Florida International Law celebrates success of graduates on the bar exam
SPOT ON FLORIDA — Eighty-two percent of Florida International University’s College of Law graduates passed the most recent bar exam, topping all of Florida’s accredited law schools and surpassing the average passage rate for all state law schools by about 29 percentage points.
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REUTERS — The American Bar Association’s legal education arm may soon endorse lawyer licensing pathways that don’t involve passing the bar exam, potentially softening a pro-bar exam stance the organization has held for more than a century.
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LAW.COM — The pass rate on California’s February 2024 bar exam ticked upward to 33.9%, surpassing the 32.5% figure from last year, according to figures released Friday by the state bar.
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BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — Today we’re talking about using accommodations for the bar exam due to disabilities or other conditions.
Read More about Podcast: What test-takers should know about bar exam accommodationsMore test-takers pass the bar exam after some jurisdictions lower cut scores
ABA JOURNAL — Of the five states that lowered the minimum score required for passing the bar last year, four of them had increases in their February 2024 bar passage rates, according to the latest data compiled by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
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VIRGINIA LAWYERS WEEKLY — Two-thirds of the candidates who sat for February’s Virginia Bar Exam passed the test, according to data released April 19 by the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners.
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BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, in an episode from our “Listen and Learn” series, we’re discussing an important concept from Contract Law – consideration – which is one of the three requirements of contract formation.
Read More about Podcast: Advice for studying contract law in advance of the bar examUniversity of Maryland Carey Law contributes to the development of the NextGen Bar Exam
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FRANCIS KING CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law is supporting student success by helping develop a better bar exam.
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REUTERS — Early data from the February bar exam suggests that pass rates will increase and the attorney licensing test has stabilized after several years of volatility attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today’s episode, we’re discussing just how much it can cost you to sit for the bar exam, as well as some mitigation strategies to try to reduce the cost and help cover any shortfalls.
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