Several states hold in-person bar exams despite health concerns of test-takers
BLOOMBERG LAW — Britni Prybol graduated from law school in North Carolina in May, eager to start a career as a patent attorney. But she isn’t taking the state’s bar exam held on July 28 and 29.
Read More about Several states hold in-person bar exams despite health concerns of test-takersWashburn Law professor Marsha Griggs analyzes bar examiners’ response the pandemic
LAW360 — The National Conference of Bar Examiners, state courts and other stakeholders have badly bungled the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, an article in the fall issue of Howard Law Journal argues, but the crisis could offer an opportunity for the legal community to reconsider the status quo.
Read More about Washburn Law professor Marsha Griggs analyzes bar examiners’ response the pandemicPodcast: State of the bar exam during the pandemic
BLOOMBERG — Duke Law School Prof Marin Levy discusses the Supreme Court justices and lack of transparency on health issues. Bloomberg Industry Group’s Sam Skolnick discusses Issues with taking the bar exam during pandemic.
Read More about Podcast: State of the bar exam during the pandemicSome Arizona law graduates opt into the remote bar exam offered in October
KJZZ 91.5 — More than 400 people are registered to sit for the bar exam on Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Arizona Supreme Court, which is responsible for administering the test, rented additional space at the Phoenix Convention Center. A spokesman for the court said there’s plenty of room for social distancing to ensure…
Read More about Some Arizona law graduates opt into the remote bar exam offered in OctoberDelaware bar exam cancellation leaves law graduates’ careers on hold
47 ABC — Hundreds of recent law school graduates will have to wait until next year to take the state’s bar exam. This comes after the Delaware Supreme Court and Board of Bar Examiners canceled the test that was already rescheduled from July to September.
Read More about Delaware bar exam cancellation leaves law graduates’ careers on holdHawaii offers temporary licenses to new law graduates due to bar exam delays
THE GARDEN ISLAND — Bar exam applicants can receive a temporary license to practice law in the state as an alternative to the written test during the coronavirus pandemic, the Hawaii Supreme Court announced this week.
Read More about Hawaii offers temporary licenses to new law graduates due to bar exam delaysIowa law school graduates prepare to take in-person bar exam amid pandemic
IOWA CITY PRESS-CITIZEN — About 200 law school graduates will sit in a room together in the Airport Holiday Inn in Des Moines for their bar exam Tuesday and Wednesday, two weeks after Iowa saw its highest number of COVID-19 cases reported in a single day.
Read More about Iowa law school graduates prepare to take in-person bar exam amid pandemicDeans and lawyers applaud Louisiana Supreme Court for waiving the bar exam for recent graduates
TULANE NEWS — The deans of Louisiana’s four law schools and 16 prominent leaders of the Louisiana bar, including eight past presidents, have joined in commending the Louisiana Supreme Court for its recent decision to waive the bar exam for recent graduates.
Read More about Deans and lawyers applaud Louisiana Supreme Court for waiving the bar exam for recent graduatesMichigan online bar exam crashes due to apparent cyberattack
THE DETROIT NEWS — Prospective lawyers in Michigan on Tuesday took what was being hailed as the nation’s first online bar exam but the test crashed, a mishap the manufacturer blamed on a cyberattack.
Read More about Michigan online bar exam crashes due to apparent cyberattackNevada and Indiana push back administration of online bar exam due to technology issues
ABA JOURNAL — Nevada and Indiana have pushed back the dates for their online bar exams after users taking practice tests encountered technology problems.
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