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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 20, 2020

The state of Michigan has joined the small but growing list of jurisdictions that plan to administer the July bar exam online amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Law.com reports. The Michigan Supreme Court ordered that the attorney licensing exam, which normally takes place in person over two days, will be reduced to one day and given remotely on July 28. It will consist only of Michigan essay questions, eliminating the Multistate Bar Exam. Michigan joins Indiana and Massachusetts in making the move to an online exam. California, Massachusetts and Nevada reportedly are considering similar decisions, while Utah has created a pathway for some recent graduates to skip the exam altogether.