The State Bar of California has announced that retakes of the state's new bar exam will be offered as test takers reported numerous issues with the two-day test used to license attorneys.

California, the second-largest bar exam jurisdiction after New York, saw 12,235 aspiring attorneys complete the test in 2024. Tuesday’s test debuted California’s hybrid, two-day licensing exam ...

The State Bar of California pursued too many changes at once, setting the stage for the problem-plagued February attorney licensing exam, the agency’s former executive director said.

In a classic anxiety dream come to life—thankfully with clothes on—about 5,600 law graduates were set to sit the February California Bar Exam, and faced technical problems like difficulty ...

Bar officials say the contract would enable them to erase an $8 million deficit in their lawyer admission fund, which pays for the exam. The 200 multiple-choice questions involve issues of civil ...

"We recognize the importance of a smooth exam experience, and we regret that some test takers had issues during the February 2025 California Bar Exam," the statement read. "This lawsuit is an ...

California lawmakers are scheduled to meet Tuesday afternoon to discuss the February bar exam. Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Orange), chair of the state Senate Judiciary Committee, has already proposed ...

In February 2025, the State Bar launched a new California bar exam designed with help from a private contractor using AI to generate multiple-choice questions. However, the exam rollout was marred ...

The NCBE's exam security would not allow any form of remote testing, he said, and the State Bar's recent surveys showed almost 50 percent of California bar applicants want to keep the remote option.

May 19, 2025 (LAPost.com) — The State Bar of California’s effort to reduce costs by incorporating artificial intelligence into its bar exam process has backfired dramatically.