St. Mary’s to break new ground with fully online J.D. program

September 29, 2021

NATURAL JURIST — St. Mary’s University School of Law will become the first law school accredited by the American Bar Association to offer a J.D. program completely online. The program will kickoff in Fall of 2022, with a limit of 25 students, the school announced recently. None of the schools currently offering such programs are ABA accredited.

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FIU Law earns highest scores on Florida bar exam for the seventh consecutive year

September 29, 2021

FIU NEWS — FIU has once again ranked as the top-performing Florida law school on the Florida bar exam. FIU Law graduates earned an 88.8% passing rate on the Florida bar exam in July. This is the highest of any Florida law school, and 17.2 percentage points above the state average. The exam was administered remotely. FIU Law

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How law school graduates fared on the July Florida Bar Exam

September 29, 2021

MIAMI HERALD — If you want to become a lawyer in Florida, the best place to do so might be Miami-Dade County. The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results Monday for the most recent Bar exam administered in late July among Florida’s law schools. The results show the law schools of Miami-based Florida International University

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A look at law schools and the bar exam

September 29, 2021

JDJOURNAL — The passage of the bar exam is a requirement for most legal jobs, so legal education experts recommend that law school candidates compare pass rates for recent graduates at various J.D programs. To assess how a law school’s quality compares to that of others and decide if it deserves accreditation, the American Bar Association examines

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Delaware State University receives grant to create mentorship program for students applying to law school

September 29, 2021

DELAWARE PUBLIC MEDIA — Delaware State University’s Law Studies program receives a donation to help students pay for the Law School Admissions Test. As part of its 90th anniversary, Wilmington’s Morris James law firm donated $10,000 to DSU to help defray costs of students taking and preparing for the LSAT, and establish a mentoring program. The current cost

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AccessLex Institute launches affordable bar preparation program alternative

September 16, 2021

REUTERS — There’s a new entrant in the crowded bar exam preparation scene, aiming to stand out with a lower price point and a longer study program. AccessLex Institute will launch its new Helix Bar Review program next month and has already inked a deal with Syracuse University College of Law to make the course available to

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Things to know before applying to law school

September 14, 2021

ILLINOIS NEWS LIVE — According to the American Bar Association (ABA), a student that wants to learn and practice law should have critical thinking, good communication skills, should be a persuasive debater, and also be a good analytical and problem-solving person. According to Mike Weston, an essay writer at custom writing service, he student should also

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Advice for prospective students on assessing law school bar passage rates

September 14, 2021

US NEWS & WORLD REPORT — If you want a license to practice law in the U.S., you typically need to pass the bar exam of whatever jurisdiction you plan to work in. However, there are some exceptions. In rare cases, a jurisdiction may grant diploma privilege to alumni of a particular law school, so

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Syracuse Law to offer AccessLex Institute Helix Bar Review to students at no charge

September 9, 2021

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — In a national first, Syracuse University College of Law has partnered with legal education nonprofit AccessLex Institute to offer AccessLex’s interactive Helix Bar Review prep course free of charge to all Syracuse Law students.

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University of Cincinnati researchers release report on the factors behind student bar exam success

August 26, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF CINNINATI –When Joel Chanvisanuruk, JD ’06, was hired as director of Academic Success and Bar Programs at Cincinnati Law in 2009, conventional wisdom pointed to incoming student credentials—notably, LSAT scores and undergraduate GPAs—as the best indicators of bar passage. Now, thanks to a collaboration with Amy Farley and Christopher Swoboda, both of who are

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