Successful law school bar exam preparation programs are highlighted by the National Conference of Bar Examiners
THE BAR EXAMINER — Five law schools share their strategies towards preparing students for passing the bar exam.
Read More about Successful law school bar exam preparation programs are highlighted by the National Conference of Bar ExaminersState Bar of California under scrutiny after exam topic leak
BIG LAW BUSINESS — More people than usual failed to show up for the California bar exam following a leak of what topics would be covered. More than 760 people don’t take test after topics sent to deans in email. Leak leads to investigations, potential calls for more reform.
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ABOVE THE LAW — 3 Strikes Bar Exam policies are a bad idea. Requiring bar candidates to head back to law school will do little to improve their odds of passing the bar exam.
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ABOVE THE LAW — The State Bar of California announced that it is going to ask practicing lawyers in this state about the present and future of the profession. The California Attorney Practice Analysis will assess the relevance and content of the California Bar Exam.
Read More about State Bar of California seeks feedback on state’s bar examA look at California’s February bar exam results by law school
LAW.COM — Law school graduates from the University of San Diego and the University of Southern California beat the average pass rate on the February 2019 bar exam by more than 20 percentage points
Read More about A look at California’s February bar exam results by law schoolMississippi to require additional education for law graduates after third time failing bar exam
ABA JOURNAL — If you fail the Mississippi bar exam three times, you’ll need to go back to school if you want to make a fourth go at it.
Read More about Mississippi to require additional education for law graduates after third time failing bar examLaw school deans detail plan to meet new bar passage standard
ABA JOURNAL — Before the council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar implemented a tighter bar passage standard May 17, it posted a memo, naming law schools that would likely fail the revision. With the new version of the standard, law schools now have two years, rather than five, to reach a…
Read More about Law school deans detail plan to meet new bar passage standardResults from California’s February bar exam
LAW.COM — Only 31.4% of would-be attorneys passed California’s February 2019 bar exam, marking the second-lowest pass rate on the notoriously difficult test in 35 years, according to figures released by the state bar
Read More about Results from California’s February bar examABA legal education section passes tougher bar pass standard for law schools
ABA JOURNAL — Following multiple years of discussion, and two rejections from the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates, the council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar adopted a proposed revision to tighten an accreditation standard regarding bar passage
Read More about ABA legal education section passes tougher bar pass standard for law schoolsHow law graduates who fail the bar exam rebound
LAW.COM — In the latest report in a series on the high rate of bar exam failures, Law.com takes a close look at two law graduates who endured the shocking disappointment of flunking the test and how they embarked on a course to rebound.
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