DC boosts capacity for July bar exam following outcry
REUTERS — Bar exam officials in Washington, D.C., have secured a second site for the upcoming attorney licensing test in July, enabling them to accommodate 450 additional examinees.
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THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA — Today the State Bar announced that 1,056 people (33.9 percent of applicants) passed the February 2022 California General Bar Exam—the first in-person exam since February 2020.
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REUTERS — Registration for the District of Columbia’s July bar exam opens Thursday, and seats are sure to fill up fast amid a significant reduction in available spots.
Read More about DC Bar Exam seat preferences create scramble for out-of-area law graduatesDC Court of Appeals adds more seats to July Bar Exam
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS NEWSROOM — The DC Court of Appeals has continued to seek additional venues to administer the DC Bar Exam in July, and today we are happy to announce that we have increased our seating capacity to 1550 seats.
Read More about DC Court of Appeals adds more seats to July Bar ExamABA data: Racial gap in bar exam bass rates increased in 2021
REUTERS — New data from the American Bar Association highlighting racial disparities in bar exam pass rates could add fuel to ongoing debates over the fairness of the attorney licensing test and whether it should be reformed.
Read More about ABA data: Racial gap in bar exam bass rates increased in 2021ABA Legal Ed council asked again to remove requirement for entrance exams
ABA JOURNAL — A suggestion to eliminate the accreditation standard requiring entrance exams for law school admissions has been made to the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
Read More about ABA Legal Ed council asked again to remove requirement for entrance examsMitchell Hamline Law hosts conference on the future of bar licensure
REUTERS — The cost of preparing for and taking the bar exam places an unfair financial burden on law grads seeking to enter the legal profession while enriching the testing industry, academics critical of the licensing exam said Friday.
Read More about Mitchell Hamline Law hosts conference on the future of bar licensureTwo-year bar exam pass rate improves for law school graduates
ABA JOURNAL — Based on data for 2019 graduates, the two-year bar passage rate for ABA-accredited law schools has increased to 91.17%.
Read More about Two-year bar exam pass rate improves for law school graduatesABA data: Law graduates who pass bar exam on the first attempt have promising employment outcomes
ABA JOURNAL — For the class of 2021 at the Golden Gate University School of Law, both the first-time bar pass rate and the rate of employment in full-time, long-term jobs practicing law are below 41%.
Read More about ABA data: Law graduates who pass bar exam on the first attempt have promising employment outcomesA look at first-time bar exam pass rates by school
REUTERS — The ABA releases detailed information on national bar exam results and pass rates at individual schools every spring. The first-time pass rate across all schools fell more than three percentage points from the previous year to 80% in 2021.
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