Dean Paul Caron and Other California Law Deans Urge California Bar to Adopt NextGen Bar Exam
Dean Paul Caron and other deans of leading California law schools urged the California Bar to adopt the Nextgen Uniform Bar Exam in 2028 as the best path to comply with an order issued last year by the California Supreme Court. The deans of 11 ABA-approved California law schools sent a letter on August 5 asking the state Supreme Court and the Committee of Bar Examiners to adopt the National Conference of Bar Examiners' multistate bar exam through February 2028 while transitioning to the Uniform Bar Exam.
Excerpt from the law deans letter:
"As deans of ABA-accredited law schools in California, we write to urge adoption of the NextGen Universal Bar Exam in 2028. We share the Supreme Court’s and the Bar’s commitment to ensuring that new attorneys are licensed through a fair, reliable examination that protects the public. In our view, the NextGen UBE exam offers the best pathway for complying with the Supreme Court’s October 10, 2024 order (“the Order”)."
Additional coverage on the letter may be found at:
- ABA Journal, Facing Deadline, California Debates Way Forward on Bar Exam
- Bloomberg Law, Leaders Divided Over State Bar Exam’s Future
- Daily Journal, California Law Deans Push State Bar to Adopt NextGen Universal Bar Exam in 2028
- TaxProf Blog, Deans Push For California To Adopt NextGen Exam, But Bar Leaders Still Want State-Centric Exam Despite February's Fiasco