FALSE. True Or False: We Need The Bar Exam To Ensure Lawyer Competence.

That said, I think that one reason why law schools haven’t become as politicized and irrelevant as most liberal arts departments is that our graduates ultimately have to pass an exam written and administered by outsiders. And I can’t help but think that the current wave of anti-bar-exam sentiment is mostly inspired by the fact that law schools are having to reach way down into their applicant pools, admitting people who won’t do as well on the bar.