{"id":12136,"date":"2024-10-18T06:16:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T13:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=12136"},"modified":"2024-08-31T06:27:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T13:27:58","slug":"no-bar-exam-required-to-practice-law-in-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=12136","title":{"rendered":"No bar exam required to practice law in Oregon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In another move that will almost certainly not have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/investigations\/portland-attorney-filed-dozens-ada-lawsuits-sued-former-client\/283-93da633a-3ced-4d0d-bbc7-dbd7b620af89\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/investigations\/portland-attorney-filed-dozens-ada-lawsuits-sued-former-client\/283-93da633a-3ced-4d0d-bbc7-dbd7b620af89\">unintended consequences in an overly litigious country<\/a>, starting May 2024 law students will be able to become licensed in Oregon without taking the bar exam.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"12137\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?attachment_id=12137\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/08\/ComfyUI__00181_.png?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ComfyUI__00181_\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/08\/ComfyUI__00181_.png?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/08\/ComfyUI__00181_.png?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12137\" style=\"width:462px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/08\/ComfyUI__00181_.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/08\/ComfyUI__00181_.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/08\/ComfyUI__00181_.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/08\/ComfyUI__00181_.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/08\/ComfyUI__00181_.png?resize=270%2C270&amp;ssl=1 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Oregon Supreme Court approved an alternative licensing program that allows candidates to spend 675 hours working under the supervision of an experienced attorney and create a portfolio of legal work that bar officials will grade as an alternative to the traditional bar exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program, called the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lpdc.osbar.org\/files\/2023.08.02SPPEProposedRules-ApprovedbyLPDC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supervised Practice Portfolio Examination<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/no-bar-exam-required-practice-law-oregon-starting-next-year-2023-11-07\/\">https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/no-bar-exam-required-practice-law-oregon-starting-next-year-2023-11-07\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In another move that will almost certainly not have unintended consequences in an overly litigious country, starting May 2024 law students will be able to become licensed in Oregon without taking the bar exam. The Oregon Supreme Court approved an alternative licensing program that allows candidates to spend 675 hours working under the supervision of an experienced attorney and create a portfolio of legal work that bar officials will grade as an alternative to the traditional bar exam. 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