February 27, 2008

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A New York Attorney Thinks Michelle Obama May Not Have Passed The Bar Exam

From: An Angry White Lawyer (e-mail him)

Re: Steve Sailer’s Blog: Michelle Obama’s Thesis Unblocked

Sailer asks:

“You can't work for two years for a law firm without passing the bar exam, can you?”

Why not?

Obama would simply have to avoid signing letters or other documents without a disclaimer.

Most corporate lawyers never appear in court. There are so many unemployable (mainly white) people with law degrees that some firms now hire predominately paralegals with J.D. degrees. Bar admission is irrelevant for them.

In states with difficult bar exams, some top graduates of prestigious law schools fail. They aren't fired but are asked to try again at the next sitting.

It wouldn't be surprising if a much higher percentage of black associates fail and continue to fail when they retake the exam. Their law school grades typically are abysmal—Barack Obama is a rare exception.

Considering the shortage of suitable black associates, a firm isn't going to fire a black woman with degrees from Princeton University and Harvard Law School like Michelle Obama simply because she failed the bar exam several times.

In recent years, most new associates at New York firms take the Connecticut or New Jersey bar exam at the same time as the New York exam since they all use the same national multiple choice, multi-state exam. That takes one day plus another day for testing unique to each state.

The standards for passing in Connecticut are so low (50 percent correct on the multi-state exam) that almost everybody passes. New York, however, requires a higher percentage of correct answers. Someone who passes in Connecticut might fail in New York.