Law graduates ask California supreme court to apply new bar exam pass score to previous tests
COURTHOUSE NEWS — With a problematic online bar exam looming less than a month away, a contingent of law school graduates carrying handmade signs gathered Thursday morning on the steps of the California Supreme Court to advocate for admission to the bar based on their past scores.
Read More about Law graduates ask California supreme court to apply new bar exam pass score to previous testsLaw graduates sue State Bar of California over in-person bar exam rules
ABA JOURNAL — A lawsuit by law graduates who have disabilities says they will be forced to take the California bar exam in person because of a failure to provide accommodations for a remote test.
Read More about Law graduates sue State Bar of California over in-person bar exam rulesCalifornia law deans ask state Supreme Court to make October online bar exam open-book without proctoring
ABA JOURNAL — A group of deans from ABA-accredited law schools in California have asked the California Supreme Court to change its online October bar exam to an open-book format with no remote proctoring.
Read More about California law deans ask state Supreme Court to make October online bar exam open-book without proctoringDistrict of Columbia court considers diploma privilege for recent law graduates
LAW360 — Washington, D.C.’s highest court will expand provisions allowing law school graduates to temporarily practice under supervision and potentially grant emergency exam-waiver admission to the D.C. bar “for qualifying applicants” by the end of the month, according to an order issued Tuesday.
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WFMZ-TV — The processes by which lawyers are licensed to practice law—and most specifically, the bar exam—have come under sharper focus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More about Legal innovation group to release study on improving the bar exam and lawyer licensingUniversity of Oklahoma Law praises teaching and academic support after recent bar exam results
OU DAILY — The OU College of Law issued a press release on Sept. 11 announcing its students’ “strong pass rate” for the Oklahoma Bar Exam.
Read More about University of Oklahoma Law praises teaching and academic support after recent bar exam resultsAdvocates urge California Supreme Court to waive bar exam requirement for law practice
BLOOMBERG LAW — Leaders of the group United for Diploma Privilege have filed an emergency petition to the California Supreme Court, urging justices to waive the state’s bar exam requirement and instead allow law school grads to become licensed without taking the test.
Read More about Advocates urge California Supreme Court to waive bar exam requirement for law practiceFlorida Supreme Court rejects proposal for supervised practice in lieu of bar exam
BLOOMBERG LAW — The Florida Supreme Court shot down a proposal that would allow recent law school graduates to substitute training for taking the bar exam.
Read More about Florida Supreme Court rejects proposal for supervised practice in lieu of bar examPennsylvania Supreme Court rejects petition for diploma privilege for new law graduates
LAW 360 — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday denied a petition asking that it consider axing the bar exam requirement and allow law school graduates to begin practicing on an emergency basis this year as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Read More about Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects petition for diploma privilege for new law graduatesExperts debate the impact of eliminating the bar exam on malpractice claims
BLOOMBERG LAW — In this Q&A, Courtney Curtis-Ives, co-chair of the professional liability practice group at Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP, and Kiera Goral, assistant vice president of claims for QBE North America, discuss ramifications of eliminating the bar exam.
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