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"The current bar examination format fails to protect New Yorkers by not demanding that attorneys who seek to practice here demonstrate minimum competence in New York law," said task force chair Alan Scheinkman.
April 03, 2020 at 02:46 PM
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A New York State Bar Association group is recommending ditching part of the New York bar exam to better prepare students to practice in the state.
The group, the Task Force on the New York Bar Exam, on Friday called for eliminating the New York Law Exam (NYLE) phase of the bar exam and “replacing it with a more rigorous component focused on New York law that would be a prerequisite for admission to practice in New York,” according to an announcement and report from the state bar Friday.
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