In a recent article for Above the Law, Joe Patrice argues that the “new and improved” bar exam will be neither.

Among many concerns, Patrice suggests that “Multiple weeks of iterative evaluation in a course or practice clinic are far more likely to guarantee that applicants understand the material than a manufactured one-off snapshot during a 48-hour testing period.”

More pointedly, he asserts that “states simply refuse to consider using their power to regulate the law schools themselves in favor of a goofy, antiquated test that isn’t even designed to test minimum competency.”

To read the full article, see New and Improved.