A story in the Wall Street Journal describes the recent increases in the number of accommodated bar exams.

More aspiring young lawyers are asking for—and getting—extra time to finish the bar exam, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.

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The development follows one already coursing through high schools and colleges: More students have diagnoses for disabilities like ADHD and receive extra time for classwork or the SAT. Now, as this generation enters the workforce, the phenomenon has reached professional licensing exams—and law firms are adapting, launching programs to support young associates with diagnoses.

Douglas Belkin, The Number of Law-School Grads Getting Extra Time for the Bar Exam Is Surging, Wall Street Journal, April 5, 2026.