The New York bar exam, previously rescheduled to September from July because of #COVID19, has been canceled, by order of the New York Court of Appeals, the state& #39;s highest court.
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"The Appellate Division [New York& #39;s intermediate appellate court system], in its discretion, may authorize certain law school graduates to engage in the supervised practice of law."
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It& #39;s basically diploma privilege (recently proposed by Sen. @bradhoylman), but note that it& #39;s not limited to law schools in the state (unlike Wisconsin, the leader on this).
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Qualifications to engage in supervised practice include graduating from an ABA-approved law school, being otherwise qualified to sit for the NY #barexam, and not having previously failed any bar exam.
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I have only quickly skimmed the rule and haven& #39;t thought through all its implications, but on first glance, it seems like a sensible alternative to giving a #barexam in the middle of a pandemic.
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As several folks have pointed out, this is a temporary authorization; you have to sit for the bar exam in 2021.
(Let& #39;s hope New York will be able to safely administer the #barexam next year.)
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(Let& #39;s hope New York will be able to safely administer the #barexam next year.)
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Some critics have pointed out that it doesn& #39;t give EVERYONE the ability to practice law in New York State without taking the bar exam - e.g., no supervision, no ability to practice.
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That& #39;s a fair point. But I& #39;m guessing the Court of Appeals was trying to strike a compromise between several values, including the safety of candidates and the protection of clients.
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Now, we can -- and should -- have a debate about whether the bar exam is the best way of promoting competent and ethical legal representation, does a good job of achieving that, etc.
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But assuming that having a bar exam makes some sense - which the Court of Appeals kinda has to do, see generally Article 15 of the New York Judiciary Law - this seems reasonable.
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Again, these are just my initial observations; I& #39;m open to being persuaded otherwise, hearing what other states are doing that might be better, etc.
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Why have the bar exam? Some argue that it (1) doesn& #39;t do a good job of protecting clients, (2) drives up the cost of legal representation and contributes to the "justice gap," and (3) reduces diversity in the legal profession #barexam https://twitter.com/bellicosity81/status/1283880041173131266">https://twitter.com/bellicosi...
Here is one recent piece for the @washingtonpost that makes the case against the bar exam.
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And here is another interesting analysis for @ATLblog by @lawprofblawg, "Kill the Bar Exam."
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For a strong critique of the proposal of the Court of Appeals and an argument for #DiplomaPrivilegeNow, see this thread by @DenverDunn4, a 2020 graduate of @ColumbiaLaw. https://twitter.com/DenverDunn4/status/1283864980492816385">https://twitter.com/DenverDun...
For more on diploma privilege, see this thread by Sen. @BradHoylman, who has introduced legislation providing 2020 law school graduates with diploma privilege. #barexam #DiplomaPrivilegeNow https://twitter.com/bradhoylman/status/1280261114262142977">https://twitter.com/bradhoylm...