Acts Of God Interrupting The Bar Exam Are One Thing, But Acts Of Tech?

// More news about the barrier to entry that lawyers love to hate and do nothing to abolish! As many freshly minted JDs studying for the cursed test know, many things influence how well you will do on the exam.

A newcomer just joined time-tested predictors of bar success like well-restedness and socioeconomic status. Old computers!

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Here’s the intel on the new face:

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It’s like they want to produce every hurdle possible.

— ShePersists (@PithyWit) July 13, 2022

As the French say, this sucks. Along with the money-making scheme that is expensive registration fees, remember that the sad souls submitting themselves to our field’s hazing ceremony have to register the laptops they intend to take the test on weeks in advance. Even if you do get your learned hands on a technologically suitable laptop, who knows if you’d even be able to take the test on the thing.

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Let’s just chalk this up to the list of reasons why this test is a God-awful annoyance. “What list?” you may ask. This one will do.

Like Liz, I also submitted testimony for tomorrow’s hearing. The bar exam is irreparably flawed on the backs of racism, ableism, and overall nonsensical hazing. October only showed that in the shiniest of lights.

We can and must do better. @dp4ny @NatDLSA https://t.co/k60o5ngDaw pic.twitter.com/EEBTnE6IsV

— Maxwell Tajerstein, Esq. (@___taje___) December 8, 2020

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