Multiple states face technical and public health issues surrounding bar exams
ABOVE THE LAW — It’s disputed whether or not gladiators ever saluted anyone with the famous “we who are about to die” language, but it’s a fitting quote for contextualizing the July bar exam administration. Multiple states went forward with exams this week and the results have been mostly surreal and terrible.
Read More about Multiple states face technical and public health issues surrounding bar examsABA recommends states postpone all in-person bar exams during the pandemic
ABA JOURNAL — A resolution urging state courts of last resort to defer in-person bar exams during the COVID-19 pandemic and develop alternate plans to license candidates was adopted Tuesday by the ABA.
Read More about ABA recommends states postpone all in-person bar exams during the pandemicColorado officials urge test-takers to monitor for COVID-19 symptoms after bar examinee tests positive
BLOOMBERG LAW — In today’s column, the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania may join the handful of jurisdictions allowing recent law grads to practice law without taking the bar exam; an ABA proposal would pause in-person bar exams until the pandemic is over.
Read More about Colorado officials urge test-takers to monitor for COVID-19 symptoms after bar examinee tests positiveDC Court of Appeals considers alternative licensing for new law graduates
BLOOMBERG LAW — The District of Columbia’s top court is weighing whether to join a small group of states allowing “diploma privilege” by granting recent law school graduates the right to gain a D.C. law license without taking a bar exam.
Read More about DC Court of Appeals considers alternative licensing for new law graduatesFormat of remote Indiana bar exam changed due to software issues
INDIANA PUBLIC MEDIA — Persistent software troubles have prompted the Indiana Supreme Court to change the format of the state’s bar exam, which is set to be administered remotely Tuesday due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More about Format of remote Indiana bar exam changed due to software issuesPennsylvania Bar Association releases proposal endorsing temporary diploma privilege for recent law graduates
LAW360 — In a split with statewide bar leaders, the Philadelphia Bar Association on Wednesday threw its support behind a limited plan to allow this year’s crop of law school graduates to temporarily begin practicing law without taking the bar exam, as a result of the ongoing threat of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More about Pennsylvania Bar Association releases proposal endorsing temporary diploma privilege for recent law graduatesNevada keeps online bar exam and rejects request for diploma privilege
THE NEVADA INDEPENDENT — After more than 170 comments bombarded the Supreme Court over the last three days, the court’s seven justices denied a petition to allow law school graduates to temporarily practice without passing the bar in an order issued late Wednesday.
Read More about Nevada keeps online bar exam and rejects request for diploma privilegeLaw graduates voice concerns regarding Nevada’s online open-book bar exam
THE NEVADA INDEPENDENT — Dozens of lawyers, law school graduates and other legal professionals inundated the state Supreme Court with more than 60 comments Monday ahead of a decision this week on whether plans for a modified bar exam will move ahead amid lingering technology and safety concerns.
Read More about Law graduates voice concerns regarding Nevada’s online open-book bar examOpinion: California Bar Exam changes will improve diversity in the legal profession
BAKERSFIELD.COM — For more than three decades, California has clung to one of the nation’s toughest testing standards for law school students hoping to practice law in the most populous state in the country.
Read More about Opinion: California Bar Exam changes will improve diversity in the legal professionLaw students call for diploma privilege to enter practice amid bar exam safety concerns
NONPROFIT QUARTERLY — COVID-19 isolation has interrupted many traditions and traditional patterns of living in the US, from graduations and weddings to work schedules and daycare options—and for the most part, there’s not much we can do about it.
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