Law graduates receive warning that remote bar exam will not work on some newer computers
REUTERS — Some law graduates slated to take the bar exam on July 26 and 27 were left scrambling to secure older laptops after learning this week that the exam software will not work on certain newer machines. ExamSoft, the company that supplies the software used on the mandatory attorney licensing exam, told examinees in…
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BLOOMBERG — Should law school applicants still have to take the LSAT? A proposal by a committee of the American Bar Association would eliminate the longstanding rule that accredited law schools must require prospective students to take a “valid and reliable test” as part of the application process. If the LSAT is axed, maybe the…
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LEGAL TALK NETWORK — If you are studying for the July bar exam, you’re not going to memorize every flashcard for the Multistate Bar Examination, and that’s OK. You can still pass.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — One of the biggest mistakes you can make while preparing for the bar exam is wasting valuable time doing thousands of multiple-choice questions to improve your accuracy rate. Many bar exam takers waste time and energy on this, only to find out later they failed the bar exam because they didn’t…
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EXPERT LAW REVIEW — It is really common in the present world to find the open experience about physical disorders in the first place. But every person is not in the position to speak about mental disorders because speaking about mental disorder systems is unacceptable in the community and is judged to a great extent.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — On the day of the bar exam, there’s a good chance you may feel some jitters. That’s totally normal! You’ve worked really hard to get to this point and are likely feeling pressure to succeed. However, the last thing you want to do is let your nerves affect your performance. With…
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BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — Today, we’re focusing on an important topic in Evidence – the Best Evidence Rule, which requires a witness to produce the document whose contents he or she is testifying about.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — The ultimate bar passage rate for the nation’s law schools—a measurement of a graduating class’s bar exam success over a two-year period—is trending in the right direction. But arguably a snail could lap it.
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NATIONAL JURIST — If you’re about to begin bar prep, it is natural to want to know exactly how much you’ll need to study in order to get a passing score. It’s human nature to want a definite, clear answer, and we wish we could give you one. However, the true, real answer is that…
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REUTERS — The State Bar of California wants to give hundreds of law graduates in the state more time to complete a pandemic-era program that has enabled them to practice under the supervision of an attorney without having passed the bar exam.
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