Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we are sharing some updates that have recently come from the California Bar, as we’re watching how the new bar exam will be launched in February 2025, in partnership with Kaplan.
In this episode we discuss:
- What is the “California Bar Exam Experiment”?
- How can you participate in the experiment?
- Timeline of the new California bar exam
- Upcoming changes in the exam format
Thanks for listening!
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