The authors urge Michigan's Board of Law Examiners and the state supreme court that oversees the Board to not cede control of bar admission "to an external organization with a questionable track record and a history of broken promises." Michigan, the paper argues, should reclaim authority over its bar exam process and adopt a forward-thinking, research-backed alternative to NextGen UBE. In doing so, Michigan would join other leaders in promulgating responsible, practical legal licensing reform.