California Bar Exam fees to increase in February
JDJOURNAL — To address a looming budget shortfall, the State Bar of California has approved substantial fee increases for the California bar exam. Starting in February, law graduates and licensed attorneys will see significant hikes in their examination and moral character determination fees.
Read More about California Bar Exam fees to increase in FebruaryJuly 2023 Florida bar exam results
FLORIDA BAR NEWS — The Supreme Court of Florida releases the following Bar examination statistical information.
Read More about July 2023 Florida bar exam resultsPodcast: Advice on managing stress while preparing for the bar exam
BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re excited to welcome Ryan Zajic – a senior legal content developer at UWorld and a licensed attorney in the state of Nebraska, and Dr. Janani Krishnaswami – a certified physician in preventative medicine, internal medicine, and lifestyle.
Read More about Podcast: Advice on managing stress while preparing for the bar examFlorida International University Law celebrates graduates’ performance on the bar exam
FIU NEWS — FIU College of Law did it again this summer. FIU law graduates earned the highest passage rate among all Florida law schools on the Florida bar exam administered in July.
Read More about Florida International University Law celebrates graduates’ performance on the bar examRutgers Law partners with Kaplan to provide free bar prep courses
ROI NJ — Rutgers Law School on Thursday said it will begin providing all of its graduating students with free comprehensive test prep for the bar exam through a new partnership with global educational services provider Kaplan.
Read More about Rutgers Law partners with Kaplan to provide free bar prep coursesCalifornia explores pathway to legal practice without the bar exam
REUTERS — The State Bar of California is contemplating a new admissions pathway that would allow law graduates to become licensed without taking the bar exam.
Read More about California explores pathway to legal practice without the bar examCurrent bar exam to end after July 2027 administration
NCBEX — The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) announced today the planned duration and structure of the NextGen bar exam and the date by which the current bar exam will officially sunset.
Read More about Current bar exam to end after July 2027 administrationNext-generation bar exam to reduce test time by three hours
REUTERS — The new bar exam set to debut in July 2026 will be about three hours shorter than the current one.
Read More about Next-generation bar exam to reduce test time by three hoursUniversity of Iowa Law celebrates graduates’ results on the bar exam
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — The recent Iowa bar passage results show remarkable improvements in performance for Iowa Law graduates.
Read More about University of Iowa Law celebrates graduates’ results on the bar examOpinion: Law schools should take a page from med schools in a post-AI landscape
BLOOMBERG LAW — Bar exams moved online during the pandemic, fueling attention to issues under discussion, such as widely varying bar pass rates from state to state, and large costs to graduates of prep courses needed even after three years of law school.
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