{"id":2385,"date":"2024-08-23T20:24:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T20:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/tests-into-and-out-of-law-schools-whats-changing-and-why\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T20:24:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T20:24:54","slug":"tests-into-and-out-of-law-schools-whats-changing-and-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/tests-into-and-out-of-law-schools-whats-changing-and-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Tests into and out of law schools\u2014what&#8217;s changing and why"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-bottom: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"image_box\">\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>Image from Shutterstock.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Not much can strike more terror into the hearts of aspiring lawyers than the LSAT and the bar exam. Right now, these tests are having a moment. <\/p>\n<p>The LSAT is facing competition from the JD-Next exam, and many states are reconsidering their licensing methods as the bar exam as we\u2019ve known it sunsets in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of the <em>Legal Rebels Podcast<\/em>, Kelly Testy, the executive director and CEO of the Association of American Law Schools and a 2022 ABA Journal Legal Rebel, talks with the ABA Journal\u2019s Julianne Hill about why those changes are happening now and what it means for law schools and students.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color:#c7eaff; padding:12px\">\n<div style=\"float:left; padding-right:8px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/images\/blawgs\/covers\/rebels_podlogo120.png\" alt=\"Rebels podcast logo\" height=\"120\" width=\"120\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p>Want to listen on the go? Legal Rebels is available on several podcast listening services. <strong>Subscribe and never miss an episode.<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/aba-journal-legal-rebels\/id1103939849?mt=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5wrOeGkOx9uXUaMjZwEFMn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen#\/ps\/Ibbvw54akc3klu4iwefj5bha2iq\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a><br clear=\"all\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left; clear:left; background-color:#eeeeee; padding:10px;\" class=\"table-condensed\">\n<h4>In This Podcast:<\/h4>\n<div style=\"float:left; width:90px; padding: 0 10px 0 0;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/images\/\/main_images\/0203REBELS2022_KellyeTesty_horizontal_200px.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Kellye Testy. (Photo by Yosef Kalinko)&lt;\/p&gt;&#010;\" style=\"vertical-align:text-top; max-width:80px;\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n<small\/><\/p>\n<p>Kellye Testy. (Photo by Yosef Kalinko)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kellye Testy is the executive director and CEO of the Association of American Law Schools. She is also a 2022 ABA Journal Legal Rebel. Testy previously was the president and CEO of the Law School Admission Council.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#appId=250025978358202&amp;xfbml=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image from Shutterstock. Not much can strike more terror into the hearts of aspiring lawyers than the LSAT and the bar exam. 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