Advocates 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.
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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.
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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.
Read More about Experts debate the impact of eliminating the bar exam on malpractice claimsOpinion: Diploma privilege for new law graduates avoids bar exam administration chaos
JURIST — Nicholas W. Allard, former Joseph Crea Dean at Brooklyn Law School in Brooklyn, New York discusses the necessity for creative solutions for recent law school graduates to become members of the bar.
Read More about Opinion: Diploma privilege for new law graduates avoids bar exam administration chaosAverage Multistate Bar Exam scores improve over 2019
ABA JOURNAL — Despite many concerns about taking a bar exam during the novel coronavirus pandemic, the crisis might have actually led to people doing better on the test.
Read More about Average Multistate Bar Exam scores improve over 2019Florida Supreme Court announces supervised practice program for law graduates amid bar exam delays
THE GAINESVILLE SUN — The state Supreme Court on Monday released a supervised-practice program for law school graduates who have been unable to take the Florida Bar exam amid the coronavirus pandemic, but critics said the program doesn’t go far enough.
Read More about Florida Supreme Court announces supervised practice program for law graduates amid bar exam delaysLaw graduates say Florida Bar Exam software compromised computers
ABC NEWS — Law school graduates in Florida were required to download software to take the bar exam virtually amid coronavirus — and a number of them now say they encountered significant data breaches, including, in some cases, attempted hacks on bank accounts because of the software.
Read More about Law graduates say Florida Bar Exam software compromised computersHawaii law graduates concerned about taking in-person bar exam amid the pandemic
HAWAII NEWS NOW — Despite a request from the American Bar Association to postpone the bar exam for future attorneys, Hawaii is on track to give the test next month.
Read More about Hawaii law graduates concerned about taking in-person bar exam amid the pandemicMaryland provides option to delay bar exam and practice under supervision
MARYLAND MATTERS — After months of delay, the Maryland Court of Appeals released twin administrative orders Friday afternoon directing that applicants for the Maryland Bar may either proceed with the virtual exam scheduled for October or apply to temporarily practice without a law license.
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