California Supreme Court blocks California State Bar plan to implement new bar exam
CALIFORNIA COURTS NEWSROOM — The California Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked the state bar from rolling out a new bar exam written by Kaplan Exam Services, raising questions about the February 2025 sitting of the lawyer-licensing test just weeks before the registration period opens.
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NCBE — West Virginia and North Dakota have announced that they will administer the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2027. Twenty-five jurisdictions in total have now announced plans to adopt the new exam.
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THE INTERNATIONAL JURIST — Where does the United States fit in the global business of LL.M. programs? It’s true LL.B. students abroad and foreign-educated lawyers have many options for their LL.M. degrees.
Read More about A look at US LLM degrees and the bar examNorth Dakota sees higher pass rates for July Bar Exam over the previous year
LEGAL NEWSLINE — The State Board of Law Examiners has announced the results of the July 2024 bar examination. Of the 68 applicants who sat for the bar examination in Bismarck, North Dakota, 47 applicants achieved a passing score.
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YAHOO!NEWS — As was recently reported by the South Dakota Supreme Court’s Steering Committee, “Nearly all of those who did not pass the bar exam passed the essay portion of the bar, but were unable to pass the multiple-choice portion of the bar exam.” I fall among that category of test-takers.
Read More about Opinion: How the bar exam creates barriers to entry in the legal professionPodcast: Advice on answering partnership liability questions on the bar exam
BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — This is the second installment of our episodes on partnerships.
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BAR EXAM TOOLBOX PODCAST — Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re discussing general, special, and quitclaim deeds, as part of our “Listen and Learn” series.
Read More about Podcast: Advice on completing property law questions on the bar examNational Conference of Bar Examiners reports July bar exam test scores are up from the previous year
REUTERS — Law graduates are awaiting results of the July 2024 bar exam, but early data on the multiple-choice portion of the test indicates that pass rates will be higher this year.
Read More about National Conference of Bar Examiners reports July bar exam test scores are up from the previous yearState Bar of California signs development contract with Kaplan for the California Bar Exam
REUTERS — The State Bar of California has finalized a $8.25 million deal with test prep company Kaplan Exam Services to produce the state’s bar exam for the next five years, the attorney licensing body said on Tuesday.
Read More about State Bar of California signs development contract with Kaplan for the California Bar ExamCalifornia moves forward with plans to give its own bar exam
REUTERS — The state bar projects that giving its own bar exam will save up to $4 million annually by allowing it to administer the exam remotely or in small test centers, eliminating the cost of renting large event spaces twice a year.
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