State Bar & Bar Associations,
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Apr. 4, 2025
State Bar sticks with Kaplan for July exam despite outcry over February test
The State Bar ignored calls from law professors and test takers to abandon the format after technical failures and poorly vetted questions marred the February exam administration.
Facing ongoing criticism from law professors and frustrated test takers, the State Bar of California on Thursday confirmed it will stick with its new bar exam -- written by Kaplan Test Prep -- for the July administration, despite widespread calls to scrap the format after a rocky February rollout.
There will be nine testing locations and software from ExamSoft -- "a firm that provided similar services to the State Bar for two decades," according to a news release.
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