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Case Western Reserve Law discusses bar exam success

December 11, 2020

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — On November 30, the Ohio Supreme Court released the results of the most recent Ohio Bar exam. With a 94 percent Bar pass rate (59 out of 63), Case Western Reserve School of Law graduates performed the best out of nine Ohio law schools for first-time takers.

Florida to hold February bar exam online amid rising cases of COVID-19

November 28, 2020

BLOOMBERG LAW — Florida in February will again hold its bar exam remotely to avoid exposing test-takers to the coronavirus, the state’s Supreme Court announced Wednesday as cases spiked in the state. The court didn’t want to risk canceling an in-person test as it did in July amid a worrisome increase in Covid-19 cases.

Illinois to hold February Uniform Bar Exam remotely

November 28, 2020

WCIA.COM — Officials with the Illinois Supreme Court said they will hold the February 2021 Uniform Bar exam remotely. In a tweet on Friday, Court officials said they made the decision because of the continued health risk and the overall success of the administration of October’s exam.

Colorado’s February bar exam to be administered online

November 18, 2020

WESTERNSLOPENOW.COM — The Colorado Supreme Court has announced that the February 2021 bar examination will be administered remotely rather than in-person in response to increasing COVID-19 infection rates in Colorado, which may continue to rise this winter.

Students raise privacy concerns over online exam software using facial recognition

November 18, 2020

REUTERS — As COVID-19 restrictions force students to take remote exams, universities around the world are relying on proctoring software like Examplify. But many students are wary of the technology, including mass data collection and bias in facial recognition.

Study looks at the role of law schools in students’ ability to pass the bar exam

November 18, 2020

THE NATIONAL JURIST — The bar exam is the price of admittance for those who want to practice law, and passing the dreaded exam, particularly on the first try, is far from a given. In 2019, statistics show, 79.6% of first-time test-takers passed the bar in their states. That means more than 20% failed.

Several states and jurisdictions announce online bar exam for February 2021

November 5, 2020

BLOOMBERG LAW — The District of Columbia has joined several states to announce that it will be holding its February 2021 bar exam online. Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee also have said their February exams will be offered remotely, according to the National Conference of Bar Examiners.

California Supreme Court approves commission to study the future of the bar exam

November 5, 2020

CALIFORNIA COURTS NEWSROOM — The Supreme Court of California on Monday approved a charter for the commission that will study the future of the Bar Exam, allowing the State Bar to begin recruitment for the group in November. The commission will also consider whether the Bar Exam, or any of its parts, should be administered online and/or in-person.

New York announces February bar exam will be administered online

November 5, 2020

REUTERS — New York’s high court has announced that the state’s February 2021 bar exam will be administered online as the coronavirus pandemic drags on, making in-person testing a health risk. At least three other U.S. jurisdictions – Maryland, Pennsylvania and Connecticut – have decided the same.

Law graduates share online bar exam experiences

October 28, 2020

ABA JOURNAL — Approximately 30,000 people took the exam, and it’s believed to have been the first professional licensing exam administered remotely, according to Judith Gundersen, president of the NCBE. In an email to the ABA Journal, she said it appears that more than 98% of applicants had no software issues.