The California Bar Exam's February Fiasco

An online administration meltdown and question leaks leave test takers frustrated and furious and others demanding answers.

It appears the February administration of the California bar exam was a bit of a fiasco. Many trying to take the exam online were locked out and prevented from finishing, or in some cases even starting, the exam. The Bar planned for a retake, but it appears at least some questions were leaked online. A class action suit has already been filed and some are proposing provisional licensure for test takers as the mess is sorted out. The new exam was supposed to save the California Bar money, but it will not work out that way.

Paul Caron has assembled coverage of the mess over at TaxProf Blog in posts here and here, and will likely post follow ups as the story unfolds.

Comments

[John F. Carr]

"The new exam was supposed to save the California Bar money, but it will not work out that way."

Does the Bar have any good lawyers? I would hope the contract makes the contractor responsible for the costs of retesting.

[Longtobefree]

For the sake of the children, there should just be no new lawyers this year in California.

[Frank Drackman]

Thank Jehovah they got rid of those old fashioned pencil/paper tests! Can't believe 5,000 took the CA Bar test, the Air Force wings about 1,400 Pilots a year, the Navy/Marine Corpse less than that, and that's taking applicants from the entire US, tell me again who the "Best & Brightest" are?

Frank

[Ama Valde Intellectum]

Just shows the childish ineffectual lawyers for the babies they are.
Ever talk to a lawyer at a bar? Pure fool in many cases.