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University of South Dakota Law School Dean Neil Fulton speaks to students. (photo courtesy USD)

Lawmaker withdraws effort to drop bar-exam requirement for lawyers

BY: - February 17, 2023

A bill that aimed to create an apprenticeship program as an alternative to the bar exam for South Dakota lawyers has been withdrawn by its sponsor.  House Bill 1076 is sponsored by Rep. Mary Fitzgerald, R-Spearfish. It would have allowed University of South Dakota Knutson School of Law graduates to bypass the bar exam and […]