APABA Joins Los Angeles County Bar Association and Other Bar Associations in Public Comment Regarding Blue Ribbon Commission Report on the California Bar Exam

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA - In 2021 the State Bar formed a “Blue Ribbon Commission” on licensure. Recently, the Commission issued a final report that, among other things, (1) discusses a potential "non-exam pathway" to licensure through an internship program and (2) proposes to eliminate a number of foundational topics from the bar exam, including ethics, family law, estates/trusts, and business associations, and (3) allows out of state attorneys to be admitted to California without sitting for the California Bar Exam without reciprocity for California attorneys.

In April 2023, APABA joined the letter drafted by the Los Angeles County Bar Association and statewide bar associations in opposition to these recommendations. For the full text of the public comment, please click here.