Podcast: Advice for students retaking the bar exam

March 28, 2023

BAR EXAM TOOL BOX — Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode of our “Quick Tips” series, we’re outlining a strategy for bouncing back after failing the bar exam. We discuss how to identify and strengthen your weaker areas and set yourself up for success next time around.

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Study finds artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT can pass bar exam

March 21, 2023

REUTERS — Artificial intelligence can now outperform most law school graduates on the bar exam, the grueling two-day test aspiring attorneys must pass to practice law in the United States, according to a new study released Wednesday. GPT-4, the upgraded AI model released this week by Microsoft-backed OpenAI, scored 297 on the bar exam in an experiment conducted

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A look at the ABA law school standard for bar passage

March 20, 2023

ABA JOURNAL — “Unless you’re a top law school, it’s hard to get a good bar pass rate without extra classes,” says Mike Sims, president of BARBRI. According to him, since the council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar tightened up Standard 316 in 2019, BARBRI has seen a “steady growth”

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Four law schools notified by ABA are back in compliance with accreditation standards

March 13, 2023

ABA JOURNAL — Three law schools have come into compliance with an ABA accreditation standard requiring two-year bar passage rates of at least 75%, the council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar recently announced.

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ABA data shows decrease in pass rate for first-time bar exam takers compared to previous year 

March 7, 2023

AMERICAN BAR EXAM — The managing director’s office of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar released today a comprehensive set of data on bar passage outcomes for American Bar Association-approved law schools.

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Delaware Supreme Court lowers cut score for the Delaware Bar Exam

February 28, 2023

DELAWARE ONLINE — The Delaware Bar examination will now be given twice a year, as well as require fewer essays and a lower score to pass, officials from Delaware’s Supreme Court announced Tuesday. With corporations coming from across the country to benefit from the state’s friendly laws and taxes and to litigate their disputes in Chancery

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A look at the next generation bar exam

February 22, 2023

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Similar to licensure exams for doctors, certified public accountants, nurses and pilots, the purpose of the bar exam is to ensure that law school graduates are prepared to competently and ethically serve the public. For decades, there has been debate about whether the current bar exam – which relies heavily on memorization

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South Dakota state legislature considers removal of the bar exam for lawyer licensure

January 24, 2023

SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS —  The South Dakota State Legislature is considering removing the bar exam for aspiring attorneys.

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Three law schools fall below ABA bar exam pass rate standard 

December 19, 2022

ABA JOURNAL — On Tuesday, the ABA posted notice that the Ave Maria School of Law, the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law and Vermont Law School are out of compliance with Standard 316, which requires a bar passage rate of at least 75% within a two-year time period.

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