Letters,
State Bar & Bar Associations
Oct. 18, 2023
Portfolio Bar Exam: facts vs. fiction
Legal aid organizations support the PBE, as it will help them recruit new staff attorneys, increase their capacity to serve their clients, and increase the number of diverse attorneys with lived experience. Law school administrators and professors have expressed joy at the prospect of being able to refocus their curriculums on the actual practice of law, as opposed to “teaching to the test.”
On Oct. 11 the Daily Journal published a piece by Gil Peles opposing the Portfolio Bar Exam (PBE) recommendation. This is not the first "anti-exploration of bar exam alternatives" piece Mr. Peles has submitted to the Daily Journal. In his pieces, Mr. Peles describes himself as a member of the Los Angeles Bar Association. What he fails to disclose is that he is also the founder and owner of bar exam prep company, BarEssays.com LLC, which according to his website is "An...
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