Former USD Law students have been pushing for reforms to the bar exam, arguing that the absence of alternatives to the bar exam is keeping…
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Guest Column: Adherence to Bar Exam Makes SD Law License Less Portable
USD Law Dean Neil Fulton’s (paywalled) essay in The Dakota Scout defending the bar exam has stirred some disagreement from a few of his graduates.…
Korean USD Law Grad Can’t Pass Multiple-Choice Bar Exam, Seeks Alternative Pathway to Practicing Small-Town Law
Speaking of Mary Fitzgerald, one of the aspiring lawyers for whom she has been fighting has a guest column in South Dakota Searchlight calling for creating…
Guest Column: Kephart Discusses South Dakota’s Bar Exam Conundrum
South Dakota’s Bar Exam Conundrum: Boldly Embracing Innovative Change and Exploring Alternative Pathways to Legal Practice for a More Equitable Legal Landscape and Brighter Future…
Supreme Court Names Committee of Lawyers to Review SD Bar Exam; Partner Orgs Support Critical Race Theory?
Last week the South Dakota Supreme Court appointed a committee to study the bar admissions process. Surprisingly, the committee consists entirely of South Dakota lawyers:…
HB 1073: Let USD Law Grads Practice Law in South Dakota Without Bar Exam
When coronavirus hit in 2020, the South Dakota State Bar declined to give bar exam-takers full safety protocols or online options to prevent the spread…
South Dakota Bar Exam in Pierre Tues+Wed Poses Coronavirus Risk to New Lawyers
Our K-12 schools had the good sense this spring to cancel their scheduled standardized tests when coronavirus made gathering that many people in a room…
Regents Tack Bar Exam Test Prep Fee on Law School Cost
Bob Mercer reports that the Board of Regents has approved charging law students another $2,400 to pay for a bar exam prep course: USD President Jim Abbott…