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Bar Licensure Task Force set to make presentation to Washington Supreme Court on October 11

On October 11, the Bar Licensure Task Force will present its findings to a virtual meeting of the Washington Supreme Court. The meeting will run from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and will be available for the public to view via TVW livestream.

The task force was created as a result of a Washington Supreme Court order on November 20, 2020. The task force was formed to assess the efficacy of the Washington state bar exam and related requirements for licensing lawyers; and examine current and past bar examination methods, passage rates and alternative licensure methods.

It also assessed disproportionate impacts on bar examinees of color and first-generation examinees, considered the need for alternatives to the current bar exam and analyzed those potential alternatives.

The task force was originally chartered through 2022, but was extended by the Supreme Court to December 31, 2023 so it could complete its important work.

To learn more about the task force visit its website here.