Nevada releases February bar exam results
NEVADA BUSINESS — The results of the February 2021 Nevada bar examination were released have been released. The Nevada State Bar received 253 applications to sit for the February 2021 exam, with 152 applicants receiving a passing score. The pass rate for this bar examination was 60%.
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ABA JOURNAL — Of the 10 law schools that in 2020 received noncompliance notices for having two-year bar passage rates below 75%, half appear to again have pass rates that do not meet that threshold, according to ABA data released in April.
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ABA JOURNAL — When the State Bar of California selected ExamSoft as the software provider for its October 2020 remote bar exam, the test was administered appropriately, but the bar did not follow a procurement policy for outside vendors, according to a state auditor report.
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THE HIGHLAND COUNTY PRESS — Of the 361 aspiring lawyers who sat for the latest Ohio Bar Examination, 54.3 percent passed the test, the Ohio Supreme Court announced recently. The passing rate was the highest for a February exam since 2016 and was the state’s first full use of the Uniform Bar Exam.
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NATIONAL JURIST — If the thought of writing bar essays sends you running for the hills, these five tips to improve your bar essay score will help!
Read More about Tips to improve bar exam essay scoresCalifornia committee considers changes to state bar exam
BLOOMBERG LAW — A new committee has been named to consider potential changes to California’s bar exam, including administering part or all of the two-day test online, the state Supreme Court said Tuesday.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — When Oregon temporarily granted diploma privilege to law school graduates last summer, some Willamette University College of Law graduates used the freed-up bar exam study time to form a task force to examine state jury selection rules. Dean Brian R. Gallini calls on other law deans to help find a long-term alternative to…
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NW SIDEBAR — Anxieties were running higher than normal ahead of the winter 2021 Washington State Bar Exam that for the first time in the state was conducted remotely. However, with that inaugural remote bar exam now over and the results tabulated, the diagnosis from test-takers, faculty, and WSBA staff has been positive, almost surprisingly…
Read More about Washington State Bar Association deems remote bar exam a successABA report shows increase in first-time and two-year bar exam pass rates
ABA JOURNAL — Despite the coronavirus chaos around July 2020 bar exams—including health fears for in-person bars, software problems with remote tests and jurisdictions making last-minute date and format changes—the first-time pass rate actually increased from the previous year.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Officials from the National Conference of Bar Examiners refute an earlier Bloomberg Law Insight about future bar exams administered via computer. They say the next generation of bar exams will be administered in-person on computers and monitored by on-site proctors and dispute the assertion that AI facial recognition technology was used in proctoring…
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