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Missouri to be one of the first state to implement new bar exam

Friday, November 24, 2023 at 12:00 AM

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Changes are coming to the bar exam to keep up with the ever-changing lawyer profession.

It’s one of the largest changes in the history of the bar exam. Judge Cindy Martin with the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals chaired the task force of the three-year research project. She said this NextGen Bar Exam puts a greater emphasis on skills for lawyers.

“It’s really exciting to think of a licensure exam that adds the component of integration that feels like the real-world practice of law; that piece will be new,” Martin said in an exclusive interview with Missouri Chief Capitol Bureau Reporter Emily Manley.

The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.

(Story by Emily Manley, ozarksfirst.com)

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