Hitting
the
group
running
works
until
you
trip
up.
After
some
soul
searching
and
number
crunching,
the
State
Bar
of
California
realized
that
their
needs
would
be
better
met
if
they
ditched
the
NBCE
for
a
cost-effective
approach
to
licensing.
They
partnered
up
with
Kaplan
and
set
an
expected
test
date,
but
got
sent
back
to
the
drawing
board
by
California’s
Supreme
Court.
The
Bar
took
the
steps
they
needed
to
fix
the
problems
and
it
looks
like
things
are
paying
off.
Reuters
has
coverage:
The
California
Supreme
Court
on
Tuesday
approved
a
controversial
plan
by
the
state
bar
to
switch
to
a
new
lawyer
licensing
exam
that
will
be
delivered
both
remotely
and
in-person
at
test
centers
starting
in
February.The
high
court
also
approved
the
State
Bar
of
California’s
proposal
to
give
a
score
boost
for
those
who
take
the
new
bar
exam
if
they
agree
to
sit
for
a
beta
test
next
month
and
perform
well.
First
off,
shouts
out
to
accessibility!
Lots
of
people
are
fully
committed
to
the
bit
where
we
pretend
COVID
isn’t
still
a
threat
so
the
economy
goes
brr,
but
it
is
nice
to
know
that
the
COVID
conscious
don’t
have
to
be
distracted
by
stranger
sniffles
while
they
sit
for
an
experimental
licensing
test.
The
remote
option
also
bodes
well
for
people
who
intend
to
practice
in
California
but
happen
to
be
out
of
state
for
test
day.
If
you
can
sit
for
the
beta
test,
go
for
it,
but
the
score
boost
isn’t
worth
getting
FOMO
over
if
you
can’t
make
it.
Good
luck
on
the
bar!
California’s
New
Bar
Exam
Gets
Court
Approval
To
Move
Ahead
[Reuters]
Earlier:
California
Needs
To
Focus
On
Procedurals
Before
Administering
Bar
Replacement
California
Bar
Takes
Steps
To
Continue
With
Its
Bar
Replacement
Bar
Exam
Offers
Extra
Credit
With
A
Catch
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
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