Nine jurisdictions plan remote bar exam for July 2021
ABA JOURNAL — California’s July 2021 bar exam will be remote, the California Supreme Court announced Friday. The first testing day, on July 27, will consist of five one-hour essay questions and a 90-minute performance test, according to the administrative order. A total 200 multiple-choice questions will be given July 28.
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COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE — The California Supreme Court said Friday the state bar exam must once again be given remotely given the ongoing pandemic preventing the traditional format. The test will be issued remotely this summer in a two-day format that begins on Tuesday, July 28 and runs through Wednesday, July 29.
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ABA JOURNAL — In May, the ABA found 10 law schools did not meet an accreditation standard requiring a bar passage rate of at least 75% within two years of graduation; but as of February, six have now demonstrated compliance. The council posted notices stating that the following law schools are now in compliance with the standard.
Read More about Four additional law schools now back in compliance with ABA bar passage standardNorth Carolina Bar Foundation and state’s law students provide free legal advice as part of ‘day of service’
WECT 6 NBC — Have legal questions but can’t afford to pay an attorney for the answers? If so, Friday is your lucky day. The North Carolina Bar Foundation will host the 4LL Statewide Service Day March 5. Over 400 attorneys, paralegals and law school students will provide free legal answers, resources and information for callers.
Read More about North Carolina Bar Foundation and state’s law students provide free legal advice as part of ‘day of service’Lewis & Clark Law professor Lydia Loren partners with AccessLex on affordable bar exam preparation program
LEWIS AND CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Professor Lydia Loren is using her expertise in Real Property to make bar review more affordable for law students. In December, Professor Loren filmed 12 course modules for Helix Bar Review by AccessLex, a new bar review program being brought to market by AccessLex Institute.
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UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO — On the October 2020 California bar exam, USF School of Law’s pass rate for first-time takers increased to 81%, a significant improvement over last year’s results. Amid the pandemic, test takers faced considerable obstacles, including the transition to an online exam format and the postponement of the test.
Read More about University of San Francisco Law graduates celebrate bar exam successABA House of Delegates approves resolution urging bar examiners to allow test-takers to carry feminine hygiene products into bar exam sites
ABA JOURNAL — The right of bar examinees to bring tampons and pads with them was addressed in a measure overwhelmingly approved by the House of Delegates at the ABA Midyear Meeting on Monday. Resolution 105 calls on the bar admission authority in each jurisdiction to permit test-takers to take menstrual products into the bar exam.
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ABA JOURNAL — Provisional licensure applications, for people who recently did not pass the California bar exam but would have with the new cut score, are now open. People who took the California bar exam between July 2015 and February 2020 and scored no lower than 1390 on the exam are eligible, according to a news release.
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ABA JOURNAL — Following Texas’ freezing February weather, which led to power outages, disrupted water service and more than 20 deaths, according to CNN, the Texas Board of Law Examiners announced Friday that it would offer a makeup bar exam in March in addition to the test that starts Tuesday. The makeup exam is remote.
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UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — UC Davis Law’s annual swearing-in ceremony, drew more than 150 people, including recent King Hall graduates who passed the California Bar Exam and the friends and family members who came online to cheer them on. Dean Kevin R. Johnson noted the exceptional accomplishments of the class of 2020.
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