First-Time Bar Pass Rates Show Decline According to Recent Legal Education Data
The American Bar Association’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar recently released data on the pass rates…
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Assessment of Law School Bar Passage Rates
It is important for potential students to consider how likely a law school is to pass the bar exam. You…
NCBE Approves Task Force’s Recommendations, Major Changes to be Introduced to the Bar Exam
The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) has approved the NCBE Testing Task Force’s recommendations for the changes to be…
Texas’ First Online Bar Exam Records A Dip Of 17% In The Pass Rate
Texas’s first online bar exam, held on October 05-06, 2020, recorded a dip of 17% in the overall pass rate.…
Washington, D.C. Approves Limited Diploma Privilege Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Washington, D.C. has become the fourth jurisdiction to approve a limited diploma privilege amid the COVID-19 pandemic and allow certain…
Law Deans Urge California Supreme Court to Administer an Open-Book Bar Exam Without Remote Proctoring
Law deans from 15 ABA-accredited law schools in California have asked the State Supreme Court to make changes to its…
July Bar Exam Scores Are Better Than Ever
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on this year’s bar exam and has put immense pressure on 2020’s law…
Florida Supreme Court Rejects Diploma Privilege
The Florida Supreme Court rejected a proposal to adopt a form of diploma privilege that will allow law graduates to…
Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Apologizes for Bar Exam Delays
"Our inability to offer the bar examination in August was a failure," said Charles Canady, Chief Justice of the Florida…
Florida Cancels Online Bar Exam – Outraged Examinees Ask for Resignations
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners called off the state's bar exam scheduled for August 19 in a late-night announcement…
Florida Bar Exam Software Is Riddled With Tech Issues, Examinees Say
Summary: The Florida Bar exam software crashes, freezes, and can lead to hacks. Florida's Online Bar Exam is a disaster…
California Will Not Make New Bar Exam Cut Score Retroactive
The California Supreme Court issued an order Monday making a lower passing score for the state's bar exam official, but…