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Calls To Eliminate Bar Exams Are Premature, A. Benjamin Spencer Aug 2021

Calls To Eliminate Bar Exams Are Premature, A. Benjamin Spencer

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Calls for eliminating bar exams to improve fairness and diversity in the legal profession are increasing, but A. Benjamin Spencer, dean of William & Mary Law School, argues that eliminating them is not the answer. They should be transformed into a more effective gauge of professional readiness, which, he contends, can be achieved if more states adopt the Uniform Bar Exam.