The Biggest Change to Legal Education That No One Is Talking About: The Next Generation Bar Exam 

What are the answers to the questions? 😃

I can sure see why people aren’t talking about this. I’m just learning about it now, and I’m outraged. I passed the Minnesota bar in 2001, and it’s not overly stressful and difficult, as this video incorrectly depicts. If you study for it, and you have intelligence, (as all lawyers should), you pass it. Does this country not value intelligence anymore. This is ridiculous. I think this new law school exam is racist. They say it’s less about memorization and more about lawyering skills, but if lawyering skills aren’t memorized then they must be suggesting people are born with them, which clearly isn’t the case. And saying there’s no place for memory in the practice of law is the biggest crock of bologna, and the greatest insult to one of the most prestigious and important professions on the planet I’ve ever heard in my life. This basically means with this new test they can pass whoever they want, and fail whoever they want. Do you think any minorities will be the ones they choose to fail? People who can’t memorize statutes and legal precedents necessary for understanding and practicing law are going to be running our country in the future because of this. From my perspective this would appear to be the beginning of the end for America. Studies indicate African Americans have a more difficult time passing the current bar exam than whites. I don’t think they’re dumber, as I’m not racist, but I do think they just feel like they deserve to be handed a prestigious degree without studying hard for it. If I were an African American I’d be AGAINST this new bar exam, and for the sake of competent lawyers, and political leadership in the future of our nation I’d be encouraging my fellow African Americans to simply study harder. I’ve lived in Minnesota my whole life. If they actually adopt this political garbage I’m leaving the state.