PROP. AMENDMENT, RULE 3(A)(2), RS. FOR BD. LAW EXAMS, 456 Mich. 1218 (1998)

PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF RULE 3(A)(2)OF THE RULES FOR BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS.

Supreme Court of Michigan.
Orders Entered January 28, 1998.

On order of the Court, this is to advise that the Court is considering an amendment of Rule 3(A)(2) of the Rules for the Board of Law Examiners. Before determining whether the proposal should be adopted, changed before adoption, or rejected, this notice is given to afford any interested person the opportunity to comment on the form or the merits of the proposal. We welcome the views of all who wish to address the proposal or who wish to suggest alternatives.

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As whenever this Court publishes an administrative proposal for comment, we emphasize that publication of this proposal does not mean that the Court will issue an order on the subject, nor does it imply probable adoption of the proposal in its present form.

[The present language would be amended as indicated below:]

RULE 3. EXAMINATION SUBJECTS AND GRADING.

(A) The examination consists of two sections:

(1) [Unchanged.]

(2) An essay examination prepared, under the supervision of the Board, by law professors selected by the Board, on these subjects:

(a) Real and Personal Property

(b) Wills and Trusts

(c) Contracts

(d) Constitutional Law

(e) Criminal Law and Procedure

(f) Corporations, Partnerships, and Agency

(g) Evidence

(h) Creditors Rights, including mortgages, garnishments and attachments

(i) Practice and Procedure, trial and appellate, state and federal

(j) Equity

(k) Torts, including no-fault

(l) The sales, negotiable instruments, and secured transactions articles of the Uniform Commercial Code

(m) Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct

(n) Domestic Relations
(0) Conflicts of Laws
(p) Worker’s Compensation

(B) [Unchanged.]

Staff Comment: The proposed changes in the subject matter for the essay portion of the Michigan bar examination would place Michigan in accordance with the majority of jurisdictions in the United States.

The staff comment is published only for the benefit of the bench and bar and is not an authoritative construction by the Court.

|——————————————————-| | Publication of this proposal does not mean that the | | Court will issue an order on the subject, nor does | | it imply probable adoption in its present form. | | Timely comments will be substantively considered and | | your assistance is appreciated by the Court. | |——————————————————-|

A copy of this order will be given to the secretary of the State Bar and to the State Court Administrator so that they can make the notifications specified in MCR 1.201. Comments on this proposal may be sent to the Supreme Court Clerk within 60 days after it is published in the Michigan

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Bar Journal. When filing a comment, please refer to our file number 98-04.