ABA legal education section adopts policy statement supporting alternative pathways to attorney licensing beyond the bar exam
REUTERS — The American Bar Association on Friday endorsed alternative attorney licensing pathways that don’t involve the bar exam, marking a major shift in ABA’s stance on admission to practice law.
Read More about ABA legal education section adopts policy statement supporting alternative pathways to attorney licensing beyond the bar examCalifornia delays plan to create its own bar exam
REUTERS — The State Bar of California on Thursday pumped the brakes on a plan to develop its own bar exam that can be administered online — a change the financially struggling organization projects would save as much as $4 million a year.
Read More about California delays plan to create its own bar examFlorida Supreme Court allows state’s law graduates to practice under supervision before passing the bar exam
FLORIDA BAR NEWS — In March 2023, the Florida Bar Board of Governors accepted a Florida Public Defender Association proposed amendment that would permit law school graduates to practice for up to a year under the supervision of an attorney while they await Bar admission.
Read More about Florida Supreme Court allows state’s law graduates to practice under supervision before passing the bar examLSAC looks at the work of academic support professionals in preparing students for the NextGen Bar Exam
LSAC — I recently had the pleasure of hosting Ashley London , director of bar studies and assistant professor at Duquesne University School of Law, for a webinar on academic support professionals (ASPs), the NextGen Bar Exam, and how the advent of the new exam might put a spotlight on ASPs and their work.
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SPOT ON FLORIDA — Eighty-two percent of Florida International University’s College of Law graduates passed the most recent bar exam, topping all of Florida’s accredited law schools and surpassing the average passage rate for all state law schools by about 29 percentage points.
Read More about Florida International Law celebrates success of graduates on the bar examABA legal education section considers support of alternative pathways to law licensing beyond the bar exam
REUTERS — The American Bar Association’s legal education arm may soon endorse lawyer licensing pathways that don’t involve passing the bar exam, potentially softening a pro-bar exam stance the organization has held for more than a century.
Read More about ABA legal education section considers support of alternative pathways to law licensing beyond the bar examFebruary California Bar Exam pass rate improves over previous year
LAW.COM — The pass rate on California’s February 2024 bar exam ticked upward to 33.9%, surpassing the 32.5% figure from last year, according to figures released Friday by the state bar.
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BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — Today we’re talking about using accommodations for the bar exam due to disabilities or other conditions.
Read More about Podcast: What test-takers should know about bar exam accommodationsMore test-takers pass the bar exam after some jurisdictions lower cut scores
ABA JOURNAL — Of the five states that lowered the minimum score required for passing the bar last year, four of them had increases in their February 2024 bar passage rates, according to the latest data compiled by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
Read More about More test-takers pass the bar exam after some jurisdictions lower cut scoresFebruary 2024 Virginia Bar Exam pass rate highest in 25 years
VIRGINIA LAWYERS WEEKLY — Two-thirds of the candidates who sat for February’s Virginia Bar Exam passed the test, according to data released April 19 by the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners.
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