The profession yet again forced law school graduates to take a closed-book doctrinal memory test to earn the right to perform a job where answering questions from memory constitutes malpractice. And, yet again, the ritual came with a series of catastrophes and a fully canceled test. In Maryland, the test faced delays. Missouri’s delays were even worse, reminding us that the NCBE doesn’t guarantee a better exam than the much-maligned California experiment. And in Washington, they had to cancel the whole test. In happier news, summer bonuses came to Biglaw — or at least some of Biglaw — with Milbank announcing a special treat. Finally, Wachtell’s kissgate scandal spilled over into Gibson Dunn’s lateral hiring coup, and we’re reminded that work-life balance is important.
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The profession yet again forced law school graduates to take a closed-book doctrinal memory test to earn the right to perform a job where answering questions from memory constitutes malpractice. And, yet again, the ritual came with a series of catastrophes and a fully canceled test. In Maryland, the test faced delays. Missouri’s delays were even worse, reminding us that the NCBE doesn’t guarantee a better exam than the much-maligned California experiment. And in Washington, they had to cancel the whole test. In happier news, summer bonuses came to Biglaw — or at least some of Biglaw — with Milbank announcing a special treat. Finally, Wachtell’s kissgate scandal spilled over into Gibson Dunn’s lateral hiring coup, and we’re reminded that work-life balance is important.
