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October 21, 2020 | Law.com
New figures on entry-level lawyers hiring from the National Association for Law Placement reveal that slightly more than 62% of 2019's Black law graduates secured jobs that require a J.D., compared with 80% of white law graduates.
By Karen Sloan
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October 13, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Thomas Wilson Mitchell, a professor at Texas A&M University School of Law, has been named a 2020 MacArthur Fellow—an honor that comes with a $625,000 prize.
By Karen Sloan
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October 8, 2020 | Law.com
The online exam included MBE questions that were fully vetted and had appeared on previous exams, said National Conference of Bar Examiners President Judith Gundersen on Thursday. Some examinees complained that the questions were not well written.
By Karen Sloan
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October 7, 2020 | Law.com
New York, California, and Illinois are among the states reporting that nearly all takers of this week's online bar exam successfully completed the test. But examinees counter that jurisdictions should consider the toll the exam took on them before declaring it a success.
By Karen Sloan
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October 6, 2020 | Law.com
Some examinees continued to run into tech issues Tuesday, but software provider ExamSoft said it received fewer calls for help than it did Monday.
By Karen Sloan
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October 5, 2020 | Law.com
The software company delivering the online test said that 98% of takers were able to successfully begin their exams Monday, but test takers have reported a variety of technical problems.
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September 23, 2020 | New York Law Journal
A group of law graduates is asking the New York Board of Law Examiners to move to an open-book, unproctored exam or a diploma privilege system, citing multiple technical and security issues with next month's planned online exam.
By Karen Sloan
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August 17, 2020 | Daily Business Review
Some test takers say they are considering litigation against the Florida Board of Bar Examiners.
By Karen Sloan
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August 13, 2020 | Law.com
National Conference of Bar Examiners President Judith Gundersen shares her thoughts on how the current bar exam cycle is going, whether online exams are feasible, and how the diploma privilege movement is changing the conversation.
By Karen Sloan
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August 12, 2020 | Law.com
New data from the National Association of Law Placement (NALP) finds that 2019's law graduates enjoyed the strongest entry-level employment market in a decade. But the pandemic will likely curtail job opportunities for 2020 law grads and beyond.
By Karen Sloan
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