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I was wondering if anyone else knew that Examsoft will not be using law school IT as the site engineers for the Bar Examinations anymore.

With the growing need for Site Engineers throughout the country, which could easily exceed 120 by July 2008, we concluded that it would be best to retain the services of a temp agency that specializes in technology job placements. This will not only help us keep bar examiner costs down (we are under tremendous pressure to keep costs down) but it ensures a steady supply of qualified computer experts who have been trained on issues that could arise on exam day. Each site will nevertheless have one Site Captain who is an experienced ExamSoft software user at their academic institution. The site captain, I have been told, will still come from law school IT.

I know many of our students felt comfortable seeing a familiar face to help them out before this difficult exam.

I have to admit lately it was nice to work the Bar exam, since the problems were not there anymore, and it was fairly easy to support. I understand their decision to cut costs, as any business has to do this from time to time.

Does anyone wonder whether a temp agency can support Examsoft as well as law school IT technicians that support it year after year at their respective schools?

Jeffrey M. West
Systems Administrator
Barry University
Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
6441 East Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 32807
Phone - (321) 206-5705 Fax - (321) 206-5715
Cell - (407) 925-7030
E-Mail - jwest@mail.barry.edu