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Purpose

The Audit Committee is charged with assisting the Board of Trustees in fulfilling its oversight responsibility as related to the integrity of accounting and financial reporting processes, the system of internal controls, and audit processes. In addition, the Audit Committee is charged with overseeing risk management and compliance efforts. The Audit Committee has a goal of including at least one public member of the Board of Trustees.

Charter

The Audit Committee is charged with assisting the Board of Trustees in fulfilling its oversight responsibility as related to the integrity of accounting and financial reporting processes, the system of internal controls, and audit processes. In addition, the Audit Committee is charged with overseeing risk management and compliance efforts. The Audit Committee has a goal of including at least one public member of the Board of Trustees. Read the full charter.

In particular, the commission will develop recommendations for the California Supreme Court and the State Bar of California regarding:

  1. Whether a bar exam is the correct tool to determine minimum competence for the practice of law, and specifications for alternative tools should the commission recommend that alternatives be explored and adopted.

    Should the commission recommend that California retain a bar exam for the purpose of determining minimum competency for the practice of law, the commission will develop recommendations regarding the following: 
     
  2. Whether there is sufficient alignment in the knowledge, skills, and abilities to be tested by the UBE with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of entry level California attorneys to argue in favor of its adoption by California.  
  3. If adoption of the UBE is recommended, whether there should be supplementary content and skills tested or trained on to meet specific California needs, and if so, modalities for that testing or training. 
  4. Revisions to the California Bar Exam if the UBE is not recommended for adoption, addressing:
  • Legal topics and skills to be tested: The commission will recommend legal topics and skills to be tested on the bar exam and also provide specifications for supplementary testing or training for topics not recommended for inclusion on the exam itself.
  • Testing format: In light of the legal topics and skills to be tested, the commission will determine the testing format and design of the exam. The commission will expressly consider whether the examination, including any of its subparts, should be administered online and/or in-person.
  • Passing score: The commission will review the appropriateness of the current bar exam pass line and whether it should be changed.

Staff contact

Justin Ewert, 415-538-2235, justin.ewert@calbar.ca.gov
Chair: Melanie M. Shelby 

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