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Law School Deans Have ‘Grave Concerns’ About California Bar Exam

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It makes no sense to say that some individuals who failed the bar, according to the State Bar’s standard of competency, are deemed qualified because they helped the State Bar by participating in an experiment.

— An excerpt from a letter written by California law school deans sent to the state Supreme Court, requesting that judges block the state bar from using Kaplan materials on the February 2025 bar exam, and asking for an “across-the-board” score boost for applicants, rather than a score boost just for those who sign up to take experimental versions of Kaplan-written exams.


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