[minedwiz]

Honestly sounds like the return of reading law, a kind of legal apprenticeship (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_law), as opposed to a new experiment.

[dragonwriter]

Reading of law, where retained, replaces law school, not the bar exam.

[barbazoo]

It sounds like you still go to law school but there are alternatives to the bar exam now, e.g.

> Law school graduates can complete a six-month apprenticeship while being supervised and guided by a qualified attorney, along with finishing three courses.