The Los Angeles Times suggests that reducing standards will allow for more diversity.<\/p>\n
Report<\/a>: <\/p>\n For more than three decades, California has clung to one of the nation\u2019s toughest testing standards for law school students hoping to practice law in the most populous state in the country.<\/p>\n But this month, the California Supreme Court, which oversees the state bar, agreed to lower the passing score for the exam, a victory for law school deans who have long hoped the change would raise the number of Black and Latino people practicing law…<\/p>\n \u201cThere is absolutely no evidence that shows having a higher score makes for better lawyers,\u201d said UCLA School of Law Dean Jennifer L. Mnookin, a longtime supporter of lowering the passing score. \u201cThere is significant evidence that it reduces the diversity of the bar.\u201d<\/p>\n Forty percent of California\u2019s population is white, 60% are people of color. But 68% of California lawyers are white, and only 32% are people of color, according to a new report by the State Bar of California.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Los Angeles Times suggests that reducing standards will allow for more diversity. Report: For more than three decades, California has clung to one of the nation\u2019s toughest testing standards for law school students hoping to practice law in the … Continue reading