A look at first-time bar pass rates by race
ABA JOURNAL — According to information released Tuesday by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Black candidates continue to have the lowest first-time test-taker pass rate, which was 57% in 2022, compared with 61% in 2021. Out of 33,721 first-time bar examinees in 2022, 2,510 candidates were Black, according to ABA data,…
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REUTERS — Scores on the February bar exam have fallen for the second straight year, examinations officials said Friday, placing some of the blame on the COVID-19 pandemic’s U.S. law school disruptions. The national average score on the Multistate Bar Exam — the 200 question multiple-choice portion of the attorney licensing test — was 131.1,…
Read More about Scores on the February bar exam fall for the second year in a rowFebruary 2023 MBE bar scores fall to all-time record low in test history
(Excess of Democracy) by Derek T. Muller — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) discusses the decline in scores for test-takers of the February 2023 Multistate Bar Exam.
Read More about February 2023 MBE bar scores fall to all-time record low in test historyConcord Law School at Purdue University Global seeks bar exam eligibility for their online school
REUTERS — Indiana could become the second state to allow graduates of online law schools to take the bar exam.Concord Law School at Purdue University Global, which became the first online law school in the United States when it launched in 1998, is seeking a rule change from the Indiana Supreme Court that would enable its…
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BAR EXAM TOOL BOX — Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode of our “Quick Tips” series, we’re outlining a strategy for bouncing back after failing the bar exam. We discuss how to identify and strengthen your weaker areas and set yourself up for success next time around.
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REUTERS — Artificial intelligence can now outperform most law school graduates on the bar exam, the grueling two-day test aspiring attorneys must pass to practice law in the United States, according to a new study released Wednesday. GPT-4, the upgraded AI model released this week by Microsoft-backed OpenAI, scored 297 on the bar exam in an experiment conducted…
Read More about Study finds artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT can pass bar examA look at the ABA law school standard for bar passage
ABA JOURNAL — “Unless you’re a top law school, it’s hard to get a good bar pass rate without extra classes,” says Mike Sims, president of BARBRI. According to him, since the council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar tightened up Standard 316 in 2019, BARBRI has seen a “steady growth”…
Read More about A look at the ABA law school standard for bar passageFour law schools notified by ABA are back in compliance with accreditation standards
ABA JOURNAL — Three law schools have come into compliance with an ABA accreditation standard requiring two-year bar passage rates of at least 75%, the council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar recently announced.
Read More about Four law schools notified by ABA are back in compliance with accreditation standardsABA data shows decrease in pass rate for first-time bar exam takers compared to previous year
AMERICAN BAR EXAM — The managing director’s office of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar released today a comprehensive set of data on bar passage outcomes for American Bar Association-approved law schools.
Read More about ABA data shows decrease in pass rate for first-time bar exam takers compared to previous yearDelaware Supreme Court lowers cut score for the Delaware Bar Exam
DELAWARE ONLINE — The Delaware Bar examination will now be given twice a year, as well as require fewer essays and a lower score to pass, officials from Delaware’s Supreme Court announced Tuesday. With corporations coming from across the country to benefit from the state’s friendly laws and taxes and to litigate their disputes in Chancery…
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