Bloomberg Law
July 7, 2020, 9:38 PM

Recent Law Grads Call on California Trustees to Scrap Bar Exam

Sam Skolnik
Sam Skolnik
Reporter

Those signed up to take the California bar exam are growing increasingly concerned about state officials’ indecisiveness regarding when and if the bar exam should be administered in 2020, given the public health concerns over Covid-19.

California officials are weighing a variety of possible scenarios, including a possible online exam to be given in September instead of the originally scheduled dates later this month. They’re also considering other options that could allow recent law school graduates the ability to practice law without taking an exam, either provisionally or permanently.

Dozens of recent law school grads addressed the California Bar’s Board ...

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