California Court Pressed for Last-Minute Bar Exam Alternatives
A group of law school graduates in California is taking another shot at getting changes to the state s bar exam in the final days before lawyers in training are scheduled to sit for the online test.
The petitioners, affiliated with the group United for Diploma Privilege, on Tuesday asked the state s highest court to scrap the test and expand a new program allowing graduates to get a limited law license. They want the court to make the exam an open book, take-home test in the event that the provisional licensing changes are not adopted.
The exam, set for Oct. 5-6, was postponed and moved online in response to concerns stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.