ABA Data: First-time bar pass rate up three percent over previous year
ABA JOURNAL — The aggregate first-time bar passage rate for the class of 2017 was 77.2 percent—an increase from 2016, when the first time pass rate was 74.3 percent, according to data released Thursday by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Nearly nine out of 10 law school graduates who sat for the bar exam within two years of graduating passed it, according to new data from the American Bar Association.
Read More about Despite overall improvement in bar pass rate, challenges remain at some law schoolsMost ABA-accredited law schools in California register rise in first-time bar pass rates in July 2017
ABA JOURNAL – Seventeen of California’s 21 ABA-accredited law schools saw first-time test-taker pass rates increase for the July 2017 bar exam.
Read More about Most ABA-accredited law schools in California register rise in first-time bar pass rates in July 2017South Dakota Legislature discusses drop in state bar exam pass rate
KSOO (SIOUX FALLS) – Day two of the South Dakota Legislature is set aside to highlight the judicial system. One concern is the trend of fewer students passing the bar exam.
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION – Information about admissions and other matters reported by American Bar Association-approved law schools is now publicly available.
Read More about ABA publishes data on law school admissions, tuition, and bar passageLoyola Law Los Angeles’ bar track LL.M program helps foreign students to pass bar
LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL LOS ANGELES – Loyola created the Bar Track LLM program with resources dedicated to helping students pass the California and New York Bar Exams.
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ABA JOURNAL – The council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar approved the new questionnaire at a June 2017 meeting, according to information on the ABA website.
Read More about New ABA bar pass rate questionnaire to yield additional information, increase administrative burden on law schoolsLoyola Law Los Angeles launches new program to help international students prepare for California and New York bar exams
LLM GUIDE – Los Angeles-based Loyola Law School is adding a new track to its LL.M., designed to streamline international students towards the California and New York Bar Exams.
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USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW – Nearly 100 USC Gould graduates returned to campus recently to mark an exciting milestone in their careers: admission to the bar.
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CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY – A group of 101 alumni of the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law passed the most recent California bar exam.
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