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Using 485 bar applicants who completed the Assessment Center (AC), the study compares clinical skills measures with Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) and essay results. 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Results indicated the two types ofmeasures assessed similar but not identical skills.  \nRelationship of Bar Examinations toPerformance Tests of Lawyering Skills  \nSTEPHEN P.KLEINThe Rand Corporation  \n## BACKGROUND\n\nMost bar examinations consist of a nationally administered 200 itemmultiple choice test,called the Multistate Bar Examination(MBE),andseveral state developed essay questions.  Both the MBE and essay assess anapplicant to the bar's knowledge of the law and the ability to analyzelegal problems.The essay further measures an applicant's ability toidentify legal issues and express ideas in a \"1awyer like\"fashion.  \nState bar examinations have been criticized for measuring only a fewof the important skills and abilities that are needed for the practice oflaw.  For instance,a typical bar exam question provides all the facts thatare material to a case and then asks the applicant to determine how thecase should be resolved.The exam does not assess whether the applicantknew what questions to ask in order to obtain these facts.  This iscomparable to measuring a physician's diagnostic ability on the basis ofhis/her skill in interpreting test results without ever assessing thephysician's judgment in knowing which diagnostic tests to order.Some ofthe other skills that are important for legal practice that are not testeddirectly by the traditional bar exam include the ability to interviewclients,examine a witness,conduct legal research,and negotiate asettlement.  \nState bar examinations also have been criticized for their  \ndisproportionate negative impact on minority groups.  In California,forinstance,the percentage of Anglos that pass is about twice as great as the  \nThe views expressed in this paper are the author's and do notnecessarily represent those of The Rand Corporation or the agencies thatsupported this research(The National Conference of Bar Examiners and theCommittee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California).  \n—2—  \npercentage of Blacks that pass.Although the differences in passing ratesamong groups parallels their relative performance levels in law school,ithas been argued that these differences would be substantially reduced ifthe exam measured practical(as distinct from academic)legal skills.  \n## PURPOSE\n\nThe foregoing considerations led to an investigation of the followingissues:  \no Is it feasible to construct psychometrically sound and validmeasures of clinical(practice oriented)legal skills that can beadministered under standardized testing conditions?  \no To what degree are essay and MBE scores correlated with scores onclinical skills measures?  \no Are scores on clinical skills tests related to an applicant's legaltraining and experience?  \no Would the use of clinical skills tests on a bar examination narrow thedifference in passing rates among racial/ethnic groups?  \n## PROCEDURES\n\nThe foregoing questions were investigated by having applicants to thebar take a battery of tests administered via an Assessment Center(AC).The major features of the AC were:(1)it operated for two weeks beginningshortly after the regular bar exami","cbCaimn63CX2oxzg","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimn63CX2oxzg","pdf",226938,"English","# Background\n## Purpose\n## Procedures\n## Results","[{\"question\":\"What relationship does the study examine between bar exams and lawyering performance?\",\"answer\":\"It examines how bar exam scores relate to performance on a two-day test involving basic oral and written legal tasks.\"},{\"question\":\"How were the performance tests administered?\",\"answer\":\"Applicants took a battery of tasks through an Assessment Center over two days at two possible sites, using multiple problem sets for security and test security.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the results show about the skills measured by bar exams versus performance tests?\",\"answer\":\"Scores on bar exam components and AC clinical skills measures assessed similar but not identical skills.\"}]","Relationship of Bar Examinations to Performance Tests of Lawyering Skills | PDF",1789951603]