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Pass rate for New York’s July bar exam ticks up, as repeat and foreign-educated test-takers do better

Corrected: The pass rate for the July 2022 New York bar exam was 66%, which is an increase of three percentage points from the July 2021 bar exam.

Oct 20, 2022 3:08 PM CDT

As Golden Gate Law works to meet bar pass standard, new students get full scholarships

Almost a year after being found out of compliance with an ABA accreditation standard that requires a bar pass rate of at least 75% within two years, the Golden Gate University School of Law significantly reduced its first-year class size and awarded full-tuition scholarships to all newly admitted full-time JD students.

Oct 5, 2022 10:27 AM CDT

Examining the Bar

The profession often has a hard time with change, and some have said there’s a sense that keeping a bar exam will likely assure people in power that wealthy clients won’t be harmed by admissions alternatives. Nevertheless, lawyers interviewed by the ABA Journal say it’s important that states are even considering changes at all.

Oct 1, 2022 3:30 AM CDT

Scores for July MBE are similar to last year, NCBE says

The national mean scaled score for the July 2022 Multistate Bar Examination, which consists of 200 multiple-choice questions, is 140.3, the National Conference of Bar Examiners announced Tuesday.

Sep 13, 2022 2:13 PM CDT

2 of Puerto Rico’s 3 law schools will get more time to meet bar pass standard

Following repeated failures to show compliance with Standard 316, which requires a bar passage rate of at least 75% within two years, the ABA has given an extension of up to three years to two Puerto Rican law schools.

Sep 9, 2022 2:10 PM CDT

As some jurisdictions consider bar exam alternatives, ABA Legal Ed section again looks at bar pass standard

Language for a controversial law school standard, which states that at least 75% of a law school’s graduates pass a bar within a two-year period, is being examined by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar—in light of some jurisdictions considering alternative paths to law licensure.

Aug 19, 2022 2:53 PM CDT

Shortly before July bar exam, ExamSoft announces new Windows laptops likely won’t run testing software

If you have a 2022 Windows laptop with a 12th-generation Intel Core processor, it probably won’t work for the July bar exam.

Jul 21, 2022 11:17 AM CDT

Harvard Law grad loses suit claiming lack of bar exam accommodations nixed her BigLaw career

A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit filed by a New York lawyer who claims that she failed the bar exam on her first two tries because of disability bias by the New York State Board of Law Examiners.

Jul 20, 2022 2:05 PM CDT

Lawyer admitted to practice after meth conviction is now accused of shooting deputy

A Louisiana lawyer accused of shooting a sheriff’s deputy Saturday in a possible road rage incident had been admitted to practice following a 1989 felony conviction. The lawyer, 59-year-old Koby D. Boyett, was arrested on a charge of attempted second-degree murder, report KATC and the Lafayette Daily Advertiser. The deputy…

Jul 11, 2022 4:40 PM CDT

Bar examinees have little success with accommodation requests and say the process is stressful

Andrea Gagliardi has various diagnosed disabilities. She had hoped two recent neuropsychological evaluation reports would support her bar exam accommodation requests. But that didn’t happen.

Jun 30, 2022 9:52 AM CDT

Think you won’t pass the July bar exam? So did many others, but they did, say lawyers

If you are studying for the July bar exam, you’re not going to memorize every flashcard for the Multistate Bar Examination, and that’s OK. You can still pass.

Jun 27, 2022 8:35 AM CDT

After repeat failures to meet bar pass standard, ABA gives Cooley Law School extension

Western Michigan University’s Thomas M. Cooley Law School continues to not meet the 75% bar passage rate required under Standard 316, and the council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar recently gave the school an extension to come into compliance.

Jun 6, 2022 3:18 PM CDT

Pass rate for New York’s July bar exam ticks up, as repeat and foreign-educated test-takers do better

As Golden Gate Law works to meet bar pass standard, new students get full scholarships

Examining the Bar

Scores for July MBE are similar to last year, NCBE says

2 of Puerto Rico’s 3 law schools will get more time to meet bar pass standard

As some jurisdictions consider bar exam alternatives, ABA Legal Ed section again looks at bar pass standard

Shortly before July bar exam, ExamSoft announces new Windows laptops likely won’t run testing software

Harvard Law grad loses suit claiming lack of bar exam accommodations nixed her BigLaw career

Lawyer admitted to practice after meth conviction is now accused of shooting deputy

Bar examinees have little success with accommodation requests and say the process is stressful

Think you won’t pass the July bar exam? So did many others, but they did, say lawyers

After repeat failures to meet bar pass standard, ABA gives Cooley Law School extension

ABA Legal Ed council seeks comment on proposed revision to law school admissions test requirement

Decision to give DC graduates priority access to bar exam supported by local law school deans

ABA Legal Ed council asked again to remove requirement for entrance exams

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