Increasingly, law school administrators are faced with difficult choices about whether, and what, to disclose to bar admission authorities regarding their law students' mental health status. Despite the initial wave of post-ADA reform of bar admission standards, designed to narrow the contours of legitimate inquiry into applicants' mental health, many state bars continue to ask overbroad questions about applicants' mental health that focus on status or treatment rather than conduct. This panel will explore the rationale for bar authorities' inquiries into applicants' mental health and discuss ways in which conscientious administrators seek to balance their desire to encourage law students to seek mental health treatment against their possible obligation to report certain mental health conditions and treatment to state bar authorities.
Business Meeting at Program Conclusion.