It could mark one of the biggest changes for lawyers joining the profession since the first U.S. bar exam was given in Delaware in 1763—a single bar exam aimed at standardizing attorney credentials nationwide.
“Roughly 10″ states have indicated they will give the uniform test by 2011, said Erica Moeser, president of the National Conference of Bar Examiners, though she would not provide specifics on which states will actually sign on. However, officials in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri have said they are considering the test. Next month, representatives from the states that will be among the first adopting the exam will gather in Phoenix to discuss late-stage details of implementing it.
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