Is the bar exam the best way to find out whether a candidate is minimally competent? Maybe not.
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Deborah Jones Merritt is a professor emerita at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. She...
Julianne Hill is an award-winning writer, reporter and strategic content producer who’s work often focuses on health....
| Published: | July 8, 2026 |
| Podcast: | ABA Journal: Legal Rebels |
| Category: | Legal Technology , Early Career & Young Lawyers , Early Career and Law School |
In the past few years, more and more states have been considering or implementing different pathways to the bar that involve hands-on work in real-world legal practices that is evaluated by bar examiners. How each state’s program works varies, but many involve law students or graduates working with supervision in legal deserts, helping to ease access-to-justice issues, as well.
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