Wisconsin’s Neighboring State, Minnesota, Looking to Join Its Diploma Privilege Transition
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)–It was during the wake of COVID-19 in 2020 when some states began to post-pone graduates taking of the grueling, 2-day, 12-hour Bar exam. During this time was when Minnesota officials began to consider the relevance of the Bar examination in their state post-graduation: “The board [Minnesota State Board of Law examiners] in June announced it would take two years to study the bar exam, its history in the state and the impact of being a state that admits lawyers based on their scores. With the exam already receiving revisions in 2026, Minnesota was looking to do more than updates to the exam.
The Minnesota State Bar Association is in the midst of creating a request to the Supreme Court to study pathways leading into the profession. “This is an issue — the bar exam, its efficacy, how well it measures readiness to enter the profession — that’s been a topic of discussion around the nation. And I think that’s all been highlighted by the pandemic,” Minnesota Bar Association President Jennifer Thompson said. “The time is just really right to look at how we license attorneys and measure readiness to enter the profession.”
In 2023, the Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners will propose ideas to the Minnesota Supreme Court with regard to the process of becoming a lawyer in the state of Minnesota.
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