New California Bar Exam Burdens Takers With Logistics Issues (1)

Logistical headaches are plaguing California’s rollout of its new bar exam, test takers say, just weeks before they expect to sit for it.

The problem is being worsened by poor, sometimes contradictory, communication from the State Bar and the company administering the brand new attorney licensing test, according to reports from six people, who spoke to Bloomberg Law and plan to take the test scheduled to begin Feb. 25.

The latest trouble distracting them from studying is a lack of clarity about where they’ll be taking the test if they opted to test in-person, precluding candidates from ...