Hawaii 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.
Read More about Nevada and Indiana push back administration of online bar exam due to technology issuesVermont Supreme Court cancels in-person July bar exam and offers online test in the fall
EIN PRESSWIRE — On July 17, 2020, and July 24, 2020, the Vermont Supreme Court made further declarations regarding the Judicial Emergency that was declared on March 16, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More about Vermont Supreme Court cancels in-person July bar exam and offers online test in the fallWashington Supreme Court grants diploma privilege for law graduates
THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW — As a law student at Gonzaga University, Allison Drescher spent three years preparing for the bar examination – two consecutive days of multiple-choice questions and complicated essay prompts that test not only the legal wit of aspiring lawyers but also their mental stamina.
Read More about Washington Supreme Court grants diploma privilege for law graduatesAbout 140 LSAT scores have been lost from July administration of the test
REUTERS — The maker of the LSAT has lost the scores of about 140 law school hopefuls who took its test online in July, the latest remote law test gone awry amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More about About 140 LSAT scores have been lost from July administration of the testABA Law Student Division announces pre-law preparation program for incoming law students
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The American Bar Association’s Law Student Division has announced that it has collaborated with Kaplan, a leading global education provider, to offer a new course for incoming law students.
Read More about ABA Law Student Division announces pre-law preparation program for incoming law studentsFederal guidance bars new international students from entering US if taking online-only classes
INSIDE HIGHER ED — New U.S. immigration guidance clarifies that new international students — unlike continuing international students — cannot come to American colleges to take a “100 percent” online course load this fall.
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