The California Bar inadvertently released bar exam topics earlier this year and failed to consult with the state supreme court prior to disclosing them to all test takers, an outside investigation concluded.
The findings of the probe overseen by Arthur G. Scotland, a Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni LLP partner, were included in a report released Nov. 13 and likely will mean enhanced bar oversight.
The report commissioned by the state supreme court found that the disclosure of general subjects to be tested on the essay and performance test parts of the July exam was a result of “inadvertent ...