A state bar working group is charged with reviewing and possibly revamping how the bar gauges applicants’ moral fitness.
California is embarking on two paths toward changing how it evaluates would-be lawyers’ moral character, with one route starting in the state bar and the other going through the Legislature.
A state bar working group charged with reviewing and possibly revamping how the bar gauges applicants’ moral fitness met for the first time June 7 in San Francisco. A bill moving separately in the state Legislature would largely prohibit the bar from seeking future lawyers’ mental health records during the character assessment process.
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