A Bay Area plaintiffs firm filed a proposed class action targeting the company that administered this week's California bar exam.

The State Bar of California has announced that retakes of the state's new bar exam will be offered, as test takers reported numerous issues with the two-day test used to license attorneys.

The new exam was promoted by the State Bar of California as a cost-cutting measure that would offer test takers the choice of remote testing. Instead, the new system bogged down f

Applicants who withdrew, or will withdraw, from the Feb. 25-26 exam, and those who fail despite making what officials called "good faith efforts" will be able to take the next test for free, the bar's board of trustees announced at the end of a daylong meeting Friday.

Technical glitches, proctoring chaos and system failures derailed California’s newly launched bar exam on Tuesday, forcing the State Bar to offer make-up tests for affected examinees on March 3 and 4.

The Supreme Court of California needs to intervene to help bar exam takers following the chaotic rollout of the state's new test this week, several California law school deans said on Thursday.

The State Bar of California has announced that retakes of the state's new bar exam will be offered as test takers reported numerous issues with the two-day test used to license attorneys.