July 2015 bar exam results show continued decline in scores
THE BOSTON GLOBE – Law graduates are increasingly getting a taste of failure before they start their careers. Performance on the bar exam has continued to slip, early results show.
Read More about July 2015 bar exam results show continued decline in scoresLower bar exam scores spark a critical look at the National Conference of Bar Examiners and law graduates
BLOOMBERG – The July 2014 exam was controversial even before the results came in. On Tuesday, July 29, after spending the first day of the exam furiously writing, some law graduates who tried to upload their essays were met with error messages.
Read More about Lower bar exam scores spark a critical look at the National Conference of Bar Examiners and law graduatesUniform Bar Exam requirements by state
LAWYERIST — The chart details the range of costs and requirements, by state, for applicants with a UBE score.
Read More about Uniform Bar Exam requirements by stateAdvice: Bar exam takers can use mindfulness to lessen stress
HUFFINGTON POST HEALTHY LIVING – “In the weeks leading up to the examination, the mindset is a key factor in keeping calm, resilient and focused. Here are three mindful steps I teach to help you survive and thrive during your examination preparation.”
Read More about Advice: Bar exam takers can use mindfulness to lessen stressLegal educators push for Uniform Bar Exam in California
LOS ANGELES TIMES – A growing number of academics are pushing for California to join states that have moved to a test that only focuses on national matters.
Read More about Legal educators push for Uniform Bar Exam in CaliforniaNew York State will adopt standard bar examination in 2016
THE NEW YORK TIMES — New York State will begin using a standard bar examination given in 15 other states next summer, making it the largest state so far to adopt what amounts to a national credential for lawyers, the state’s chief judge, Jonathan Lippman, announced on Tuesday.
Read More about New York State will adopt standard bar examination in 2016New UW School of Law program to help minority law students finish degrees and pass bar
THE SEATTLE TIMES — The UW is establishing the Gregoire Fellows, a new program to support nine minority law students each year, guaranteeing them summer fellowships at local law firms, and giving them a mentoring relationship with Gregoire and help studying for the bar exam.
Read More about New UW School of Law program to help minority law students finish degrees and pass barBar passage rates drop in North Carolina
WRAL.COM –In a troubling trend across the nation, more and more law school graduates are failing the bar exam. According to figures from the Board of Law Examiners of the State of North Carolina, the combined pass rate for students at the state’s seven law schools has hit a five-year low.
Read More about Bar passage rates drop in North CarolinaArizona, Iowa and New Hampshire among states evaluating value of the bar exam
NEW YORK TIMES — For decades, law school graduates have endured a stressful rite of passage, spending the first 10 weeks after classes end taking cram courses in the arcane details of the law before sitting down for the grueling, days-long bar exam.
Read More about Arizona, Iowa and New Hampshire among states evaluating value of the bar examCalifornia Bar developing pro bono requirement for admission
ABA JOURNAL — Following New York’s lead, bar officials in California are in the process of developing a pro bono program for law students who plan to practice in the state.
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