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CALL FOR COMMENTS
January 15, 2011 – March 15, 2011
LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT RULE XVII, ADMISSION TO THE BAR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, PROPOSED CHANGES TO BAR EXAMINATION
The Louisiana Supreme Court is considering amendments to Supreme Court Rule XVII, Admission to the Bar of the State of Louisiana. The proposed changes to Rule XVII have been submitted to the court by the Committee on Bar Admissions and can be found by following the link labeled “Proposed Changes to Supreme Court Rule XVII” below. Proposed deletions to the Rule XVII are indicated in strikethrough and additions are shown in underlined text.
The proposed changes to Rule XVII are comprehensive and provide for a complete overhaul of the Louisiana Bar Examination. Therefore, two additional documents have been prepared and provided by the Committee on Bar Admissions to assist in explaining the proposed changes: (i) an “Executive Summary” dated December 8, 2010, and (ii) a PowerPoint presentation dated December 8, 2010, entitled “Louisiana Bar Examination: Proposals For Change.” Both documents may also be accessed by following the applicable links below.
Proposed Changes to Supreme Court Rule XVII
Executive Summary dated December 8, 2010
Louisiana Bar Examination: Proposals For Change (PowerPoint presentation)
Before further consideration of the proposed amendments, the Supreme Court is interested in hearing comments from members of the Bar and the public.
PLEASE REVIEW THE PROPOSED RULE CHANGES AND SEND YOUR COMMENTS BY MARCH 15, 2011 TO:
Lauren McHugh Rocha
Louisiana Supreme Court
400 Royal Street, Suite 1190
New Orleans, LA 70130-8101
OR EMAIL YOUR COMMENTS TO: lmchugh@lajao.org
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