Podcast: How to budget while preparing for the bar exam
BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today’s episode, we’re discussing just how much it can cost you to sit for the bar exam, as well as some mitigation strategies to try to reduce the cost and help cover any shortfalls.
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LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re discussing some bar exam basics to help ensure you pass on the first try.
Read More about Podcast: A look at bar exam basics for law studentsA look at ChatGPT’s performance on the bar exam
FAST COMPANY — “GPT-4 exhibits human-level performance on various professional and academic benchmarks, including passing a simulated bar exam with a score around the top 10% of test takers.” So reads a paper released by OpenAI last year through the open-access repository ArXiv, about the company’s latest GPT-4 large language model.
Read More about A look at ChatGPT’s performance on the bar examA look at the new alternatives to the Washington Bar Exam for law licensing
THE SEATTLE TIMES — For first time in state history lawyers won’t be required to take the state bar exam to show competency to earn a law license. Washington joins Oregon as the only two states with alternatives to the bar exam.
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THE LEWISTONE TRIBUNE — For first time in state history lawyers won’t be required to take the state bar exam to show competency to earn a law license. Washington joins Oregon as the only two states with alternatives to the bar exam.
Read More about Opinion: How alternatives to the bar exam help more people access legal careersGeorge Washington Law reexamines bar exam prep ahead of release of NextGen Bar Exam
THE GW HATCHET — GW Law has established support programs and a committee to aid students studying for the bar exam as the school plans to adapt to a more situational and application-based exam in 2026.
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FINDLAW — A shift in the bar exam and legal education is on the horizon with the introduction of the Next Generation (NextGen) Bar Exam, set to debut in July 2026.
Read More about How the NextGen bar exam could affect law studentsWashington State Supreme Court adopts pathway to law practice without passing the bar exam
REUTERS — The Supreme Court of Washington on Friday approved several new ways for attorneys to become licensed that bypass the bar exam — adding momentum to the burgeoning alternative licensure movement.
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BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our “Quick Tips” series, we’re talking about best habits for studying for the bar exam while working full-time or part-time.
Read More about Podcast: How to balance studying for the bar exam while workingABA releases data on 2023 law school bar passage rates
ABA — 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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