Oregon Supreme Court approves pathway to practice for law graduates without taking the bar exam

November 15, 2023

REUTERS — Law graduates will be able to become licensed in Oregon without taking the bar exam, starting in May 2024.

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South Texas College of Law Houston swears in new attorneys on campus

November 13, 2023

SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — South Texas College of Law Houston welcomed recent graduates to the Texas Bar on Wednesday, hosting  a Bench and Bar reception and swearing in ceremony. 

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How law school graduates in Ohio performed on the July 2023 bar exam

November 9, 2023

CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS — Out of 966 aspiring lawyers who sat for the July 2023 bar exam in Ohio, 707 (or 73%), passed according to results posted by the Ohio Supreme Court.

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Survey: First-generation law students graduate with more debt and lower test scores

November 2, 2023

REUTERS — First-generation law students on average spend more time studying, earn slightly lower grades, and graduate with higher debt loads than classmates whose parents who graduated from college, according to a comprehensive study released on Wednesday.

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Albany Law highlights graduates’ performance on the July 2023 bar exam

November 2, 2023

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — The passage rate for Albany Law School first-time bar exam takers climbed to 83% in results announced on October 19, 2023 by the New York State Board of Law Examiners.

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University at Buffalo Law highlights graduates’ performance on the July 2023 bar exam

November 2, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — UB School of Law graduates are poised to succeed, and the results from July’s New York State Bar Exam confirm it.

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University of Massachusetts Law highlights graduates’ results on the July 2023 bar exam  

November 1, 2023

PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS — The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law reached an 80% bar exam pass rate for first-time test takers, according to the July exam results recently released by the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners. 

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NALP reports on employment outcomes for 2022 law school graduates

October 26, 2023

NALP — New employment findings from the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) reveal that despite a record shattering employment market for Class of 2022 law graduates – including the highest employment rate in 35 years – disparities in employment outcomes by race/ethnicity and level of parental education persist, with graduates of color and first-generation

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NALP report shows how race, ethnicity, parents’ education produced differing job outcomes for 2022 law graduates

October 23, 2023

ABA JOURNAL — Nikia Gray, the executive director of the National Association for Law Placement, is asking legal employers to “stand firm” on their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion after the release of data showing that minorities from the class of 2022 fare worse in employment numbers.

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