By Cheryl Miller | February 26, 2021
"The circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in California continue to severely limit the State Bar's ability to administer the General Bar Examination in the traditional mass, in-person format," the order said.
By Karen Sloan | February 23, 2021
Law deans in New York, California and New Jersey had asked for a second round of data collection in June, citing delayed bar exam results.
By Karen Sloan | February 22, 2021
With new J.D.s graduating with an average of $145,000 in student loans, the American Bar Association's policy arm overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on the group to push federal lawmakers to adopt a series of changes intended to reduce their loan repayment burden.
By Karen Sloan | February 17, 2021
Despite the threat of a lawsuit, the State Bar of California says concerns over the use of facial recognition on the online bar exam are too vague to make the case that the technology is discriminatory.
By Cheryl Miller | February 5, 2021
The feedback on the exam was included in 932 pages of public-record documents related to the October test obtained by The Recorder.
By Cheryl Miller | January 29, 2021
The court pointed to a 2019 study commissioned by the state bar that found Black men have historically been placed on probation and disbarred at rates three to four times higher than white men.
By Karen Sloan | January 28, 2021
The National Conference of Bar Examiners has approved a series of changes to the attorney licensing exam that aim to bolster the testing of legal skills and deemphasize the memorization of specific laws.
By Cheryl Miller | January 28, 2021
The state bar has previously estimated that more than 2,000 applicants could be eligible for the alternative licensing program.
By Cheryl Miller | January 25, 2021
The executive director position has been vacant since Leah Wilson resigned on Jan. 17, 2020, after two years on the job. Donna Hershkowitz, the bar's programs director, has been serving as the agency's interim administrative leader.
By Cheryl Miller | January 22, 2021
Months of study led a state bar committee to conclude that such a ban raised potential First Amendment and equal protection issues.
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