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Oregon May Drop Bar Exam Requirement After Data Shows Dramatic Racial Disparities

Oregon has required lawyers to pass a bar exam for 111 years.

Mairead Elordi
Oregon May Drop Bar Exam Requirement After Data Shows Dramatic Racial Disparities
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Oregon may stop requiring lawyers to pass the state’s bar exam after new data showed dramatic racial disparities in bar exam results.

Instead of studying for the notoriously grueling two-day bar exam, those hoping to practice law in Oregon may soon be given two alternative routes to becoming licensed in the state.

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