New York July Bar Exam pass rates fall over previous year and return to longer test
BLOOMBERG LAW — Fewer than two-thirds of test takers passed the New York bar exam in July, a drop from the previous year when examinees faced fewer questions and had longer to prepare. The 63% pass rate, down from 84% in October 2020, was for a longer and more arduous test compared with the one last year…
Read More about New York July Bar Exam pass rates fall over previous year and return to longer testFollowing repeat problems with remote bar exam, California releases investigation findings
ABA JOURNAL — Out of more than 7,000 people who took the July 2021 California bar exam, about 31% experienced software issues. But those problems didn’t result in losses of testing time, the State Bar of California announced Monday. According to a news release, 2% of examinees lost testing time because of software issues. The agency is…
Read More about Following repeat problems with remote bar exam, California releases investigation findingsMichigan adopts Uniform Bar Exam
REUTERS — Michigan is poised to begin using the Uniform Bar Exam in July 2022 following a ruling by the state’s highest court, making it the 41st jurisdiction to adopt the universal test. That change will allow Michigan test takers to transfer their scores for admission in other UBE jurisdictions without having to retake the bar exam.…
Read More about Michigan adopts Uniform Bar ExamSeveral jurisdictions plan return to in-person bar exams in February
ABA JOURNAL — The February 2022 bar exam for California will be administered in person, the California Supreme Court announced in a Wednesday order. Various jurisdictions have made similar announcements, including New York, Illinois and Texas. The news follows a June announcement from the National Conference of Bar Examiners, stating that unless there are public health restrictions,…
Read More about Several jurisdictions plan return to in-person bar exams in FebruaryAccessLex Institute makes bar exam prep courses available at no cost for 4,000 law graduates
ACCESSLEX INSTITUTE — Leading legal education nonprofit AccessLex Institute is pleased to announce the launch of Helix Bar Review by AccessLex®, the only national nonprofit bar preparation program. Consistent with its history and mission of working to improve access for the next generation of lawyers and create a more diverse legal profession, AccessLex is offering more…
Read More about AccessLex Institute makes bar exam prep courses available at no cost for 4,000 law graduatesTexas Board of Law Examiners releases July 2021 bar exam results
REUTERS — The COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t appear to have hurt the performance of law graduates who sat for the Texas bar exam in July. The overall pass rate for that full-length, in-person exam was 68%, according to figures released Friday by the Texas Board of Law Examiners. That’s the same pass rate as the July 2019 test,…
Read More about Texas Board of Law Examiners releases July 2021 bar exam resultsUniversity of Kansas Law celebrates graduates’ success on the bar exam
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Kansas School of Law graduates who took the Kansas and Missouri bar exams for the first time in July 2021 passed at rates well above the state averages. In Missouri, 100% of KU Law graduates who took the Missouri bar exam for the first time in July…
Read More about University of Kansas Law celebrates graduates’ success on the bar examMinnesota explores alternatives to the bar exam
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — The state board that licenses attorneys to practice in Minnesota has begun a comprehensive study that could offer new pathways into the profession as early as 2026. Minnesota is one of 38 states that require new lawyers to pass the Universal Bar Examination, a grueling test that came under increased…
Read More about Minnesota explores alternatives to the bar examReport details technical issues with the July California Bar Exam and their impact on test takers
BLOOMBERG LAW — About 2% of California bar exam takers lost time or content from online technical glitches in July, according to the state’s overseer of the tests. While about 31% of test takers experienced flaws with software memory utilization, the “vast majority” worked through the temporary difficulties, according to the State Bar of California.“Although the data…
Read More about Report details technical issues with the July California Bar Exam and their impact on test takersA look at July Connecticut Bar Exam results
JDJ JOURNAL — The Connecticut Bar Examining Committee released the results of the July 2021 remote bar exam on September 24, 2021. This time, the overall pass rate for the remote bar exam stood at 59%. Among a total of 365 candidates that took the exam, 214 candidates passed and 151 candidates failed. The pass rate…
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