Diploma Privilege For Alaska

Fighting for a safe, equitable, and sensible solution for the licensure of new lawyers in the Last Frontier

[Diploma Privilege For Alaska @DiplomaPriv4AK]

The Alaska Bar Association still intends to hold an in-person bar exam on September 9-10. Going ahead with this plan is unwise, unsafe, and unethical. The wise, safe, and ethical solution is diploma privilege for all applicants. A thread 1/x #DiplomaPrivilege #akleg

[Diploma Privilege For Alaska @DiplomaPriv4AK]

@AK_cases_bot @GovDunleavy Shocking that this happened despite his proof of minimum competence by passing a bar exam

[Law Graduates for Sensible Bar Admission @LGSBA2020]

I (Jason, one of our co-chairs), am future Biglaw. My firm paid for all bar prep materials AND advanced me $10k to cover my bills while I study. People who aren't so privileged: HOW DO YOU POSSIBLY PREPARE FOR THE EXAM PROPERLY???

[Robert Chang @KorematsuCtr]

Dean Annette Clark @seattleulaw submitted this letter a few days ago in support of petition to AK Supreme Court, urging diploma privilege as best licensure option and discussing positive WA experience with diploma privilege. 1/2

[Diploma Privilege For Alaska @DiplomaPriv4AK]

Yesterday, the Alaska Supreme Court adopted a 1-year supervised practice option. Elizabeth Carr explained to Alaska Public Media why this is not enough and why #diplomaprivilege is the right option https://t.co/pccP1ctnQZ

[Nat'l Bar Exam Survey @BarExamSurvey]

See graph below. Also, as a result of COVID-19: 84% of our respondents report extraordinary anxiety, depression, or stress; 61% had future employment rescinded or delayed; 68% are living on significantly reduced budgets; 57% have no good place to study for the bar exam. #BarExam

[Joe Patrice @JosephPatrice]

"It’s becoming increasingly clear that “diploma privilege” is the “wear a mask” of the legal profession. Smart people were pretty sure it was the right solution clear back in March, but we were told it wasn’t necessary and we just need to hold out until the Fall."

[Brad Hoylman-Sigal 🌈🥯 @bradhoylman]

"There’s a point where it’s just not worth jerking around the applicants and we passed that point about two months ago...It’s becoming increasingly clear that 'diploma privilege' is the 'wear a mask' of the legal profession."

[Diploma Privilege For Alaska @DiplomaPriv4AK]

@ForrestDunbarAK @HOKELAW @AlaskaCourt Many see the bar exam as an out-dated way to assess fitness to practice. But we are primarily focused on finding the most equitable solution to the immediate problem of licensure during a pandemic. We think that solution is emergency diploma privilege

[Diploma Privilege For Alaska @DiplomaPriv4AK]

@ForrestDunbarAK @HOKELAW @AlaskaCourt Of the states that have implemented it (Utah, Oregon, Washington, Louisiana, Wisconsin) some have limited the eligible schools or erected other guardrails like short-term supervision or continuing education requirements

[National Assn. for Equity in the Legal Profession @NA4ELP]

“Shaming bar applicants for using their voices to advocate for their lives and careers” was not on my 2020 bingo card, but here we are. https://t.co/Y3Rg8gPqfS

[Diploma Privilege For Alaska @DiplomaPriv4AK]

@BarPetition @BarExamTracker @DiplomaPriv4All @CarverJohnny Probably a highly sophisticated DDoS attack amirite

[Diploma Privilege For Alaska @DiplomaPriv4AK]

*whispers* the fucking bar exam, why you gotta get so real ⁦@AnchorageMuseum⁩ #DiplomaPrivilegeNow

[Diploma Privilege For Alaska @DiplomaPriv4AK]

@fight4DPinTx Checking in from the only state that is both larger in land area and equally committed to in person testing

[Diploma Privilege For Alaska @DiplomaPriv4AK]

We are going to crank this dial up to 11. #DiplomaPrivilegeNow

[Diploma Privilege For Alaska @DiplomaPriv4AK]

@boycottthebar We have primarily been organizing over email. If you know of more AK applicants send them to the DMs here or to [email protected]

[Diploma Privilege For Alaska @DiplomaPriv4AK]

This move—while it currently expires before the September 9/10 bar exam—puts the legality of an in-person exam in question. The best way to resolve the uncertainty for applicants and legal employers is #DiplomaPrivilege

[Diploma Privilege For Alaska @DiplomaPriv4AK]

How ditching the bar exam could bring about real good as well as eliminate serious harm #DiplomaPrivilegeNow

[Robert Chang @KorematsuCtr]

I'd be happy to help develop summer program, post-JD, pro bono to build additional skills if powers that be decide that diploma privilege with pro bono post-graduation add-on is best path, licensure.

We can be creative and are only limited if we feel stuck, status quo. 4/4

[Robert Chang @KorematsuCtr]

Working now on matter with 4 law grads who took diploma privilege.

Despite not having taken and passed bar exam, they demonstrate skills, motivation, and commitment that will make them excellent attorneys.

Bar exam fails to assess these things. #DiplomaPrivilegeNow 1/2