Oregon lowers state bar passage score
DAILY EMERALD – Given the lowered score, the results of the July bar exam could potentially be higher.
Read More about Oregon lowers state bar passage scoreLewis & Clark Law Dean Jennifer Johnson discusses Oregon’s decision to lower bar exam pass score
OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING – “Lewis and Clark Law School Dean Jennifer Johnson joins us to discuss the change and what it means for aspiring Oregon lawyers.”
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law Dean Jennifer Johnson discusses Oregon’s decision to lower bar exam pass scoreGolden Gate Law Dean Anthony Niedwiecki and UC Hastings Law Dean David Faigman call for lower bar exam pass score in California
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE – The bar exam is a poor measure of a lawyer’s competence, law school deans told California State Bar officials at a public comment session.
Read More about Golden Gate Law Dean Anthony Niedwiecki and UC Hastings Law Dean David Faigman call for lower bar exam pass score in CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court considers a lower cut score for state bar exam
ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER – The State Bar of California on Monday proposed lowering the minimum score on the most recent licensing exam for attorneys amid an alarming decline in people passing the test.
Read More about California Supreme Court considers a lower cut score for state bar examPodcast: UC Hastings Law Dean David Faigman and Pepperdine Law professor Robert Anderson debate whether California should lower bar exam cut score
KPCC (NPR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA) – The state bar exam for California has long been known in legal circles to be one of the toughest in the country to pass.
Read More about Podcast: UC Hastings Law Dean David Faigman and Pepperdine Law professor Robert Anderson debate whether California should lower bar exam cut scoreCalifornia Supreme Court may determine passing state bar exam grade to apply retroactively
ABA JOURNAL – The California Supreme Court, not a board of the State Bar of California, will determine what constitutes a passing score on the state’s bar exam.
Read More about California Supreme Court may determine passing state bar exam grade to apply retroactivelyABA to solicit feedback from law school on tightening bar passage standards, accreditation compliance
ABA JOURNAL – A questionnaire about the proposed revision to Standard 316, which deals with bar passage rates, will be sent to ABA-accredited law schools.
Read More about ABA to solicit feedback from law school on tightening bar passage standards, accreditation complianceBar passage rate in Mississippi falls again
CLARION LEDGER – The legal profession has been a career that many aspire to obtain, but becoming an attorney in Mississippi is proving more difficult in recent years.
Read More about Bar passage rate in Mississippi falls againOpinion: Oregon Law needs to do more to help graduates pass bar
DAILY EMERALD – “With this status of law school grading, the bar exam remains the last guardian of the galaxy — for lawyers, that is.”
Read More about Opinion: Oregon Law needs to do more to help graduates pass barWisconsin Bar inducts 82 new lawyers from Wisconsin Law
STATE BAR OF WISCONSIN – The State Bar of Wisconsin welcomes 82 new Wisconsin lawyers on May 31, graduates of the U.W. Law School, ready for the challenges of working in the legal profession.
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