Maybe I Should Transfer Out Of SW

And into a Wisconsin law school.

Graduates from Wisconsin's two law schools have a privilege that is unique in the nation: They don't have to take the bar exam to become a lawyer.

The "diploma privilege," a 134-year-old policy, exempts most law school graduates from the University of Wisconsin and Marquette University from taking the bar exam.

Nearly two-thirds of the state's more than 21,000 licensed attorneys have never taken the state bar exam, including six of the seven state Supreme Court justices, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager.