Steven R. Smith (Cal-Western), COVID and Bar Admissions, 75 Ark. L. Rev. 527 (2022):

The COVID-19 pandemic, killings of George Floyd and others, and civil unrest created dislocation, hardship, and uncertainty. For thousands and thousands of individuals, it included deaths in household, unemployment, and severe psychological and bodily sickness. Graduates {of professional} colleges making ready to take licensing examinations confronted sudden obstacles in assembly licensing requirements for his or her chosen professions. It shortly grew to become obvious, for instance, that the same old licensing examination preparations have been problematic.