A crossroads for the bar exam

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Today, Bloomberg Law reporter Maia Spoto, based in Los Angeles, gives you a behind-the-scenes look into their reporting on how California and other states are rethinking requirements for people to become lawyers.
The bar exam is at a crossroads.

The National Conference of Bar Examiners’ test that has been in place for decades is being phased out due to criticism that it doesn’t ...