ABA takes a closer look at attrition, bar pass rates for law schools during midyear meeting
INDIANA LAWYER – At the mid-year meeting of the American Bar Association held in early February, legal education was in the spotlight or, some might say, the hot seat.
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ABA JOURNAL – The ABA House of Delegates voted against a proposal to tighten bar passage rate standards for accredited law schools.
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ABA JOURNAL – LSAT numbers and bar-pass rates are getting worse at those schools seen as the most at risk for exploiting students, according to an investigation released Thursday by Law School Transparency.
Read More about Report finds continued drop in average LSAT scores at schools with lowest bar pass ratesMaine Supreme Judicial Court adopts Uniform Bar Exam
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW – The Maine Supreme Judicial Court will adopt the Uniform Bar Examination as of July 2017.
Read More about Maine Supreme Judicial Court adopts Uniform Bar ExamNinety law school deans seek delay of ABA bar pass standard to allow for further analysis
ABA JOURNAL – A group of 90 law school deans asked the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar to pull a proposal that would tighten accreditation requirements on bar passage rates.
Read More about Ninety law school deans seek delay of ABA bar pass standard to allow for further analysisABA section on legal education, law school deans share conflicting views on proposal to link accreditation and bar passage results
ABA JOURNAL – Although some law school officials support a plan to tighten the standard, others are concerned about what it would mean for diversity—both in schools and in the legal profession—if the proposal is implemented.
Read More about ABA section on legal education, law school deans share conflicting views on proposal to link accreditation and bar passage resultsPodcast: John Marshall Law School’s director of academic achievement shares tips for bar exam retake prep
ABA JOURNAL – Kleppetsch, who is president of the Association of Academic Support Educators as well as being an associate director of John Marshall’s Academic Achievement Program, shares with listeners some tips for reapproaching the bar exam with a fresh mindset and more preparation.
Read More about Podcast: John Marshall Law School’s director of academic achievement shares tips for bar exam retake prepTexas Supreme Court allows UNT Dallas Law to sit for July 2017 bar exam
ABA JOURNAL – While the University of North Texas Dallas College of Law is pursuing ABA accreditation, the state supreme court on Tuesday granted a request from the dean that its graduates be able to sit for the July 2017 bar exam.
Read More about Texas Supreme Court allows UNT Dallas Law to sit for July 2017 bar examSurvey: 2016 graduates call for uniform bar examination adoption in all states
BUSINESS WIRE – A new Kaplan Bar Review survey of 1,000 law school graduates from the class of 2016 finds that 91 percent want every state to adopt the Uniform Bar Examination to license new attorneys.
Read More about Survey: 2016 graduates call for uniform bar examination adoption in all statesNCBE reports overall uptick in bar pass scores, some states report decline
ABA JOURNAL – As the July 2016 bar results are released, it appears that nationally, there’s a slight uptick with scores, says Erica Moeser, president of the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
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