July California Bar Exam to be administered online in September
ABA JOURNAL — Because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the California bar exam is postponed from July until Sept. 9 and 10, and the state supreme court wants the bar to be online with remote or electronic proctoring.
Read More about July California Bar Exam to be administered online in SeptemberPennsylvania reschedules July bar exam to September and institutes limited license for new law graduates
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE — The Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners has rescheduled the July 2020 exam for September 9 and 10 because of safety and health considerations associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More about Pennsylvania reschedules July bar exam to September and institutes limited license for new law graduatesNew Mexico postpones July bar exam until September
KRQE — The state Supreme Court has postponed the bar exam over the public health emergency. The test is required for law school graduates and attorneys looking to practice law in the state. The court expects to reschedule the exam for September 9 and 10, although a date has not been finalized.
Read More about New Mexico postpones July bar exam until SeptemberOpinion: Law professors urge courts to consider these three bar exam alternatives for new law graduates
LAW 360 — Will bar exams be offered in July? Or even in September? The continued course of the COVID-19 pandemic casts grave doubt on the viability of in-person licensing exams this year. Even if states are able to lift their most restrictive measures, prohibitions on large gatherings are likely to remain in place.
Read More about Opinion: Law professors urge courts to consider these three bar exam alternatives for new law graduatesUtah Supreme Court grants temporary emergency diploma privilege to some 2020 law graduates
ABA JOURNAL — Because of the COVID-19 crisis, the Utah Supreme Court approved temporary diploma privilege Tuesday for individuals who are scheduled to take the July bar exam and graduated from ABA-accredited law schools with first-time bar passage rates of at least 86%.
Read More about Utah Supreme Court grants temporary emergency diploma privilege to some 2020 law graduatesAverage February multistate bar exam score falls to new low
ABA JOURNAL — The average scaled score for the multistate bar exam dropped to a new low of 132.6 for February test-takers, raising concerns that bar pass rates will also drop.
Read More about Average February multistate bar exam score falls to new lowOpinion: Bar exam is not an accurate measure of lawyer competence
ABA JOURNAL –In his 60 years of law practice, Milwaukee attorney Franklyn M. Gimbel has known good and bad attorneys. And, according to him, whether they passed a bar exam, which in Wisconsin is not required for most in-state law school graduates, has no bearing on their lawyering abilities or character.
Read More about Opinion: Bar exam is not an accurate measure of lawyer competenceFlorida A&M Law co-hosts virtual Florida Bar swearing-in ceremony
FAMU COLLEGE OF LAW — Normally, oaths must be taken in-person and the College of Law usually holds a Bar Oath ceremony in the Moot Courtroom; however, given the social distancing orders, the Florida Supreme Court has lifted this requirement, which allows judges to perform the swearing-in ceremony remotely.
Read More about Florida A&M Law co-hosts virtual Florida Bar swearing-in ceremonyOpinion: Time to look at the value of the bar exam
LAW 360 — So I ask, why are law students required to take the bar exam? More importantly, what relevance does it have to whether a law student will be a competent lawyer? Law students go through three years of legal education (or not) and have to take exams in all the required courses (and…
Read More about Opinion: Time to look at the value of the bar examLaw schools adapt to changes caused by coronavirus pandemic
THE INDIANA LAWYER — Fallout from the public health crisis includes law schools now conducting classes entirely online, the cancelation of at least one LSAT and states questioning whether they will be able to give the bar exam in July.
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