California bar trustees suggest three options to state supreme court for bar exam cut score

September 11, 2017

ABA JOURNAL – If the California Supreme Court decides to lower the bar exam cut score, it will follow the Oregon and Nevada Supreme Courts, which both lowered their cut scores this summer.

Read More about California bar trustees suggest three options to state supreme court for bar exam cut score

Oregon lowers state bar passage score

September 5, 2017

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 score

Lewis & Clark Law Dean Jennifer Johnson discusses Oregon’s decision to lower bar exam pass score

September 5, 2017

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 score

Golden Gate Law Dean Anthony Niedwiecki and UC Hastings Law Dean David Faigman call for lower bar exam pass score in California

August 21, 2017

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 California

California Supreme Court considers a lower cut score for state bar exam

August 7, 2017

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 exam

California Supreme Court may determine passing state bar exam grade to apply retroactively

July 17, 2017

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 retroactively

ABA to solicit feedback from law school on tightening bar passage standards, accreditation compliance

June 12, 2017

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 compliance

Bar passage rate in Mississippi falls again

June 12, 2017

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 again

Opinion: Oregon Law needs to do more to help graduates pass bar

June 12, 2017

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 bar