Gift to Quinnipiac Law to sponsor bar exam preparation course for all students
QUINNIPIAC — Silver’s significant contribution meets Quinnipiac’s third-year law students at a critical moment by gifting each with a Helix Bar Review by AccessLex and the 3L Pre-Bar course.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — California Supreme Court justices outlined a vision for the future of the state’s bar exam on Thursday that includes the possibility of allowing applicants to retake only parts of the test they failed, without having to sit again for an entire exam.
Read More about California Supreme Court approves state’s plan to develop its own bar examUMKC Law attributes high bar passage rate to free bar exam preparation resources
UMKC TODAY — The pass rate of UMKC School of Law students who took the Missouri bar exam for the first time in July 2024 was 90.6%, more than 5% higher than the pass rate of all Missouri first-time test takers. UMKC Law students had the highest pass rate of all public universities in Missouri…
Read More about UMKC Law attributes high bar passage rate to free bar exam preparation resourcesLaw deans in California express concern to California Supreme Court over new bar exam plans
ABA JOURNAL — Fifteen deans from ABA-accredited law schools have signed a letter to the California Supreme Court stating that they have “grave concerns” about Kaplan Exam Services’ ability to develop a multiple-choice bar exam “in a responsible manner” in time for the February 2025 administration of the newfangled exam.
Read More about Law deans in California express concern to California Supreme Court over new bar exam plansCalifornia Supreme Court blocks California State Bar plan to implement new bar exam
CALIFORNIA COURTS NEWSROOM — The California Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked the state bar from rolling out a new bar exam written by Kaplan Exam Services, raising questions about the February 2025 sitting of the lawyer-licensing test just weeks before the registration period opens.
Read More about California Supreme Court blocks California State Bar plan to implement new bar examWest Virginia and North Dakota to adopt NextGen Bar Exam in July 2027
NCBE — West Virginia and North Dakota have announced that they will administer the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2027. Twenty-five jurisdictions in total have now announced plans to adopt the new exam.
Read More about West Virginia and North Dakota to adopt NextGen Bar Exam in July 2027A look at US LLM degrees and the bar exam
THE INTERNATIONAL JURIST — Where does the United States fit in the global business of LL.M. programs? It’s true LL.B. students abroad and foreign-educated lawyers have many options for their LL.M. degrees.
Read More about A look at US LLM degrees and the bar examNorth Dakota sees higher pass rates for July Bar Exam over the previous year
LEGAL NEWSLINE — The State Board of Law Examiners has announced the results of the July 2024 bar examination. Of the 68 applicants who sat for the bar examination in Bismarck, North Dakota, 47 applicants achieved a passing score.
Read More about North Dakota sees higher pass rates for July Bar Exam over the previous yearOpinion: How the bar exam creates barriers to entry in the legal profession
YAHOO!NEWS — As was recently reported by the South Dakota Supreme Court’s Steering Committee, “Nearly all of those who did not pass the bar exam passed the essay portion of the bar, but were unable to pass the multiple-choice portion of the bar exam.” I fall among that category of test-takers.
Read More about Opinion: How the bar exam creates barriers to entry in the legal professionPodcast: Advice on answering partnership liability questions on the bar exam
BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — This is the second installment of our episodes on partnerships.
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