. This town hall will discuss issues three and four presented in the order. Attendees are encouraged to review the TBA’s Legal Access & Regulatory Reform resource page before attending. Please RSVP before 10 a.m. CST on Feb. 10.
(3) Whether there are less costly alternatives to the traditional three-year law school curriculum that would adequately prepare individuals for the practice of law;
(4) Whether the Court should consider adopting alternative pathways for admission to the Tennessee Bar—for example, by allowing applicants to satisfy the minimum educational requirements and/or examination requirement in part by completing an apprenticeship or serving with a legal aid organization.