Florida Set to Hold Bar Exam Online Again in July Due to Virus

April 12, 2021, 6:39 PM UTC

Florida’s July bar exam will be held remotely, the third time the state has adjusted its administration of the biannual test for lawyers in training amid the pandemic, court officials said Monday.

Applicants taking the exam on July 27 and July 28 will be required to download the same software used for the February bar exam, the state’s Supreme Court said in a statement.

Last summer, Florida delayed an online exam until October over technology concerns. More than 3,100 applicants took that test, with a 71.7% pass rate for first-time test takers. That was down slightly from July 2019 ...

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