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Washington's decision to offer diploma privilege to a cohort of law graduates during the COVID-19 pandemic provided a unique natural experiment—an opportunity to examine whether licensure via means other than a standardized exam can still ensure minimum competence and preparedness for practice.  \nIn July 2020, Washington implemented diploma privilege as an emergency response to pandemic conditions, which prohibited administration of the bar exam in the traditional method, allowing law graduates who met a set of specified criteria to obtain a law license without taking the bar exam.  \nThis temporary policy aimed to address public health concerns and concerns about an influx of pandemic-related justice needs, as well as to ensure early-career stability for impacted licensure candidates. 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