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In watching the bar exam chaos play out across the US, the one thing clear to me is that the people whose bar memberships should be in question are not the 2020 bar applicants, but rather the folks administering the exams.
Lawyers are supposed to anticipate risks and help their clients plan to avoid or navigate future problems.
Lawyers provide service to their clients by envisioning worst-case scenarios & making contingency plans that will avoid those. They do not assume best-case scenarios.
Lawyers are supposed to be flexible and nimble in adapting to changing circumstances, always having to navigate the moving target that is law. It is a bad sign if a lawyer does not adjust a plan when red flags pop up.
Lawyers are supposed to be over-prepared and to have done more than enough research before representing their clients.
Lawyers are supposed to be excellent listeners, as listening to the stories of our clients, and asking questions, is the only way good strategy decisions can be made.
Lawyers are supposed to be professional, giving their clients, opposing counsel, and the courts ample notice of potential issues that arise.
Lawyers are supposed to be respectful of their clients, opposing counsel, the judiciary, and really everyone.
I could go on for a while, but it is a striking irony that those serving as gatekeepers to the profession are failing to demonstrate the very traits they demand of those they screen.
