Brit Benjamin

Brit Benjamin

April 27, 2020 | The Recorder

Data Point: The Bar Exam Does Not Protect the Public

If the bar exam protected the public from misconduct, we should expect to see a substantially higher rate of misconduct in states that do not require the exam or whose bar exam is substantially easier

By Brit Benjamin

6 minute read

April 10, 2020 | The Recorder

Letter to the Editor: Cancel the Bar Exam

Brit Benjamin, an adjunct lecturer at Santa Clara University School of Law, writes it's time let go of the test as a barrier to a law license since coronavirus has made administering the bar exam impractical, unsafe and even less predictive of a lawyer's ability than it usually would be.

By Brit Benjamin

5 minute read