Related: New York Cancels September Bar Exam, Provides Provisional Licensure For All First-Time Takers.
Related: The Diploma Privilege Manifesto.
I think a temporary diploma privilege is going to be the answer a lot of places, but the inevitable CYA must take place first. But I would oppose making it permanent. The bar exam is a barrier to entry, but I think it helps keep legal education at least somewhat grounded that our students eventually have to pass an exam that we legal academics neither write nor grade.