ACLU issues bias and privacy warnings regarding California’s online bar exam
WESTLAW TODAY — With the California bar exam just days away, the American Civil Liberties Union has renewed privacy and bias warnings over the use of software from ExamSoft for the mostly online exam.
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NPR — In less than a week, law school graduates across America will be taking the bar exam. Bar officials have spent months scrambling to figure out how to administer the mass test during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More about A look at the state of the bar exam amid the pandemic and legal profession reformsOpinion: The bar exam still has consumer protection value
BLOOMBERG LAW — U.S. Army judge advocate Thomas N. Wheatley discusses why the bar exam should remain as the legal industry’s standard for professional competence. He says it may be imperfect, but it hones “practice-ready” skills, including rapid information synthesis, methodical application of the law, and clear articulation of a soundly reasoned answer.
Read More about Opinion: The bar exam still has consumer protection valueCalifornia Bar approves temporary law licenses in place of bar exam for new law school graduates
BLOOMBERG LAW — The California State Bar’s Board of Trustees approved a plan that would grant temporary licenses to recent law school grads for less than two years.
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SAN FRANSISCO CHRONICLE — Samuel Humy graduated from Cornell Law School this year and moved to California. With a job lined up with the Santa Clara County Public Defender Office, he planned to take the California State Bar exam over the summer and start work in early August as a lawyer.
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REUTERS — The State Bar of California and the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) pushed back this week against claims that the state is discriminating against disabled aspiring lawyers in its upcoming bar exam, which is set to take place mostly online next month.
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ORLANDO SENTINEL — After Ivonne Antonian graduated from Florida A&M University’s law school in Orlando, she lined up a job at the Orange-Osceola Public Defender’s Office and was eager to begin her career as an attorney.
Read More about Law graduates concerned over Florida Bar Exam delaysNew York and California bar examinees report software issues before October online exams
ABA JOURNAL — State board of law examiners are requiring that people who wish to sit for the October online bar exam take and submit mock exams. However, these mock exams are causing computer problems for some, and software provider ExamSoft is providing little if any assistance, according to people planning to take the exam.
Read More about New York and California bar examinees report software issues before October online examsDistrict of Columbia adopts diploma privilege for new law graduates with some requirements
BLOOMBERG LAW — The District of Columbia has become the fifth jurisdiction to grant certain U.S. law school graduates to be licensed to practice law without taking the bar exam.
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ABA JOURNAL — Among the many worries for people taking recent in-person bar exams during the COVID-19 pandemic, some were logistical: How could they maintain social distancing during the test? Would public restrooms be germ magnets? Could they safely eat with others?
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