Washington Bar Exam Canceled Due to Tech Issue; 645 Law Students in Limbo
About 700 law school graduates were left without an exam after Wi-Fi problems halted testing, and the bar association is weighing makeup and transfer options.
- On Tuesday, the Washington State Bar Association canceled the July bar exam in Yakima after technology failures prevented 645 applicants from accessing the NextGen Uniform Bar Examination.
- Localized, on-site technology issues and Wi-Fi connectivity failures at the Yakima Convention Center rendered the digital platform unusable, according to the National Conference of Bar Examiners , despite successful administration elsewhere.
- Prospective lawyer Ian Calvert faces uncompensated financial losses from travel and lodging, with hundreds of graduates worried about career disruptions tied to scheduled employment start dates.
- WSBA officials offered applicants a makeup exam in September or a refund, while deans from Seattle University, Gonzaga University, and the University of Washington requested diploma privilege from the Washington Supreme Court.
- Wendy Ferrell, a Washington Supreme Court spokesperson, confirmed there is no established timeline for a decision on diploma privilege, as the court evaluates all available remedial options.
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Around 6:30 AM on July 28, roughly 645 weary law school graduates started to arrive at a convention center in Yakima, Washington, where they were scheduled to take the bar exam, the annual humiliation ritual faced by over 65,000 aspiring attorneys each year. As the 8:30 AM start time approached, however, on-site tech support warned exam administrators that testing may not be possible, for the goofiest possible reason: The wireless network did no…
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